Birdcage of Horrors

"If someone dies, I'll save them."

1999 6h 5m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.

“If someone dies, I'll save them.”

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Cast

Sayaka Yoshino
Nao Tsunoda
Norihiko Okuma
Tetsu Takamura
Setsurō Watanabe
Detective Gōda
Yukijiro Hotaru
Minori Terada
Tenmei Kano
Hairi Katagiri
Kinzō Sakura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoto Yamakawa
Writers: Kazuaki Takano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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At 365 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Sayaka Yoshino and Norihiko Okuma and Setsurō Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If someone dies, I'll save them.".

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Naoto Yamakawa directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 365 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Sayaka Yoshino and Norihiko Okuma and Setsurō Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "If someone dies, I'll save them.".
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 365 min · 6h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA

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Naoto Yamakawa

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What people are saying

Kariwander2026-06-10
★ 10/10
over 6 hours of pure suspense. it's very surprising to me how invested I was through out the whole thing. I usually have a very poor attention span but this series had me glued to my Dreamcast for the full 6 hours. If you've got the time to spare and you're into Japanese horror and murder mysteries I'd highly recommend giving it a watch. oh and shout out to Derek Pascarella iykyk.

Production companies

Who made it

SEGA
JP
AS
ASCII Entertainment & Communications

Key crew

ProducerYasushi Akimoto

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

japan
horror
j-horror
dreamcast

Release history · US

When it landed

Physical1999-09-01· Available exclusively through the Dreamcast Direct online service, presented in 365 one-minute episodes across six discs, with each episode becoming accessible daily over the course of a year.