Exit 8 director Genki Kawamura on why he adapted the indie horror game into a movie: 'It reminded me of purgatory'

Yamato Kochi as The Walking Man, standing wearing a white shirt, black trousers and grinning at the viewer. He is standing in a subway tunnel.

Exit 8 is now playing in theaters, adapting the video game of the same name. Set in a looping subway system with seemingly no escape, it’s a liminal horror nightmare.

In my Exit 8 review, I said that you might end up dreading your next subway commute even more after watching it. It's amazing how we can take a normal, everyday place and make it so terrifying.