Inunaki Tunnel

Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル (or Inunaki village) is J-horror game about a young photographer who decides to explore the abandoned Inunaki Tunnel in order to become famous.
==Synopsis==
On the night of October 27th, 2005. A young man by the name of Keiji Fujio who goes by the name of "HorrorOfKeiji666" on the internet. Is about to explore the abandoned Inunaki Tunnel/Village, located near the Inunaki reservior in the town of Miyawaka in the Fukuoka Prefecture. He is bound to venture the tunnel, in order to become famous. But based off the actual urban legends surrounding the area, the village is completely cutoff from the main part of Japan and is rumoured to be haunted. Most importantly, whoever comes in, will most likely never come back out. As Keiji ventures furthur into the tunnel, he will discover the biggest secrets of the Inunaki Village and why it may have become abandoned. But the big question is...will he make it out alive?
==Gameplay==
The game starts with Keiji arriving at the Inunaki Tunnel. He is really fascinated by the rumors surrounding it. And believes that exploring it and recording his adventure, will be the only way for him to become famous.
After getting out of his car and climbing over the fence. The one thing he needs to do is to get over the sealed off entrance of the tunnel. Keiji finds a nearby ladder next to a tree and uses it to climb over the wall. But before he climbs it, Keiji will also notice a doll lying on the ground. When he picks it up, the game will notify the player that the camcorder will pick up anything that has a strong spiritual energy. After that, he climbs over the wall and starts venturing into the tunnel.
Keiji will start walking through the tunnel. Encountering many different turns and overgrown weeds on the grown. Hidden inside some of the overgrown weeds, is a red origami crane, when he unfolds it, he discovers a note is written inside. It says: 
As he continues onwards, he will notice some abandoned cars that have been completely wrecked and hearing ghostly noises in the tunnel. Eventually he comes across a blocked path in the tunnel, with no possible way to get around it. Luckily, a deserted truck is right in front of him. However, he will need a key in order to drive the truck. Keiji will then notice an unpaved path the leads up the hill. After a while, he finds a house with no one living inside. And if one were to look closely, Keiji can also spot a corpse of a construction worker hanging on a tree. When looking around the house, Keiji finds a ring on the side of the house, in which Keiji can pull to open up the entrance to the house. There he finds another red origami crane on the ground; he unfolds it to find a note that reads:
Once he finishes reading it, a loud rumbling sound is heard before coming to a complete stop. Keiji will then notice a jizo statue that's lying on the floor (In which he can choose whether or not to grab it and place it on the altar outside of the house.) When he turns around to leave, he finds the corpse he saw earlier (Or just discovering it) has fallen onto the ground. Luckily, the worker is carrying the key to the truck. So, Keiji proceeds to climb back down the hill to activate the truck. After clearing up the path, Keiji can continue his adventure through the tunnel. While walking, he comes across a flat body truck that turns on all of a sudden and drives off. Then Keiji discovers a rusty-looking bus with another origami crane on one of the seats. The note reads:
After leaving the bus, Keiji will eventually reach to another section of the tunnel where a cemetery lies. Keiji can read the names of the people who are buried there, but on one of the graves (Takahashi's), he will find another origami crane on the ground. The note reads:
Within the said cemetery, there is also a small house in which behind it, is another jizo statue. (In which Keiji can choose whether or not to grab it and place it on the altar in the cemetery). He then comes across a riddle on the ground, in which he must solve before he can move on. The riddle reads:
Right behind the riddle is a clock sitting on a pedestal in which Keiji must change the clock arms to the correct time. (The correct time being 4 o'clock). After the clock chimes, the gates will open up. There, Keiji discovers a telephone booth and goes inside. He picks up the phone and hears a girl's voice on the other end. She says: "Help...Me..." Then the call ends. However, Keiji could not leave the telephone booth and is trapped inside. He hears the sound of someone walking closer and closer to the telephone booth...before a loud smack on the booth's window is heard, leaving a bloody handprint on it. Afterwards, Keiji is now able to leave and walk on the dirt path. Then he encounters a deserted van with its door slightly open. But he is unable to open it. As he continues exploring the woods, he discovers a pair of tongs and uses it to open the door to the van. Inside the van, he is able to get ahold of an axe. Keiji then proceeds to walk through the forest and discovers a stream in front of him. With no way to get by, he uses the axe to cut down an old tree to get across.
