Azumi Haruko wa jukue fumei

Cryptic graffiti, borrowed from a missing person poster, begin to appear all over town. A mysterious group of high school girls begins attacking men at random. After the disappearance of Haruko, these two series of incidents overlap. Why has Haruko disappeared? Alongside a national highway in a typical declining suburban city, with a large shopping mall, clothing shops, CD rental joints, used car dealerships, and chain restaurants. One day, Haruko Azumi (28), a single working girl, suddenly disappears. Soon after, cryptic graffiti, borrowed from her missing person poster, strangely begin to appear all over town. Also, a mysterious group of high school girls begins attacking men at random. After the disappearance of Haruko, these two series of incidents overlap. Is this Haruko's plot? (Tokyo International Film Festival)