Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese live-action movie written and directed by Oikawa Ataru. It is based on the first Question Arc, Onikakushi-hen of the dojin soft sound novel “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni”. It was released by Phantom Film on May 10th, 2008 and internationally distributed by Shochiku under the title Shrill Cries of Summer at the Cannes film festival and the European Film Market in 2008.