

Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
Visual Effects
Suitably grotesque aliens that look expensive and wrong
Acting
Matsuyama's thousand-yard stare as Masaru breaks
Production
The black sphere room—sleek dread in industrial concrete

Director
Shinsuke Sato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sato condensed 383 manga chapters into two films, sacrificing slow-burn dread for operatic emotion—which fans still argue about.
The Osaka arc aliens were practical suits enhanced with CGI, a deliberate choice after the first film's criticism for video-game aesthetics.