: Director Shiraishi employs a gloomy, subdued color palette and "snakelike" dialogue to maintain a sense of dread and visceral unease.
: Masaya, who knew Haimura as a "friendly baker" during middle school, begins an amateur investigation that unearths disturbing family secrets and personal connections to the killer. Cast and Key Performances : Director Shiraishi employs a gloomy, subdued color
: His performance is widely praised as the film's standout. He uses a deceptively warm, "friendly guy" persona to mask a terrifying, manipulative psychopath. He uses a deceptively warm, "friendly guy" persona
: Features in a supporting role as Itsuki Kanayama. His life takes a dark turn when he
The story follows , a dejected university student living under the weight of an oppressive family. His life takes a dark turn when he receives a letter from Yamato Haimura , a former baker currently on death row for 24 brutal murders.
: Portrays the protagonist whose investigation forces him to drift between "in-control normalcy" and "corrupt abnormality".