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By Yuta SHIMOTSU

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Second film - Post-Production 2026

The second feature by Yuta SHIMOTSU, swept foreign film festivals with his feature debut “Best Wishes to All” .
This shocking and controversial movie questions the state of modern Japanese society, triggered by a strange incident occurs at a high school.

    • Year of production
    • 2026
    • Genres
    • Second film, Horror
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Director(s)
    • Yuta SHIMOTSU
    • Synopsis
    • A returnee, Yu, is transferred to the high school of the main character, Ai.
      One day, a student appears on the playground crawling on all fours, but the day passes as if nothing happened.
      A few days later, however, a human pyramid is formed on the ground when the students arrive at school.
      The students are told by their teacher that they won't be promoted unless they join the pyramid.
      The students join the pyramid without question. Ai, Yu, and their friends try to escape under the teacher's watchful eye.