X-Cross

X-Cross (エクスクロス 魔境伝説, Ekusu Kurosu Makyō Densetsu, lit. X-Cross: Legend of the Devil's Nest) is a 2007 Japanese action horror film directed by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel Sono Kētai wa X-Cross de (そのケータイはXXで, lit. The Cellphone Is an X-Cross) by Nobuyuki Jōkō. The film stars Nao Matsushita, Ami Suzuki, Shoko Nakagawa, Maju Ozawa, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Plot

Recovering from a failed love affair, Shiyori Mizuno and her best friend Aiko Hiuke decide to travel to the country on vacation. Arriving at a village, the two friends soon discover the villagers are all a part of a brutal cult.

Cast

• Nao Matsushita as Shiyori Mizuno
• Ami Suzuki as Aiko Hiuke
• Shoko Nakagawa as Yayoi Tachibana
• Maju Ozawa as Reika Saionji
• Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Keiichi Asamiya
• Ayuko Iwane as Shizuka Mononobe
• Nozomu Iwao as Akira Mononobe

• Rikiya Koyama as Akira Mononobe's voice

• Yoshiyuki Morishita as Yae
• Kyōji Kamui
• Takashi Nishina

Music

The film's ending theme song is "Potential Breakup Song" (こわれそうな愛の歌, Kowaresōna Ai no Uta) by Aly & AJ.^[5] Ami Suzuki covered the song under the pseudonym "Ami Suzuki Joins Aly & AJ" to promote the film.^[6]

Home media

X-Cross was released in the U.S. on Blu-ray by Media Blasters on September 28, 2021.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ "ja:ＸＸ エクスクロス 魔境伝説" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo Film Database. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
2. ^ "ja:エクスクロス 魔境伝説 (2007)" (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Stingray. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
3. ^ "エクスクロス 魔境伝説". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
4. ^ "エクスクロス 魔境伝説". Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
5. ^ "ＸＸ エクスクロス 〜魔境伝説〜". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
6. ^ "Hot News | 鈴木 亜美（すずき あみ）". Avex Inc.. Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
7. ^ "September 2021 Releases!". Media Blasters. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
8. ^ "X-Cross". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

External links

• X-Cross at IMDb