Bunshinsaba 3

Xu Lian is a mentally fragile mother who escapes a facility to reclaim her daughter Xiao Ai. She is driven and protective, but her illness complicates decisions. Her determination to protect Xiao Ai propels the plot, even as memory and reality blur.

Yuan Yuan is Xiao Ai's tutor with a talent for ouija and a tense, pragmatic presence. She becomes entangled with a colleague who seeks more than professional ties. Her role deepens into the shock twist that she is actually Xu Lian's persona from ten years prior, blurring who is who. Her actions drive the central conflicts, including the abduction and manipulation surrounding Xiao Ai.

Xu Kuizhe is the neighbor's husband who fathered Xiao Ai. He becomes involved in the toxic power play around Yuan Yuan and Xu Lian. His actions contribute to the dangerous chain of events that erode traces of truth, including a car accident that leaves no clear evidence. He remains a pivotal figure whose choices shape Xiao Ai's fate.

Xiao Ai is Xu Lian's daughter who survives the crash and becomes the focal point of the haunting. Her early antisocial behavior is noted by the kindergarten headmistress. She is abducted and ultimately burned alive in the attic; the family later replaces her with Wen Wen to continue the façade of Xiao Ai.

An unnamed mentally handicapped villager who claims to search for his wife and daughter; he serves as a key witness to the memory and truth embedded in the village. He is later revealed to be the colleague driven mad after Yuan Yuan abandoned him, a figure who ties together past and present revelations.