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Two actors from Silent Hill f revealed today that they have been appointed ambassadors of the real life location in Japan that inspired the survival horror game’s eerie setting.

The actors behind two key characters in Silent Hill f are now ambassadors for Gero City in Japan's Gifu Prefecture, which served as inspiration for the village.

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