The subway doors open. No one gets off alive. Witness Japan's darkest morning.
March 20, 1995. As Tsurugi Tatsuhiko, head of the hospital's emergency center, walks down a deserted corridor before the start of treatment, nurse Hoshino Nao comes up behind him and starts talking about dealing with late-night emergencies. At the same time, at Kita-Senju Station on the Hibiya Line, Sonoda Naoki, the driver of the A20S train from Kita-Senju to Nakameguro, gets into the driver's seat and performs his usual duties, such as inspections. With Sonoda at the wheel, the train starts moving. However, the passengers gradually start coughing, and some even become ill. One of the passengers presses the emergency button, and the train stops at the next station, Tsukiji, for a check. For some reason, the passengers' feet are wet... When the train arrives at Tsukiji Station and the doors open, passengers who are feeling unwell tumble out onto the platform. When Sonoda came out of the driver's cab, he was shocked by the sight before his eyes...
Direction
Tsuzuki's clinical restraint makes the horror land harder.
Acting
Kenjiro Tsuda's exhausted desperation anchors every scene.
Production
Period-perfect 1995 Tokyo recreated with haunting accuracy.
Director
Junichi Tsuzuki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 30-year anniversary release deliberately coincides with Japan's aging population confronting how younger generations forget pre-3/11 national traumas.
Actual Aum members consulted on sarin's physical effects were reportedly disturbed by the production's accuracy; some scenes mirror unreleased victim testimonies.
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