She moved to escape her past, but her past didn't move on.
Akira, a young and attractive but emotionally damaged Japanese woman moves to the United States to escape a past marked by tragedy. She moves in with her sister Hana and her new husband Adam to start a new life. But as Akira's behavior grows increasingly erratic and strange disturbances mark the night, Akira is forced to reveal her real reason for coming.
Direction
Deon Taylor weaponizes the mockumentary format against itself.
Acting
Emily Kaiho's unraveling feels uncomfortably authentic.
Director
Deon Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes Japanese folklore through an American lens, literalizing the immigrant experience as bodily invasion.
The mockumentary framing serves double duty: we're both witnesses and complicit voyeurs to Akira's breakdown, mirroring how families often document rather than intervene.
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