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Exit 8

2025 · 95 min

A hypnotic, unsettling loop through sterile corridors that demands sharp attention and rewards it with quiet dread and a surprisingly tender emotional core.

Directed by
Genki Kawamura
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma
Tagline
Turn back.
Overview
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

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Directed by
Genki Kawamura
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
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Written by
Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura
Starring
Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu, Hirota Otsuka, Tara Nakashima, Reo Soda
Music
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Cinematography
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Country
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