Detective Murakami meets a girl who suffers from memory loss. The girl has special abilities including the ability to talk with the dead. Detective Murakami names her Maki. Detective Murakami and Maki work together to solves a massive murder case involving a mad bomber. Maki's identity is revealed during their investigation.
Acting
Tao Tsuchiya's eerie, childlike otherworldliness carries the whole film.
Practical Effects
Grimy, tactile effects that feel authentically unsettling.
Writing
Bizarre tonal whiplash between police drama and supernatural tragedy.
Director
Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tao Tsuchiya was only 18 during filming and had to balance this with her rising idol career.
The film blends Japanese police procedural tropes with traditional yūrei ghost storytelling, creating a hybrid that confused domestic audiences expecting pure horror.
JP
