Don’t Look Up

The main action takes place in the present, during a modern principal photography on a studio lot. Interwoven are undeveloped footage and references from a 1971 TV film, linking the current set to a tragic past. The atmosphere echoes 1970s cinema in style and equipment, heightening the sense of history on display.

The story unfolds on a contemporary film studio and its on-location set where a drama is being shot. The stage, rigs, and sound stages become the primary backdrop as the crew works through a tense shooting schedule. Rumors of a ghost on the set add an eerie undercurrent to the production.

👻 Spectral Presence

Ghosts intrude on the set, appearing in the background and in projected footage. The spectral presence blurs the line between fiction and reality, forcing characters to confront fear as a storytelling tool. The mystery of who or what the ghost represents drives the crew toward a dangerous obsession with finishing the film.

💀 Curse / Tragedy

A past production ended in tragedy when an actress died during filming, and the unreleased footage haunts the current shoot. The crew treats the on-set phenomena as a possible film curse, influencing their decisions and escalating tensions. The idea of a cursed film becomes a character in its own right, shaping events on set.

🎭 Obsession

Director Murai's fixation on completing the project, and his attraction to lead actress Hitomi Kurokawa, drive his choices. The drive to finish the film becomes synonymous with risking crew safety and sanity. The narrative uses this obsession to explore how art and ambition can erode boundaries between cinema and danger.