Signal 100 (2019)★ 5.4/10
- Drama
- Horror
- Thriller
Directed by: Lisa Takeba
Written by: Shigure Kondô, Arata Miyatsuki, Yûsuke Watanabe
A group of high school students are forced into a game where they are hypnotized to commit suicide on an unknown command. Where no one is safe from a sudden death, how can they avoid their fates?
Cast & crew
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Kanna HashimotoRena Kashimura
Yûta KosekiSota Sakaki
Toshiki SetoHayato WadaShouma KaiSeiya SaionjiMasaki NakaoSubaru Fujiharu
Shôdai FukuyamaGen KIrinoKeisuke NakataKenta HashibaKeisuke HigashiYotaro FujitaRiku IchikawaShinichiro DonoueJoe KandaRyo KatoTsukushi KawaiMomoko AnzaiYui KitamuraMio KomiyamaVideos
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Joseph CruzMarch 2, 2025
Joseph CruzMarch 2, 2025Signal 100 (2019)
The Score: 5 out of 10
Where to watch: Tubi and VOD
A group of high school students are forced into a game where they are hypnotized to commit suìcíde on an unknown command. Where no one is safe from a sudden death, how can they avoid their fates?
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The Shortcut:
Signal 100 is an interesting idea, and it has a concept that goes the full crazy route, but it also unfortunately falls apart under its odd rules and their bizarre logic. It goes full on bonkers in a way that only Japanese films can, but that likely won’t be enough for even those looking for a popcorn horror flick with blood and gore.
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The Long Route:
Signal 100 goes full dark and disturbing, which is great, but a good movie needs much more than just that, even if it only runs at an hour and 30.
The writing starts off promising enough, with some of the main players established quickly, and others that give some odd foreshadowing. Unfortunately it unravels under its own philosophy and rules. The characters are decently grounded, and some of the events are believable under the logic of the movie, but the rest just seems thrown together in an attempt to quickly raise the body count.
Visually, this is quite gory, with quite a few scenes of violent death. The camera work is hit or miss though, with suspense and tension done fine enough, but other scenes filmed without a clear idea of what to get out of them.
The soundtrack is a bit too trashy and melodramatic, even for a high school setting. Several scenes would have been better without a composed piece, and others just needed something better to accompany it. Sound effects have plenty of detail, and add to the various deaths that occur.
The acting is fine, though nothing special, with performances that are just a touch too over the top, even for the disturbing scenario of the film.
Signal 100 isn’t nearly where it should have been as a bonkers horror film. That said, it’s free to watch on Tubi, so at least there’s that.
The Score: 5 out of 10
Where to watch: Tubi and VOD
A group of high school students are forced into a game where they are hypnotized to commit suìcíde on an unknown command. Where no one is safe from a sudden death, how can they avoid their fates?
-
The Shortcut:
Signal 100 is an interesting idea, and it has a concept that goes the full crazy route, but it also unfortunately falls apart under its odd rules and their bizarre logic. It goes full on bonkers in a way that only Japanese films can, but that likely won’t be enough for even those looking for a popcorn horror flick with blood and gore.
-
The Long Route:
Signal 100 goes full dark and disturbing, which is great, but a good movie needs much more than just that, even if it only runs at an hour and 30.
The writing starts off promising enough, with some of the main players established quickly, and others that give some odd foreshadowing. Unfortunately it unravels under its own philosophy and rules. The characters are decently grounded, and some of the events are believable under the logic of the movie, but the rest just seems thrown together in an attempt to quickly raise the body count.
Visually, this is quite gory, with quite a few scenes of violent death. The camera work is hit or miss though, with suspense and tension done fine enough, but other scenes filmed without a clear idea of what to get out of them.
The soundtrack is a bit too trashy and melodramatic, even for a high school setting. Several scenes would have been better without a composed piece, and others just needed something better to accompany it. Sound effects have plenty of detail, and add to the various deaths that occur.
The acting is fine, though nothing special, with performances that are just a touch too over the top, even for the disturbing scenario of the film.
Signal 100 isn’t nearly where it should have been as a bonkers horror film. That said, it’s free to watch on Tubi, so at least there’s that.