X-Cross

2007 Japanese film by Kenta Fukasaku

Nao Matsushita
Ami Suzuki
Shoko Nakagawa
Maju Ozawa
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

CinematographyTakashi KomatsuEdited byChieko SuzakiMusic byYoshihiro Ike

Production
companies

Toei Company
Avex Entertainment
Earth Star Entertainment
IMJ Entertainment
Studio Swan
Memory Tech
Quaras

Distributed byToei

Release date

December 1, 2007 (2007-12-01)

Running time

90 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

X-Cross (エクスクロス魔境伝説, Ekusu Kurosu Makyō Densetsu, lit. X-Cross: Legend of the Devil's Nest) is a 2007 Japanese action horror film directed by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel Sono Kētai wa X-Cross de (そのケータイはXXで, lit. The Cellphone Is an X-Cross) by Nobuyuki Jōkō. The film stars Nao Matsushita, Ami Suzuki, Shoko Nakagawa, Maju Ozawa, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plot

Recovering from a failed love affair, Shiyori Mizuno and her best friend Aiko Hiuke decide to travel to the country on vacation. Arriving at a village, the two friends soon discover the villagers are all a part of a brutal cult.

Cast

Nao Matsushita as Shiyori Mizuno
Ami Suzuki as Aiko Hiuke
Shoko Nakagawa as Yayoi Tachibana
Maju Ozawa as Reika Saionji
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Keiichi Asamiya
Ayuko Iwane as Shizuka Mononobe
Nozomu Iwao as Akira Mononobe

Rikiya Koyama as Akira Mononobe's voice

Yoshiyuki Morishita as Yae
Kyōji Kamui
Takashi Nishina

Music

The film's ending theme song is "Potential Breakup Song" (こわれそうな愛の歌, Kowaresōna Ai no Uta) by Aly & AJ.^[5] Ami Suzuki covered the song under the pseudonym "Ami Suzuki Joins Aly & AJ" to promote the film.^[6]

Home media

X-Cross was released in the U.S. on Blu-ray by Media Blasters on September 28, 2021.^[7]^[8]

References

^ ＸＸエクスクロス魔境伝説. Kinema Junpo Film Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ エクスクロス魔境伝説 (2007). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ "エクスクロス魔境伝説". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "エクスクロス魔境伝説". Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ ^a ^b "ＸＸエクスクロス〜魔境伝説〜". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "Hot News | 鈴木亜美（すずきあみ）". Avex Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "September 2021 Releases!". Media Blasters. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^ "X-Cross". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.