

The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will be closing in 2 months after graduation, no one is willing to help her.
Acting
Anna Yamada's transformation from fragile to feral is genuinely unsettling.
Cinematography
Snow-white against arterial red—every frame looks like a death warrant.
Direction
Naito makes you complicit; you want the revenge as badly as she does.

Director
Eisuke Naito
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Rensuke Oshikiri's cult manga; Japan's real bullying crisis made this hit uncomfortably close to home in 2018.
The snow was largely real—shooting in Gunma prefecture during record snowfall, actors suffered actual mild hypothermia for authenticity.