Banned from Broadcast
Banned from Broadcast (known as Hōsō Kinshi or 放送禁止 in Japanese) is a cult-classic Japanese mockumentary and found-footage horror franchise created and directed by Toshikazu Nagae. Each installment is framed as a piece of taboo or suppressed investigative footage that was supposedly banned from public television airwaves.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Banned Broadcast
01-04-200346 minA film crew speaks to a reclusive college student after the disappearance of his friends, the young man stating they all went missing after the four of them went exploring in an ab...
- Ep 2
2.Cursed Large Family
07-06-200347 minThe Ura family appears to be plagued by misfortune: one of their sons has died, the father suffered an accident that prevents him from working, and the children mysteriously suffer...
- Ep 3
3.Stalker Hell
26-03-200446 minA young woman named Nozomi has been receiving photos of herself in her mailbox, and a man persistently coming to pound on her apartment door. She suspects it to be her ex-boyfriend...
- Ep 4
4.Scary Neighbor Trouble
13-10-200546 minA young family, the Morishitas, are being harassed by their next-door neighbor, an older widow, and fear for their safety.
- Ep 5
5.Corpse Island
15-10-200646 minFormer schoolteacher Shijin has created a small village community for people who struggle with suicidal thoughts so they may heal and find friendship among others like themselves.
- Ep 6
6.Death Limit
23-06-200848 minA young woman seeks a documentary director's help with her abusive husband, after his previous documentary on bullying raised more awareness for the problem.
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