Plot Analysis Summary
An anthology of disturbing recorded incidents involving disappearances, pursuit, interrupted ritual activity, and repeated phenomena in a forest.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
The Vanishing Studio
Security cameras are installed in a Tokyo dance studio, after which a girl disappears without a trace. The unexplained disappearance establishes the film's first mystery.
Key Events
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Tokyo Dance Studio — Security cameras are installed in a dance studio in Tokyo.
Location: A dance studio somewhere in Tokyo
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Studio Security Cameras — The installed cameras become central to the studio incident.
Location: Dance studio
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Girl Disappears — A girl goes missing without leaving any trace.
Location: Dance studio
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Trace-less Mystery — The disappearance remains unexplained after the camera installation.
Location: Dance studio
The Crawling Rumor
A female reporter investigates the rumor of a crawling woman for a local video variety show. The investigation turns an unsettling rumor into recorded evidence.
Key Events
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Local Video Show — A local video variety show examines a disturbing rumor.
Location: Local video variety show
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Crawling Woman Rumor — The show investigates the rumor of a crawling woman.
Location: Local video variety show
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Reporter Investigates — A female reporter investigates the reported phenomenon.
Location: Local video variety show
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Crawling Figure Pursuit — The investigation centers on the reported crawling woman.
Location: Unspecified investigation site
The Voyeur Pursuit
Footage submitted by a regular contributor shows a voyeur filming with a camera. Once the woman notices the camera, she chases him.
Key Events
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Voyeur Footage Submitted — A regular contributor sends footage of a voyeur.
Location: Unspecified location
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Camera Reveals Voyeur — The submitted material shows a voyeur using a camera.
Location: Unspecified location
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Woman Notices Camera — A woman becomes aware that she is being filmed.
Location: Unspecified location
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Voyeur Chased — The woman chases the voyeur after noticing the camera.
Location: Unspecified location
The Broken Incantation
A club camp incident records a shadow-shaped phenomenon. The footage warns of the danger created by stopping in the middle of an incantation.
Key Events
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Club Camp — Another submitted incident is filmed at a club camp.
Location: Club camp
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Shadow Shape Appears — The club camp footage shows a shadow-shaped phenomenon.
Location: Club camp
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Incantation Begins — The filmed incident involves an incantation being performed.
Location: Club camp
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Incantation Interrupted — Stopping in the middle of the incantation creates danger.
Location: Club camp
The Cursed Woods
A gravure idol and her camera are left behind in a forest. Strange phenomena are repeatedly witnessed there, leaving the camera as the final trace.
Key Events
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Cursed Forest — The final account takes place in a forest associated with strange phenomena.
Location: Forest
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Gravure Idol Abandoned — A gravure idol and her camera are left behind in the forest.
Location: Forest
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Strange Phenomena Repeat — Strange phenomena are witnessed repeatedly in the forest.
Location: Forest
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Camera Left Behind — The abandoned camera remains as the final recorded trace.
Location: Forest
