Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak (2013)
Original title: ひぐらしのなく頃に 拡 〜アウトブレイク〜
Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak is a 2013 Japanese-language mystery movie directed by Toshifumi Kawase. It stars Mika Kanai, Mai Nakahara and Soichiro Hoshi.
Higurashi Outbreak is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories. The village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983, and Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryūgū deal with the outbreak. But this time, they don't know if its Oyashiro-sama's curse or a conspiracy. It is also shown that Rika might be infected by the virus. Not much is known about the story yet, but in an interview the makers of the OVA revealed that the ending will differ from the original story.
Cast
- Mika Kanai as Satoko Houjou (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryuuguu (voice)
- Soichiro Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Rika Furude (voice)
- Satsuki Yukino as Mion Sonozaki (voice)
- Satsuki Yukino as Shion Sonozaki (voice)
- Yui Horie as Hanyuu Furude (voice)
- Rie Tanaka as Nomura (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki as Kyousuke Irie (voice)
- Naoko Matsui as Aiko Maebara (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Ichirou Maebara (voice)