The Poltergeist of Sangenjaya That Shows Too Much

Synopsis

A supernatural documentary that captures on camera an undercover investigation into a haunted spot in Sangenjaya, Tokyo. This is the fourth installment in a horror film production project by Cyzo, an occult media outlet that has released series such as "True Accident Property."

A film crew carries out a desperate undercover investigation into a multi-tenant building in Sangenjaya, Tokyo, where supernatural phenomena frequently occur. They capture on camera one chilling supernatural phenomenon after another: curtains swaying in an empty room, flickering lighting fixtures, wall clocks flying off the walls, the sound of intense banging on walls, and voices of people who shouldn't be there.

The film is directed by Go Goto, who appears as a member of the Shin-Mimi G-Men in the popular supernatural documentary series "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Nagurikomi!"

A documentary film that occult fans won't be able to resist—where Yukiko Kadota from Tocana conducts verification experiments and thoroughly dissects the Yokozawa Production studio, which is super famous in the occult world—is finally being distributed on Amazon Prime.

At the beginning, I was stunned by a barrage of low-quality reenactment videos, to the point where I wondered if there was anyone on the production side who raised any objections!?
The long-awaited guests were a mysterious casting choice: Issei Ishida and Mitsuru Yaku. Furthermore, I was left with a wry smile at the lackluster ghost stories told by the two guests. This made me feel uneasy about the future, wondering if it would be okay...

However, since I am here for the supernatural phenomena that are touted as the real deal, I straighten my collar and prepare myself, thinking that this is where the real show begins.

Strange phenomena occur one after another. None of them are unclear; they are all clearly visible. It's just like "Honto ni Atta Noroi no Video" (True Horror Stories). Yes, just like that.

In 1999, the original POV film that plunged the world into terror, "The Blair Witch Project," was a so-called fake documentary film produced in a documentary style.
The raw feeling of continuing to film the strange phenomena occurring in the mountains from the first-person POV perspective was fresh and scary when I first saw it, and the lack of clarity—deliberately not showing the phenomena clearly—amplified the credibility, making one wonder if it might actually be real.

The real-life Poltergeist of Sangenjaya versus the fictional Blair Witch Project. A film that shows too much versus a film that doesn't show enough.
Normally, one would expect to feel a sense of reality from the real-life Sangenjaya, but there is a dilemma where "The Blair Witch Project" has more persuasive power as a sense of reality.
In the first place, cutting the scene in the middle of a supernatural phenomenon in Sangenjaya is a no-go, I thought, even as an amateur.

I also remembered a scene in the documentary film "The First Monday in May," which captures the behind-the-scenes of the glamorous art show held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Met Gala, where the master Wong Kar-wai said, "If you show too much, you are not showing anything at all."

In conclusion, to give persuasive power to the fact that the century's greatest discovery-level, overly visible strange phenomena occurring in the Poltergeist of Sangenjaya are real, one has no choice but to actually visit Yokozawa Production and experience it for oneself.

Is it real? Is it fake? Either way, it is certainly playing a role as a catalyst to liven up the occult world through national broadcasts, movies, and books, and I would like to continue following the Poltergeist of Sangenjaya, aka Yokozawa Production, in the future.

*Reference Materials
Honto ni Atta Noroi no Video (True Horror Stories)

The Blair Witch Project

The First Monday in May