Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A hair-obsessed morgue watchman turns a murdered girl's growing hair into deadly extensions, while Yuko fights to protect Mami.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Stolen Hair

A corpse and a vast supply of human hair are discovered, and the body is stolen by Gunji. He harvests its unnaturally growing hair and sells it as extensions.

Key Events

• Hair and Corpse Found — Customs agents find a large quantity of hair and a shaved-headed girl's corpse in a container. Location: Shipping container
• Organs Discovered Missing — An examination reveals that the girl's internal organs have been harvested. Location: Morgue
• Gunji Steals the Body — The hair-obsessed night watchman steals the girl's body from the morgue. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki Location: Morgue
• Hair Grows Across the Body — Gunji discovers hair growing from the corpse's eyes, tongue, wounds, and other places. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki Location: Gunji's home
• Extensions Harvested — Gunji harvests the abnormal hair and makes extensions to sell. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki Location: Gunji's home

A Dangerous Gift

Yuko and Yuki take responsibility for Mami while Kiyomi's abuse creates conflict over the child's care. Gunji brings his extensions to the salon, where Kondo becomes a victim of the hair.

Key Events

• Yuko Cares for Mami — Kiyomi leaves Mami with her sister Yuko and Yuko's roommate Yuki. Characters: Yuko Mizushima, Yuki Morita, Kiyomi Mizushima, Mami Location: Yuko and Yuki's home
• Gunji Notices Their Hair — Gunji encounters Yuko and Mami and admires their hair. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Unspecified public place
• Extensions Arrive at Salon — Gunji brings extensions to the salon, impressing Yuko and her coworkers. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Kondo Location: Hair salon
• Kondo Is Killed — The hair erupts from Kondo's eyes, head, and mouth, killing her. Characters: Kondo Location: Unspecified
• The Girl's Hair Is Shaved — A flashback reveals that the girl's kidnappers shaved her head before her murder. Location: Unspecified

Mami in Peril

Kiyomi forcibly takes Mami, and the extensions kill Kiyomi and her boyfriend while Mami escapes injured. Later, Yuko uses Mami as a workshop model with another extension, unaware of the danger.

Key Events

• Kiyomi Takes Mami — Kiyomi returns while Yuko and Yuki are away and takes Mami, carrying extensions with her. Characters: Kiyomi Mizushima, Mami Location: Yuko and Yuki's home
• Hair Attacks Kiyomi — After Mami is locked in a closet, the extensions kill Kiyomi and her boyfriend. Characters: Kiyomi Mizushima, Mami Location: Kiyomi's boyfriend's home
• Mami Escapes the Attack — Mami escapes the hair by jumping from a window and injures herself. Characters: Mami Location: Kiyomi's boyfriend's home
• Mami Models at Workshop — Yuko uses Mami as a model and attaches one of Gunji's extensions to her hair. Characters: Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Hairdressing workshop
• Detectives Investigate Deaths — Detectives investigating Kondo's and another customer's deaths interrupt the workshop. Characters: Detective, Yuko Mizushima Location: Hairdressing workshop

The Hair's Revenge

Yuko recognizes that the extensions link the deaths and races to protect Mami, but the hair attacks their home. At Gunji's home, his possessive demands and the corpse's grudge culminate in his death, followed by the hair's disappearance and Yuko's offer of a home to Mami.

Key Events

• Yuko Identifies the Link — Yuko realizes the extensions connect the deaths and rushes home to save Mami. Characters: Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Hairdressing workshop
• Hair Overwhelms the Apartment — The hair strangles Yuki, Mami faints, and Yuko is choked unconscious. Characters: Yuki Morita, Mami, Yuko Mizushima Location: Yuko and Yuki's home
• Gunji Takes Them Home — Gunji commands the hair to spare Yuko and Mami, then takes them to his home. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Gunji's hair-covered home
• Detectives Trapped in Hair — Gunji finds detectives caught in the hair after they searched his home and kills them as Yuko wakes. Characters: Detective, Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima Location: Gunji's home
• Gunji Reveals His Desire — Gunji explains the hair's grudge and asks Yuko and Mami to stay with him and the corpse forever. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Gunji's home
• Gunji Yields to the Hair — After Yuko rejects him, Gunji allows the hair to possess him and cuts Mami's hair, which bleeds. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Gunji's home
• The Corpse Turns on Gunji — The corpse associates Gunji with its killer and destroys him with strands of hair. Characters: Gunji Yamazaki, Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Gunji's home
• The Hair Disappears — Yuko and Mami escape as the hair disappears and the girl's body returns to normal. Characters: Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Gunji's home
• Yuko Offers Mami a Home — Yuko asks Mami to live with her permanently, and Mami happily accepts. Characters: Yuko Mizushima, Mami Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• The Stolen Corpse — A corpse arrives at the morgue, where Gunji steals it and discovers its abnormal hair.
  • Container Discovery — Customs agents find human hair and a shaved-headed girl's corpse.
  • Gunji Harvests Hair — Gunji steals the body and turns its growing hair into extensions.
• Yuko Protects Mami — Yuko and Yuki take care of Mami after Kiyomi leaves her with them.
  • Kiyomi Leaves Mami — Kiyomi leaves her daughter in the care of Yuko and Yuki.
  • Refusing Her Return — Yuko and Yuki refuse to return Mami because of Kiyomi's abuse.
• Extensions Turn Deadly — Gunji's extensions reach the salon and become linked to a series of deaths.
  • Kondo's Death — The hair attacks and kills Yuko's coworker Kondo.
  • Kiyomi's Return — Kiyomi takes Mami and carries extensions to her boyfriend's home.
• Mami Escapes — The extensions kill Kiyomi and her boyfriend, while Mami survives and later encounters the hair again.
  • Window Escape — Mami jumps from a window to escape the attack and is injured.
  • Workshop Exposure — Yuko uses Mami as a model and attaches one of the dangerous extensions.
• Yuko Finds the Link — An investigation prompts Yuko to connect the deaths to the extensions and hurry home.
  • Detectives Interrupt — Detectives investigating the deaths interrupt the hairdressing workshop.
  • Race to Mami — Yuko realizes the extensions connect the deaths and rushes home.
• The Apartment Attack — The hair attacks Yuko, Yuki, and Mami before Gunji intervenes and takes the survivors away.
  • Yuki Is Strangled — The hair strangles Yuki as Mami faints and Yuko is choked unconscious.
  • Gunji Takes Them — Gunji commands the hair to spare Yuko and Mami, then brings them to his home.
• Gunji's Final Demand — Gunji reveals his obsession and the hair's grudge, then turns against Yuko when she refuses him.
  • A Possessive Offer — Gunji asks Yuko and Mami to stay with him and the corpse forever.
  • The Hair Possesses Gunji — After Yuko rejects him, Gunji gives himself over to the hair.
• The Grudge Ends — The corpse turns on Gunji, and the hair disappears after Yuko and Mami escape.
  • Gunji Is Destroyed — The corpse recognizes Gunji as its killer and slices him apart with strands of hair.
  • A Home for Mami — The hair vanishes, and Mami accepts Yuko's offer to live with her permanently.

Directed by

Sion Sono

Key Cast

• Chiaki Kuriyama — Yuko Mizushima
• Ren Osugi — Gunji Yamazaki
• Megumi Sato — Yuki Morita
• Tsugumi — Kiyomi Mizushima
• Eri Machimoto — Sachi Koda