Signal 100
2019 film directed by Lisa Takeba
Signal 100 (Japanese: シグナル100, Hepburn: Shigunaru 100) is a 2019 Japanese horror film directed by Lisa Takeba. Based on the manga of the same name written by Arata Miyatsuki and illustrated by Shigure Kondo, the film stars Kanna Hashimoto and Yuta Koseki.
Signal 100 premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2019. It received a theatrical release in Japan on 24 January 2020.
Cast
Kanna Hashimoto as Rena Kashimura
Yuta Koseki as Sota Sakaki
Toshiki Seto as Hayato Wada
Shouma Kai as Seiya Saionji
Masaki Nakao as Subaru Fujiharu
Shodai Fukuyama as Gen Kirino
Keisuke Nakata as Kenta Hashiba
Release
Signal 100 had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in Sitges, Spain, in October 2019. It was released in Japan across theatres nationwide on 24 January 2020.
On 24 January 2023, the film was made available in the United States on the streaming service Screambox.
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