Summary
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 81Audiences 67GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer91%
Metascore71
Audience score75%
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 381 K ratings3.2/5
User score6.3
Box office
31×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $44 M
Worldwide it earned $42 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for mysteries, −7 min on the typical 102
typical 10295Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 35 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
+25Released
2025
August 3, 2025
Last year
Genres
MysteryThrillerHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Japan
Rated
- PG-13United States
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- 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.
Directing · 3
- Genki Kawamura Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Kentaro Hirase Assistant Director, Screenplay
- Jun Sekine Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Kotake Create Original Concept, Original Story, Video Game
Production · 18
- Wakana Okamura Executive Producer
- Hisashi Usui Executive Producer
- Yoshihiro Furusawa Producer
- Minami Ichikawa Producer
- Taichi Ito Producer
- Taichi Ueda Producer
Camera · 1
- Keisuke Imamura Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Sakura Seya Editor
- Masahiro Ishiyama Colorist
Sound · 4
- Shouhei Amimori Original Music Composer
- Yasutaka Nakata Original Music Composer
- Masato Yano Sound Recordist
- Masaya Kitada Sound Effects
Art · 2
- Ryo Sugimoto Production Design
- Yutaka Mogi Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Daisuke Iga Costume Design
- Katsuhiko Yuhmi Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 1
- Seiji Masamoto Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Tatsuya Hirayama Lighting Technician
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