Japanese Indie Horror ‘The Invisible Half’ Trailer About a Phone Entity
by Alex Billington
October 26, 2026
Source: YouTube
The story of an “invisible” entity – bullying. Cleopatra Entertainment is releasing this indie horror film soon titled The Invisible Half, a Japanese supernatural thriller marking the feature directorial debut of young filmmaker Masaki Nishiyama. They’ve released their final official trailer for the VOD release coming up in November. Elena, a “half” Japanese / half British high school girl, struggles feeling that she’s not Japanese. She faces severe alienation & racist bullying after moving to Japan. While constantly watched, she discovers she is also being watched by something else – a monster that can only be seen through her smartphone and whose sounds can only be heard through her earphones. Starring Lisa Siera as Elena, with Miyu Okuno & Runa Hirasawa. This first premiered at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival and already opened in Japan cinemas in July earlier in the year. Early reviews state this “stylish J-horror [is] anchored [with] a standout performance.” This looks like Japan’s version of Carrie, following a bullied high school girl figuring herself (and her identity) out while dealing with her own demon. How will her story end? Have to watch & find out.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Masaki Nishiyama’s The Invisible Half, direct from YouTube:
Elena (starring Lisa Siera), a half-Japanese, half-British high school teenager faces severe alienation and racist bullying after moving to Japan. She inherits a curse where a malevolent, bandaged entity stalks her. The spirit can only be seen through the camera lens of her smartphone and heard via her earphones. The Invisible Half, also known as インビジブルハーフ in Japanese, is written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Masaki Nishiyama, making his feature directorial debut with this film after a few other shorts previously. Produced by Atsushi Sakamoto & Noboru Suzuki. This initially premiered at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival in the UK last year, and opened in Japan in the summer. Masaki Nishiyama’s The Invisible Half film releases in the US direct-to-VOD starting on November 10th, 2026 this fall. Anyone interested?
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