Dead bodies with eyeballs ruptured are continuously found. Their direct causes of death are heart attacks and they acted like they were possessed right before their deaths. Mizuki is a university student. Her friend dies in front of her. Meanwhile, Haruo’s younger brother dies. Mizuki and Haruo begin to investigate together. They learn that Eiko holds a key to the mystery. Soon, Eiko's eyeballs rupture and she dies by a heart attack. Before she dies, she mentions the word "Shirai-san.”
Direction
Otsuichi adapts his own novel with gleeful sadism.
Practical Effects
Ruptured eyeball effects that'll ruin contacts forever.
Sound
The NAME. Once heard, you cannot unhear it.
Director
Otsuichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Otsuichi's popular 'Shirai-san' short story, which originated as a creepypasta-style internet legend before formal publication.
The film's marketing included a 'curse warning' disclaimer in trailers—a meta-nod that terrified Japanese audiences into avoiding the name.
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