Summary
Keita discovers a missing boy in the woods and soon receives a mysterious videotape from his estranged mother.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 64
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for mysteries
typical 102104Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2025
January 24, 2025
Last year
Genres
MysteryHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Ryota Kondo Director, Original Concept, Original Story, Editor
- Yasutaka Mori Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Suzuyuki Kaneko Screenplay
Production · 8
- Takashi Shimizu Executive Producer
- Tsuyoshi Kobayashi Producer
- Motoki Ishida Producer
- 水野裕基 Producer
- Takeshi Kikuchi Production Executive
- Junji Igarashi Production Executive
Sound · 2
- Teje Music
- Kosuke Yanagida Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Shintaro Matsumoto Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Eriko Oikawa Costumer
- Misa Koide Makeup & Hair
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