As Keiji continues down the path, he then hears the sound of a dog barking nearby. As he follows the noise, the barking turns to whimpering. And Keiji eventually discovers a dog who unfortunately got stuck in between a barbed wire fence. Keiji can choose whether or not to help the dog. If he does, the dog will happily pant and wags its tail and will actually guide Keiji to another jizo statue. The dog will eventually stop at a certain spot and will dig up the missing statue along with a note. The note reads:
After retrieving the missing statue, Keiji can place it on the altar and continue onwards. As walking along the path, Keiji will spot another jizo statue up on top of a tree. (In which the player can choose whether or not he should get it). If Keiji decides to retrieve it, he will need the axe he found to cut down the tree. Once the tree has officially been chopped down. He can grab it and place it on a nearby altar. Keiji will then continue walking until he reaches a gate, which leads to the actual Inunaki Village! From there, he spots a well that's missing three things: A bucket, some rope, and a crank. This will lead to Keiji going on another hunt for some missing items. He finds the bucket on a small bridge; the rope is discovered on the balcony at a nearby temple. But the crank is nowhere in sight. However, in the temple, Keiji can find another origami crane with a note inside. The note reads:
While the crank is no-where to be found, Keiji is able to find a wooden beam lying on the ground. He heads back up the temple and places the wooden beam onto some ropes and uses it to ring the bell. That's when the crank falls out of the bell. Now with everything collected, Keiji can now go back to the well and use the three items to find if there is anything useful inside the well. After some time, he is able to find a lighter inside the well, in which he can use it to light the three candles by the temple. Doing so will cause an apparition to appear right behind him before disappearing. Keiji will then continue looking around the temple and finds a shovel, along with another note that reads:
Now Keiji can choose whether or not to grab the shovel and uncover the jizo statue and return it to the altar. But after lighting the three candles, Keiji will then climb up the steps and will discover two different paths to choose from. From what Keiji decides to choose from (and from the actions the player choose while playing) will affect the ending of the game.
If Keiji decides to take the path on the left, he will reach the end of the tunnel and finds a phone booth and proceeds to call the police to come and pick him up. However, choosing the path on the right will lead to an "interesting" ending.
== Endings ==
=== Chickened Out: ===
If Keiji decides to not go into the tunnel at all and return to his car. Static will immediately fill the screen with a text telling the player they chickened out before giving the option to allow the player to try again.
=== Bad Ending (Recording Failed): ===
If Keiji fails to place all of the jizo statues on their altars before calling the police. He will wait at the end of the passage, only for him to hear a loud growling noise. Then the Inunaki will quickly charge at him and kills him, leaving his now broken camera lying on the ground. Afterwards, a ghostly image of a tall and slender girl with a white dress is seen on the camera while making demonic noises before the camera dies. The police then arrive but could not find Keiji's whereabouts other than his cam-corder. The police were unable to retrieve the files but will continue to investigate his disappearance, while the government decides to block all possible entrances to the tunnel.
=== Good Ending (Recording Successful): ===
If Keiji manages to find all 5 jizo statues and place them on their altars before calling the police. He will wait at the end of the passage, until a police car pulls up and picks him up. During the monologue, Keiji feels excited and happy that he is the first person to ever fully record the Inunaki Togue. However, when checking the footage he recorded, he was disappointed to find out the footage was replaced with a girl who he doesn't know. He claims the girl at first seemed happy, before constantly cutting at random points to the point that the girl became pale. Because of this, he decides he will go back to the tunnel one day to re-record everything.
=== Secret Ending (Recording Stopped): ===
If Keiji decides to take the path on the right, he will eventually find some barriers blocking his path. But nonetheless, he decides to go around it and continues walking. Unfortunately, Keiji discovers the corpse of the dog he found trapped between the fences. However, he finds another note lying next to it, and decides to read it. It says:
However, immediately after reading that note, a tall, slender and pale female ghost appears right in front of him and starts chasing after Keiji! And while, she can't hurt him, she will continuously teleport behind him every time he moves, while making a gurgle cry. Keiji will quickly rush to the other path to the end of the tunnel. But when he sees the phone booth, it doesn't have a phone hooked onto it. And without warning, a car comes by and hits him. Leaving his fate unknown.
(*It does not matter whether or not the player was able to collect all jizo statues or not. The ending will still trigger if the player chooses this path*)
==Controls==
*WASD - Move the protagonist around.
*Mouse - Look Around.
*Left Mouse Click - Interact.
*Esc button - Options.
== Characters ==
* Keiji Fujio - The main protagonist. He is known on the internet as "HorrorOfKeiji666" on a popular streaming website. He explores the Inunaki Tunnel/Village in order to become famous.
* The Inunaki - A black dog that murders Keiji if he fails to collect the jizo statues before calling the police. The Name "Inunaki" means: The Howling Dog.
* Spirit - A very tall, slender, and pale lady with a white gown that will chase Keiji in the secret ending. She is partially seen in the bad ending after the Inunaki kills Keiji.
