Exit 8(2026)

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for some bloody images and terror.
1h 35m

Release Date: Apr 10, 2026 | Limited

A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.

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Original Release | Aug 29, 2025

Original Release | Apr 10, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Genki Kawamura
Director

Kazunari Ninomiya
Lost Man

Yamato Kochi
Walking Man

Naru Asanuma
The Boy

Kotone Hanase
High school student

Hirota Ôtsuka
Chief Detective

Tara Nakashima

High School Student

Reo Soda

Child

Mikio Ueda

Assistant Detective

Hikaru Kaihotsu

Passerby

Nana Komatsu

Lost man's partner

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Japan

Language: Japanese

Summaries

Storyline

A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don't, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

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Fun Facts

Exit 8 (2025) traps an unnamed man (played by Ryô Nishizawa) in an endless, sterile Tokyo subway corridor, following strict rules to reach Exit 8: spot anomalies like misplaced posters or flickering lights and turn back immediately. He encounters mysterious figures like "The Walking Man" and "The Boy," unraveling psychological dread as loops reveal personal guilt tied to a subway altercation and crying baby.