Exit 8 (2025)

Original title

８番出口

Directed by

Genki Kawamura

Genre

psychological horror fiction, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 593 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unnamed man finds himself trapped in a repeating subway corridor. He must spot subtle irregularities in each loop to break the cycle and find the exit.

claustrophobiceeriesuspensefulunsettlingrepetitivemysteriouspsychologicaltense

What happens

Exit 8 (Japanese: 8番出口, Hepburn: Hachiban Deguchi) is a 2025 Japanese mystery psychological horror film directed by Genki Kawamura, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kentaro Hirase, based on the 2023 video game The Exit 8 developed by Kotake Create. The film stars Kazunari Ninomiya as an unnamed man who is caught in a looping subway corridor and must find anomalies in each loop to escape. Exit 8 had its premiere at the Midnight Screenings of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May, and was released in Japan by Toho on 29 August. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed ¥5.2 billion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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