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A real Japanese ghost estate where tenants kept paying rent... to no one alive.
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Bldg. N (2022)

found-footage-adjacent dreadcreeping paranoiasmall-town rot

Overview

Horror

Urban legend horror film based on the true story of the "Ghost Apartment Incident" that occurred in Gifu Prefecture's Tomika Town in 2000.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
based on true storybased on myths, legends or folkloreurban legenduniversity studentabandoned housing estateghost estate

Standout Aspects

Direction

Goto milks dread from empty corridors and peeling wallpaper.

Production

The actual abandoned estate location is genuinely unnerving.

Best for:Solo: Alone at night with every light off, obviously.·Friends: Group watch where someone inevitably googles the real case.
Heads up:Disturbing: True-crime adjacent; real family deaths occurred at this location.
Y

Director

Yosuke Goto

ReleasedApr 22, 2022
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Stardust Pictures

Top Cast

Minori Hagiwara

Minori Hagiwara

Shiori

Yuki Kura

Yuki Kura

Kasumi Yamaya

Kasumi Yamaya

Maho

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Mariko Akama

Mariko Akama

Takashi Okabe

Takashi Okabe

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The real Tomika 'Ghost Apartment' had 12 units receiving rent payments for two years before anyone discovered the landlord had died alone in his unit.

Cultural

The film captures Japan's 2000s 'stigmatized property' (jiko bukken) phenomenon, where deaths tank real estate values and create literal ghost towns.

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