Exit 8, Genki Kawamura
Exit 8, Genki Kawamura
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Exit 8

Author: Genki Kawamura

Narrator: Aaron Yamawaki

Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2026


Synopsis

From the award-winning film director and New York Times bestselling author of If Cats Disappeared from the World, a surreal novelization of his hit film Exit 8, adapting the indie horror game of the same name.

A path with no beginning, no end.

A man with a life-changing decision to make finds himself trapped in a seemingly infinite corridor in a Tokyo subway station. Each time he passes through the sterile, quiet hallway, he discovers himself back at its beginning, walking past the same doors, the same posters, and disturbingly, the same people, as he did the previous time. He soon discovers that in order to reach the elusive "Exit 8", he must look more closely at his surroundings, and notice the tunnel's bizarre anomalies.

Spot one, and he must turn back. Spot none, and he can proceed.

Make it to eight, and he'll be free. Make a mistake, and he must start over again.

As he stumbles through an endless loop of conformity, confronting the strange, new possibilities of his own life, he begins to wonder if anomalies are not things to be feared but to be embraced. Maybe, he thinks, the only way out is through.

About Genki Kawamura

Genki Kawamura was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1979. He produced films such as Confessions, Villain, Wolf Children, Your Name, and Koreeda’s Monster. He is the youngest recipient in the history of the Fujimoto Award. In 2012, he published his first novel, If Cats Disappeared from the World. The book has since been translated into 35 languages and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Other works include Million Dollar Man, April Come She Will, One Hundred Flowers, Divine Song, Chatty Rooms, and The Horse and I, all of which have been translated and published internationally. In 2022, he wrote and directed A Hundred Flowers, based on his novel, becoming the first Japanese filmmaker to receive the Silver Shell for Best Director Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 2025, his second feature film Exit 8 was selected as an Official Selection at the 78th Cannes Film Festival and released internationally, exceeding 5 million admissions worldwide.


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