* Dog - A dog that Keiji finds trapped within a barbed wire fence. If Keiji decides to help it, the dog will lead him to a buried jizo statue. Later on, Keiji will discover the corpse of the dog. (With it being unknown how or what killed it).
=== Mentioned Characters: ===
* Shiraishi - A villager from the Inunaki Village whose dog was put in charge to guard a sacred stone in which a black dragon was sealed after it tried to attack the village. Despite the constant complaints from the other villagers, including that of a villager named Matsuda about the dog's constant barking. He barely did much to make it stop or move the stone from its space. After his dog was killed, he was filled with rage. Any information about him after that is unknown.
* Matsuda - A villager from the Inunaki Village. He was the first one to complain about Shiraishi's dog. When it wouldn't stop barking, he decided to move the sacred stone and kill Shiraishi's dog with a spear. His fate remains unknown.
* Shiraishi's dog - A dog that was put in charge of guarding the sacred stone in which a black dragon was sealed after it tried to attack the village. The dog was very protective of the stone, and will bark, or attack anyone who got near it. Even if Shiraishi chained it, it will always escape. Matsuda, a villager who had enough of the dog. Removed the stone and killed the dog.
* Mitsuko - A villager from the Inunaki Village who hated the jizo statues to death. She constantly kept knocking them down.
== Urban Legend ==
The game is based off the Inunaki Tunnel/Village urban legend. The urban legend goes like this:
The Inunaki Village is a mysterious village located in the town of Miyawaka in the Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. When you arrive at the sealed off entrance to the tunnel. There is a sign that reads: "The Constitutional Laws of Japan do not apply here." If one were to try to find the village, they may never return back. And even if they did, they will find the village to be abandoned, or finding residents commit cannibalism or mass murder within the premise. With the villagers welcoming you with hatchets or sickles. The Inunaki Village is also known as: "The Howling Dog Village". And is said to be the most haunted place in all of Japan. With the sounds of screaming or howling can be heard within the ridge. Current day technology also does not work within the village itself.
Most rumors about the village circulated due to the amount of mass murders that occur within the tunnel itself. On December 6th, 1988. 5 young men abducted and killed a factory worker whose car they wanted to steal. With them burning him to death inside the tunnel. In the end, all 5 men were then arrested and sentenced to life in prison. On top of that, in the year 2000. A dead body was also discovered in the nearby dam.
Another part of the rumor occurred around the early 1970s. When a young couple whose car engine broke down on their drive up to Hisayama. They headed up the forest to look for help, only for them to discover the Inunaki Village. The tunnel appeared abandoned, however a "crazy old man" appeared and welcomed them at first and offered the couple some assistance, before killing the two with a sickle.
The first official rumor surrounding the village was when an anonymous person sending a letter to Nippon TV. In which the story of the murder couple was included, along with the note encouraging the station crew to visit the place. The letter was titled: "The Village in Japan That Isn't Part of Japan".
The real Inunaki Village (in which its real name was: Inunakidani Village (犬鳴谷村)) existed during the Edo Period from 1691 to 1889. The village was under the rule of the Kuroda Clan, with their main source of income was producing ceramic products and steel manufacturing. The village eventually merged with a nearby village named; "Yoshikawa Village". Before eventually becoming the city of Miyawaka. The real village has been submerged due to the construction of the Inunaki Dam. As for the tunnel, the tunnel was built around the time of World War II. The tunnel was eventually closed due to poor maintenance and due to the passage being dangerous. With a new one opening in 1975.
== Trivia ==
* The creature that kills Keiji in the bad ending is a hellhound. Which is fitting since the Inunaki Tunnel is named "The Howling Dog Tunnel".
* Despite the tunnel in the game is shown to be incredibly long. In reality, there is a barrier blocked on both sides of the tunnel and the tunnel is shorter in length.
* There is a possibility that the Inunaki that kills Keiji in the Bad Ending is the spirit of Shiraishi's dog. As the dog is very protective and most likely killed Keiji for not helping the spirits of the village. But it's unknown if it's true.
* There is also a possibility that the spirit that chases Keiji in the Secret Ending is Mitsuko. (Who was mentioned in the note where the last jizo statue was buried). But it's unlikely that this is true.
* The note that mentions about 5 outsiders attacking an old man within the village is most likely based off the said incident above. In which 5 young men attacked a worker (who they wanted to steal their car from) and burned him inside the tunnel.
* The Inunaki can sometimes be seen behind the fence. (Most likely as an easter egg or as an oversight by the creators).
* Despite Keiji being male, the character that is seen on the game's banner through Chilla's Art Steam Search menu is female.
** There is a possibility that Keiji was originally supposed to be a female but was changed at some point during development.
== Download ==
Inunaki Tunnel on Steam
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