Deep Red Love / 赤々煉恋 (2013)

Profile

• Movie: Seki Seki Ren Ren / Deep Red Love (literal title)
• Romaji: Seki Seki Ren Ren
• Japanese: 赤々煉恋

• Director: Kazuya Konaka
• Writer: Minato Shukawa (novel), Kazuya Konaka
• Producer: Tsuyoshi Shimada
• Cinematographer: Kenichi Aikawa
• Release Date: December 21, 2013
• Runtime: 83 min.
• Genre: Youth / Drama / Fantasy
• Distributor: Is.Field
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

High school student Juri (Tao Tsuchiya) leaps to her death. Afterwards, Juri wanders to her house, school and street. She feels loneliness as nobody else is able to see her. She talks to those that she comes across including her mother & classmates, but nobody responds to her comments. Juri then sees a horrifying monster, which she never saw prior to her suicide. She calls the scary monster “Bug Man”. When the mind of humans become weak, the Bug Man tempts those to commit suicide.

One day, Juri walks along the street as usual. She then meets a girl that is able to see Juri. Juri names the girl Ringo-chan and plays at the park with her. Their happy moments does not last long. When they come back from the park, Juri sees Ringo-chan’s mother with a grim face. The Bug Man is standing behind her mother.