Exit 8
The chilling Japanese mystery from a 3 million copy bestselling author
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Inspired by a cult video game and now adapted into an acclaimed film, Exit 8 is an innovative work of storytelling, and an ingenious locked-room mystery unlike any other. A young man is riding the Tokyo subway when he receives a life-changing text message from his...
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A mind-bending Japanese horror from three-million-copy bestselling author Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 traps its protagonist - and the reader - in a looping underground world where every wrong move could mean never escaping.
A mind-bending Japanese horror from three-million-copy bestselling author Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 traps its protagonist - and the reader - in a looping underground world where every wrong move could mean never escaping.
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Inspired by a cult video game and now adapted into an acclaimed film, Exit 8 is an innovative work of storytelling, and an ingenious locked-room mystery unlike any other.
A young man is riding the Tokyo subway when he receives a life-changing text message from his ex-girlfriend. He exits the train, but extraordinary things begin to happen, and he finds he cannot escape. Why is he trapped? Is it related to the text message he received? Will he solve the clues before it is too late?
The subway will loop endlessly unless he follows precise rules:
- Do not overlook any anomalies.
- If you find an anomaly, turn back immediately.
- If you do not find any anomalies, do not turn back.
- Get out through Exit 8.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781806173907
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Translated by Sameeha Anwar
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 205.0mm
Weight: 198g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Genki Kawamura, Inc. (Author)
Genki Kawamura was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1979. In 2012, he published his first novel, If Cats Disappeared from the World, which has been translated into 35 languages and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His other books include One Hundred Flowers, The Horse and I, and Whispering Rooms, co-authored with Marie Kondo. In 2022, Kawamura became the first Japanese filmmaker to receive the Best Director Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 2025, his second feature film Exit 8, inspired by a cult video game, was chosen as an Official Selection at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Sameeha Anwar (Translator)
Born in 1991 in Bangladesh, Sameeha Anwar is a writer and translator based in Japan. She was awarded Second Prize in the 2025 Japanese Literature Publishing Project (JLPP) International Translation Competition. Her translation credits include the film Evil Does Not Exist (2024). She teaches translation at the Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy in Tokyo.
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