A red ribbon becomes a death sentence in this 90s anime fever dream.
Kumiko Ijima is a very timid girl who happens to recognize a murderer still in pursuit at a park. With the help of her friend Kyoko Inaba, she warns the police about the wanted man. After trying to escape the police by car, the murderer crashes and ends up in the hospital. Some time later, a mysterious entity starts to terrorize the neighborhood in search of a girl who has the name initials K.I. and uses a red ribbon on her hair.
Direction
Junji Shimizu squeezes genuine dread into 48 minutes.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn youkai designs that aged beautifully cursed.
Director
Junji Shimizu
Ryotaro Okiayu
Nube (voice)
Megumi Ogata
Kumiko Ijima (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
Wanted Man (voice)
Michiko Neya
Ritsuko (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Miki Hosokawa (voice)
Rumi Kasahara
Kyoko Inaba (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Hiroshi Tateno (voice)
Atsushi Kisaichi
Narumi (voice)
Emi Uwagawa
Reporter (voice)
Ginzo Matsuo
Masaru Kaneda (voice)
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Shuichi Shirato (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka
Katsuya Kimura (voice)
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Black Cloak (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Evil Spirit (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Vice Principal (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hell Teacher Nube was a Shonen Jump staple, blending horror with comedy in ways that defined 90s anime tonal whiplash.
Megumi Ogata (Kumiko) also voiced Shinji in Evangelion—so yes, that's two traumatized children in her portfolio.
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