Cast
Masato Hagiwara 
Kōji Yakusho 
Tsuyoshi Ujiki Anna Nakagawa Misayo Haruki Yoriko Dôguchi
Credits
Written by: 
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Plot
A detective investigates a series of murders in Tokyo, committed by different people who each carve an X into their victims, linked to a mysterious drifter.
Sinekatalog’s take
A chilling, cold masterpiece of Japanese horror.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (41,864 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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