Squareworld (Short Version)

Squareworld (Short Version)

The case is not solved, and it simply repeats itself

1995 · 30 min · Horror

An ordinary, everyday scene is transported to the scene of a bizarre, gruesome murder. An unreal world infiltrates the corners of everyday life. That eye, that man, kidnapped a woman, imprisoned and restrained her, assaulted and murdered her, and dismembered her body. But for the man, it was nothing more than an ordinary, unremarkable moment.

Directed by Kenji Onishi

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Natsuyo Kanahama The Victim
Kenji Onishi

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