A high school girl becomes involved in a murder mystery that revolves around a dating simulation game that has currently become popular on mobile phones. A woman who seemingly exists only as a character within the game is somehow killing all the male players one by one.
Direction
Asato's cramped phone-screen framing induces genuine claustrophobia.
Practical Effects
Death-by-mobile gimmicks that'll make you side-eye your charger.
Sound
Cutesy game jingles warped into nightmare fuel.
Director
Mari Asato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Airi Suzuki was a C-ute idol group member; this was her scandalous horror debut that shook her fanbase.
Released during Japan's 'virtual girlfriend' boom, it predicted IRL men marrying game characters—Asato saw it coming.
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