If You Hear "Po… Po… Po…", Never Look Up

Description:
If you ever hear "po… po… po…" over a hedge in the Japanese countryside — never look up.

A boy hears her on a summer afternoon. By nightfall, a whole village is trying to keep him alive. Four rules. One night. One road out of the valley.

An animated Japanese horror story in the style of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, based on the internet legend of Hachishakusama (八尺様), first posted on the Japanese message board 2channel in 2008.

Which rule would you have broken first? Tell me in the comments.

0:00 Cold Open
0:34 夏 · The Hedge
1:53 地蔵 · The Four Jizō
2:55 結界 · The Room
3:37 夜 · The Night
4:44 行列 · The Procession
6:13 帰るな · Never Come Back

Voices: ElevenLabs. Story adaptation, animation, music and sound design are original.

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