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X-Cross (2007)

エクスクロス魔境伝説

aka XX (ekusu kurosu): makyô densetsu

JP BBC Two 55 min/ep ActionHorror

Recovering from a failed love affair Shiyori heads to the country, in the company of best friend and bad girl Aiko. Having taken a long soak in the hot spring they retire to their respective cabins. They soon discover that the tranquil village is the home of a cult with a fetish for cutting off female legs. Trying to escape they are split up and keep in touch via their mobile phones. Multiple points of view and time frames keeps the viewer on their toes trying to discern the grisly fate of these "lost" girls.

🏳️‍🌈 Kenta Fukasaku's stylized Japanese survival horror thriller features two female best friends trapped in a creepy cult village, layering their intense protectiveness and terminal phone calls with deep sáfic subtext.