Friend of Reiko who becomes one of the first victims.
I is the writer who opens the film by reflecting on ghost stories and later investigates Kubo’s disturbing experiences. After receiving her accounts, I develops them into a horror serial, helping connect the apartment’s haunting with older legends and the film’s wider supernatural pattern.
Takakura Yasuko is Koichi's wife, whose attempt to befriend the neighbors brings her into contact with Masayuki. He manipulates her through drugs, forces her to help dispose of a body, and later makes her attack Koichi. After the conditioning breaks, she understands what happened and breaks down in Koichi's arms.
Ran Riu is the powerful Hong Kong businesswoman selected as the team’s main target. Feared throughout the city for her ruthless ambition, she is drawn into the diamond investment scheme through weaknesses involving fortune-telling, insomnia, back pain, and unresolved feelings for her first love.
Reiko Himekawa is the central detective at the heart of this film, which follows the Himekawa Division’s last case. She leads the story within the police-drama setting and serves as the principal figure through whom the film’s central mystery and emotional stakes are presented.
Setsuko is Sakutaro's wife, whom he first met as a high school freshman during summer vacation. After she is hospitalized with a stomach ache, she is diagnosed with colon cancer. Though initially expected to live for only a year, she lives for five more years while Sakutaro writes her a story every day.
Psychosomatic medicine specialist hired to investigate suspicious patient deaths in the cardiac surgery unit. Known for her polite but persistent investigative style and objective perspective due to lack of surgical background. Returns a year later to investigate an ER supply scandal involving Chief Surgeon Hayami.
A pianist residing in a heavenly bookstore after a premature death. In the afterlife, she reunites with Kenta to complete a special musical composition inspired by her late fiancé. Simultaneously, her earthly niece Natsuko strives to revive a discontinued fireworks festival, ultimately enabling the public performance of Shoko's finished piece on earth.
Mari is Fumi's sister and a daughter of Shohei and Yoko. After living in the United States with her family, she returns to Japan with her son and helps care for her aging father. She feels that responsibility for their parents has fallen mainly on her, creating conflict with Fumi, while she also tries to support her son at school.
Aoyagi's police colleague and key ally who assists him in escaping custody and navigating the conspiracy to clear his name.
A psychosomatic disorders specialist recruited for her lack of surgical bias, which is deemed essential for objective medical investigations. She serves as the central investigator for both the Batista team's operating room failures and the subsequent ER corruption scandal, applying persistent, non-invasive methods to uncover institutional truths.
Yuko Takeuchi has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1998. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently The Confidence Man JP with 2 titles. Signature works include Ring, The Inerasable, Be with You. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 5 universes
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