Konatsu Kato, a Japanese model and actress who played the lead character Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill f, recently posted a video of herself playing the game on YouTube. The two-hour session quickly gained over 1.6 million views, demonstrating that the language of horror is truly universal.

The Reason It Hit Home

Kato’s emotional responses, gasps, shocked sobs, laughter, and quiet tense moments, spoke volumes to viewers worldwide, despite the fact that her stream was entirely in Japanese. Her authenticity was praised by fans, who said that her body language and facial expressions made the experience universally relatable.

What took place during the stream

Kato responded in real time to the jump scares and unsettling visuals in the game during the playthrough. She even yelled, “I can’t take this anymore!” at one point. as she made her way through a particularly tense scene. Her sincere humor and fear soon won over fans, igniting social media conversation and memes.