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Exit 8

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Summary

A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out. Devilish Japanese horror with subtitles.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Matt Glasby

Based on a 2023 video game, and set almost entirely in the Japanese subway system, Genki Kawamura's disquieting mystery turns the liminal space of the underground into something truly nightmarish. Having stepped off a packed commuter train, the protagonist - known only as the Lost Man (Kazunari Ninomiya) - takes a call from his ex-girlfriend, who tells him she is pregnant and waiting for him at the hospital. Does he want to keep the baby? As he tries to decide, he finds himself walking the same never-ending loop of passageway looking for clues to the elusive exit 8. By including hidden details for the viewer to spot, this sometimes feels like an actual game, but with added emotional depth. Kawamura makes the most of the location's strip-lit strangeness, throwing in some memorable jump scares along the way. But what really lingers is a deep existential dread at the idea our hero could be trapped in this prosaic purgatory forever. It may be faint praise, but this ranks alongside the very best video game adaptations ever made.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameLost ManKazunari NinomiyaWalking ManYamato KochiThe BoyNaru AsanumaHigh school studentKotone HanaseScreaming Man on TrainHirota ÔtsukaMother on TrainTara NakashimaChildReo SodaMan on TrainMikio UedaPasserbyHikaru KaihotsuLost man's partnerNana Komatsu

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Crew

rolenameDirectorGenki KawamuraWriterKotake CreateWriterKentaro HiraseWriterGenki KawamuraProducerYoshihiro FurusawaProducerMinami IchikawaProducerTaichi ItōProducerGenki KawamuraComposerShouhei AmimoriComposerYasutaka NakataDirector of photographyKeisuke ImamuraEditorSakura SeyaCastingRie TabataCastingYoko Yamashita

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Released on

2026-04-24

Languages

Japanese

Guidance

Violence

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