St. John's Wort (film)

Toko, Kohei and Shinichi are best friends. After her mother suffered maternal death, Nami Kaizawa receives the will of her father she inherited a fortune. An illustrator enter the workroom. Toko thanks Nami and Shinichi praises the drawings. After breaking up, Kohei makes Nami her a game model. She tells her why she was abandoned. He tells her that her father did not raise her. They arrive at the abandoned house where Nami was born. She tells Kohei about her dreams while filming. The caretaker gives a house key to Nami. They enter the gate and notice the garden is filled with St. John's Wort. Nami tells him that it was the last word of the aunt who raised her and Kohei said the meaning of it is revenge in old poems. Kohei records the details, notices a staircase and asks Nami whether it is the same as the staircase that she saw in her dream but she said it was not. Kohei finds the painting on the wall. Nami fails to open the door. They explore the rooms connected to the main hall. They find a portrait made of oil painting hung on the wall and move to the kitchen. Kohei tells Nami she got a talent from her father. Nami returns to the main hall and finds a portrait of her mother. They move upstairs and find a room full with porcelain dolls. They enter another room filled with toys. They later head to the hall.

• Megumi Okina (Nami Kikushima/Naomi Kaizawa)
• Yōichirō Saitō (Kōhei Matsudaira)
• Kōji Ōkura (Shinichi Ukita)
• Reiko Matsuo (Tōko Ozeki)
• Minoru Terada (Soichi Kaizawa)

St John's Wort was released in Japan on January 27, 2001.[1] It was shown at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada on July 13, 2001.[2] It was released in both an English-dub and subtitled edition by Asylum Home Entertainment on March 23, 2004.[1]

• St. John's Wort at IMDb
• St. John's Wort at Rotten Tomatoes