Overview

• Adapted from the 2023 minimalist video game, the film follows a commuter unable to reach Exit 8 as he cycles through identical corridors.
• Genki Kawamura directs after a career producing anime, adding a human dimension to the game's clinical concept.
• The cast features Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi and Nana Komatsu, with Ninomiya introduced as the disoriented traveler.
• Reviewers single out a long opening single-take and deft set design that repeatedly returns the character to his starting point.
• After a midnight slot at Cannes, the 1 hour 35 minute feature opens on September 3 with notices praising technique and questioning narrative payoff.