X-Cross

For the Sayuri Ishikawa album, see X -Cross-.

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]}

X-Cross
U.S. DVD cover
Directed by	Kenta Fukasaku
Screenplay by	Tetsuya Oishi
Based on	Sono Kētai wa X-Cross de by Nobuyuki Jōkō
Produced by	Masatake Kondô
Starring	Nao Matsushita Ami Suzuki Shoko Nakagawa Maju Ozawa Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Cinematography	Takashi Komatsu
Edited by	Chieko Suzaki
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Production companies	Toei Company Avex Entertainment Earth Star Entertainment IMJ Entertainment Studio Swan Memory Tech Quaras
Distributed by	Toei
Release date	December 1, 2007 (2007-12-01)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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]