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Mag Mag

dir. Yuriyan Retriever
Japan 2025, 112’
subtitles: Polish and English

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10 Nov, 10:00 – 6 Dec
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Awards and festivals
World premiere: Beyond Fest 2025 (Los Angeles) Golden Horse FF 2025 - NETPAC Award Festival du nouveau cinéma 2025 (Montréal) - Temps Ø Audience Award
Credits
Japan 2025
Duration: 112’
director: Yuriyan Retriever
screenplay: Eisuke Naitô
cinematography: Hideki Shima
editing: Taki Yasuda
music: Yonkey
cast: Sara Minami, Oshiro Maeda, Aoi Yamada, Atsuko Hirata, Junsei Motojima, Fuku Suzuki, Takumi Saito, Marina Mizushima
producer: Daisuke Takahashi, Kota Ishizuka
production: K2 Pictures, Episcope
language: Japanese
colouration: colour

Film description

An apparition of a woman in a pink outfit lies at the heart of a new urban legend: if you do not return her love, you can be sure that her kiss will be your last. This is how Yuriyan Retriever, a Japanese stand-up comedian making her feature directorial debut, plays with romantic themes in horror, confining this bloody tale of revenge within the walls of a school.

Beneath the surface of this genre-bending game, however, lies a deeply personal motivation: revenge for unrequited love, which in Retriever’s vision takes the form of a kiss of death – one you will remember for a long time. Produced by an extraordinary lineup including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike, and Shunji Iwai, this debut turns familiar high-school romance tropes inside out, transforming a sentimental story of first love into a surreal revenge horror that delights in subverting audience expectations. There is horror, absurdity, and a ruthless satisfaction in meting out justice to those who break hearts. Because while school romances usually end with a declaration of love, the ones in Mag Mag end much worse. Smooch, smooch!

text:
Łukasz Mańkowski

Yuriyan Retriever

One of Japan's most popular comedians, known for her uncompromising humor and for performing in English. An award-winner in the stand-up industry, she gained an international following thanks to her appearance on America’s Got Talent and her lead role in Netflix's The Queen of Villains, which earned her the Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Actress in 2025. She studied film at Kansai University and made her directorial debut in 2025 with the horror feature Mag Mag. Based in Los Angeles since 2024, she continues to expand her career at the intersection of comedy, acting, music, and cinema.

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