An orphaned teenager forms an unlikely friendship with a detective. Together they investigate her mother's murder, and uncover the supernatural force that proves to be a threat to her family.
Acting
Karen Fukuhara carries the whole thing on sheer chaotic energy.
Practical Effects
The petrified body effects are genuinely unsettling for this budget.
Costume
MIYAVI's villain drip is doing absolutely too much and I respect it.
Director
Joe Sill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MIYAVI, who plays the villain Jin, is an actual rock star in Japan — this was his American indie film villain era.
The film blends yōkai folklore with American crime procedural structure, basically making 'what if Buffy but make it Japanese-American identity crisis.'
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