If you loved Kotsutsubo, try Kisaragi Station
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Jirô Nagae, and they both carry the dread, late night mood tags, and they sit in Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kotsutsubo, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
dreadlate night
What Kisaragi Station is
A quiet train station. Late night keyboard clicks. A folklore student fixates on the unsolved online mystery of Kisaragi Station. Her research soon bleeds into waking nightmares. This low-budget J-horror knows its audience.
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