A series of murders of beautiful girls occur in Tokyo not long after the end of the war. Also the daughter of a retired actress, Yuzuki Yoko, has gone missing. In the meantime, a religious cult that claims to shut away misfortunes in a box has been gaining popularity, displaying an eerie aspect. Yoko's daughter is alleged to have been run over by a train, and taken into a research institute situated in a gigantic box-shaped building. A private detective Enokizu (Abe Hiroshi), a writer Sekiguchi (Shiina Kippei), a journalist Atsuko and a police detective Kiba each pursues their own case, and Chuzenji (Tsutsumi Shinichi), an owner of a secondhand bookshop, "Kyogoku Do" suspects that all cases are linked to the box-shaped research institute.

Directed by: Masato Harada
Written by: Masato Harada
Release date: 2007-12-21
Runtime: 133 minutes
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Cast:
Shinichi Tsutsumi Shinichi Tsutsumi
kyougokudo 
Kippei Shiina Kippei Shiina
Sekiguchi 
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe
enokizu reijirou 
Hiroyuki Miyasako Hiroyuki Miyasako
kiba syutarou 
Akira Emoto Akira Emoto
mimasaka koushirou 
Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki
yuzuki youko 
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Also known as:
  • The Shadow Spirit