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Introduction: The Girl in the Third Stall There are few ghosts in the world as widely known, casually invoked, and quietly misunderstood as Hanako-san. In Japan, her name is whispered not in temples or abandoned tunnels, but in elementary schools. Not in the dark woods or on lonely highways, but in fluorescent-lit hallways that smell…
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Introduction At first glance, Koji Shiraishi’s Shirome (2010) looks like a joke. It opens not with dread or blood or ghostly imagery, but with rehearsal footage of a real-life J-pop idol group (Momoiro Clover Z) practicing choreography, laughing with one another, and nervously talking about their dreams of one day performing on Kōhaku Uta Gassen,…
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