In a world where it's possible for "doppelgangers" to split off from a human and live separately from the original version of them, a detective named Murakami meets an amnesiac hospital patient named Maki during an investigation. He soon discovers Maki has the ability to communicate with spirits of the dead that tell her how to solve crimes. The pair teams up to stop a mass murderer and Murakami finds himself falling in love. Eventually, Maki's true nature is revealed, as well as her connection to a woman named Satsuki.
"Yoshitaka Yamaguchi's directorial debut is a psycho-thriller with a visual kineticism and a push-it-to-the-limit style of storytelling that recalls the work of his mentor Takashi Miike."
The Japan Times
"Arcana's story and its originality, certainly won me over, and with some good performances by the cast… I recommend the film!"
Influxmagazine.com
"A former assistant director to Takashi Miike on God's Puzzle (2008) and Yatterman (2009), Director Yamaguchi shows he can push the boundaries of craziness when necessary. Arcana opens with a delirious 10-minute sequence that's almost pure, old-style Miike, throwing the audience head-first into a jaggedly shot and edited world of ghosts, serial murders, and mad bombers targeting children…An intri
