Japanese slasher made at the end of the 80s, very bloody and well directed Toshiharu Ikeda who stages a horror where the tape negatives, the flashes, the monitors depict another possible version of the self, another soul where therefore people's physical bodies represent shells, so what you watch on TV is another expression of the individual himself.

Film that is therefore well ahead of its time, especially in relation to the world of social media today, Ikeda shows the fascination for the star, for the TV presenter of a horror program and the insistence of the shots on the girl's monitors, Nami represents the two possible souls, the real her is the one who appears on the screen.
All this discussion is centered as the villain, Hideki, lives inside his brother's body.

In addition to the interesting interpretations, the film functions as a slasher and as horror in itself, the killings are diversified and creative, beams that pass through bodies , hangings, severed heads, there is a lot of blood and a lot of violence which increase the scope and impact of the film.

The staging is very good as is the photography, the former military base surrounded by dark blues create atmosphere, the latter appears to be dark and distressing.

There is good taste in the construction of the shots, for example the exhaust fumes that fuel the atmosphere are excellent and Ikeda has several flashes and ideas noteworthy for example are Hideki's subjective shots (through his brother's body) framed as if they were tape negatives and the wonderful scene of the monitors with Nami's friend imprinted on the televisions asking for help.
Even the time management it's remarkable, the direction knows when to accelerate and when to give breathing space. By the way, the sequence is excellent, without cuts to editing, when Nami gets into the car, drinks a can of (I presume) beer, fixes her hair and then gets out of the car, the film here seems to recharge itself, takes a breath with this moment aimed at calming both the emphasis and the protagonist to get closer to catharsis and show off all her energy.
The climax of the finale is highly crescendo, the confrontation between Nami and Hideki's brother and Hideki herself( the two live in the same body), between flames, psychological implications and brutal clashes.
Cronenberg is also mentioned in the ending, Hideki coming out of the body is impactful as is the last scene between Nami and Hideki which is always highly Cronenbergian.

Excellent slasher that works as horror, as atmosphere and violence shown and also for what it tells and the discussion on the double, therefore on the monitors with a fascination for the negatives that makes everything atmospheric and distressing.