Exit 8
Turn back.
2025 | 95m | Japanese
Popularity: 14 (history)
| Director: | Genki Kawamura |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura |
| Staring: |
| A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 28, 2025 |
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| Director: | Genki Kawamura |
| Writer: | Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | exit, based on video game, station, anomaly, psychological, liminal, metro, psychological horror, liminal space, liminal horror, endless cycle |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Lawson, AOI Pro., Story, Tohan, Suirinsha, Office Nino, Metro Ad Agency |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $39,142,423
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Mar 21, 2026 Entered: Sep 28, 2025 |
![Official US Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/DlRQ1oatOt8.jpg)
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/emZZexEJO8c.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kazunari Ninomiya | The Lost Man |
| Yamato Kochi | The Walking Man |
| Naru Asanuma | The Boy |
| Kotone Hanase | The Schoolgirl |
| Hirota Otsuka | Chief Detective |
| Tara Nakashima | High School Student |
| Reo Soda | Child |
| Mikio Ueda | Assistant Detective |
| HIKAKIN | Passerby |
| Nana Komatsu | The Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Katsuhiko Yuhmi | Makeup & Hair |
| Kotake Create | Video Game, Original Concept |
| Yoko Yamashita | Casting Director |
| Toshie Tabata | Casting Director |
| Sakura Seya | Editor |
| Yuto Sakata | Other |
| Seiji Masamoto | Visual Effects |
| Kentaro Hirase | Screenplay, Assistant Director |
| Genki Kawamura | Screenplay, Director |
| Tatsuya Hirayama | Lighting Technician |
| Keisuke Imamura | Director of Photography |
| Masahiro Ishiyama | Colorist |
| Kenta Tsutsumi | Production Manager |
| Masaya Kitada | Sound Effects |
| Jun Sekine | Assistant Director |
| Yoshihito Yokoi | Line Producer |
| Shouhei Amimori | Original Music Composer |
| Yasutaka Nakata | Original Music Composer |
| Daisuke Iga | Costume Design |
| Ryo Sugimoto | Production Design |
| Yutaka Mogi | Set Decoration |
| Masato Yano | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Taichi Ueda | Producer |
| Yusaku Tanaka | Co-Producer |
| Saito Takashi | Co-Producer |
| Taichi Ito | Producer |
| Genki Kawamura | Producer |
| Minami Ichikawa | Producer |
| Abe Yuki | Co-Producer |
| Ichiro Shinohara | Co-Producer |
| Wakana Okamura | Executive Producer |
| Tetsuto Yamamoto | Producer |
| Yoshihiro Furusawa | Producer |
| Akihito Watanabe | Co-Producer |
| Hisashi Usui | Executive Producer |
| Kenji Yamada | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 33 | 62 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 34 | 51 | 20 |
| 2026 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
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| 2026 | 3 | 89 | 183 |
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| 2026 | 2 | 15 | 88 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 20 | 330 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 200 | 557 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 77 | 411 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 22 | 337 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 94 | 389 |
Exit 8 adapts Kotake Create’s 2023 video game into a psychological loop that traps viewers in the same disorienting corridor as its protagonist, using shifting perspectives and symbolic typography to reflect inner guilt and trauma. While the repetitive structure and timeline inconsistencies may test ... patience, the film builds tension through the suffocating feeling of being stuck rather than through conventional scares. Ultimately, it delivers a reflective and immersive experience that favors emotional resonance over neat answers. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)