A journalist named Asakawa investigates the sudden, mysterious deaths of four teenagers, including his niece, who all died of heart failure exactly one week after watching a cursed videotape. His urgent quest to uncover the tape’s deadly secret takes him from bustling Tokyo to eerie rural Japan, racing against time to prevent further tragedy.
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A journalist named Asakawa investigates the sudden, mysterious deaths of four teenagers, including his niece, who all died of heart failure exactly one week after watching a cursed videotape. His urgent quest to uncover the tape’s deadly secret takes him from bustling Tokyo to eerie rural Japan, racing against time to prevent further tragedy.
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A mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure. Asakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece's inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan tokyo teeming with modern society's fears to a rural Japan--a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic--haunted by the past. His attempt t...
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Sexual content
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Recurring sexualization of female characters; implied sexual elements in backstory without explicit on-page scenes. Backstory includes rape of a central character, with details referenced and impacting the plot.
Violence & gore
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Horrific deaths from curse with graphic descriptions of terror and body distortion; multiple violent demises central to plot.
Profanity
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Infrequent mild profanity in dialogue.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central antagonist is intersex with themes of anti-intersex sentiment and identity explored in backstory.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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Supernatural curse via haunted videotape; ghostly vengeance, psychic powers, and ritual-like copying to break the curse.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Recurring sexism and misogyny in portrayal of female characters and societal attitudes.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Rape, murder, and systemic mistreatment of female and intersex characters; emotional and physical cruelty. Backstory includes rape of a central character, with details referenced and impacting the plot.
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