i have to wonder if this be base on a comic ( manga . ) because it seem lot of japanese film be . this seem like that sort of material but since i do not read those i can not be sure . this take place in an ugly future japan where everyone live underground in some giant building with 200 story . the travel from one level to the next by a system of huge elevator and and on this particular day a young girl name luchino and her drug addle friend happen to board this particular elevator and be treat to a stop at level 99 for the pick up of a couple prisoner and both of whom be highly dangerous . of course i do not have to provide a spoiler to tell you what happen after that and unless you have never see a movie before . there also happen to be a little explosion and a little explosion cause by the cigarette that luchino drop when be pursue by surveillance for have an illegal substance and which doesn not particularly mix well with some fuel that get spill . so now these folk be trap in the elevator . there a housewife with a baby carriage and a businessman and a guy with headphone and shade sit on the floor and seemingly oblivious to all . there also the elevator operator and a young lady in uniform who have be train to deal with adverse situation . apparently she never encounter a real one and though . luchino bring to the table something else represent she psychic and can see into each and every one of these people and what she see isn not pretty . anyway and while theyre all trap in the elevator and luchino do the usual japanese school girl violence thing ( that be and if you have watch a lot of japanese movie ) and it not pretty either . evemtually what be leave of this little band of people be rescue and luchino be arrest for various crime and and this lead up to a twist end that be quite surprising . i would highly recommend this to anyone who like japanese sci fi and horror .