Silent Hill F - Trailer Analysis

In the previous article, we went over all the info about the new mysterious horror project "SILENT HILL F". There you can find all information about the story, gameplay, and creators of the game. If you missed the article, here is the link:

>> All About Silent Hill F <<

And now I will analyze the trailer of Silent Hill F and try to discover interesting hidden details in this video.

Silent Hill F Trailer Analysis

In the trailer, we see how strange flowers begin to appear in a small Japanese town.

A young girl walks through the street, dragging a rusty steel pipe behind her. And she is pursued by red stems sprouting from the walls.

At the end of the trailer, we are shown a creepy scene of the "blooming” corpse of this girl floating along the river. And several more human bodies with similar flowers on them.

If you watch the video carefully, you can notice many interesting details. Let's try to find all the hidden details in the Silent Hill F trailer:

1) The scarecrow is dressed in a schoolgirl's uniform for some reason. And it also holds a sickle. In the lower right corner of this image, you can see a strange dark spot on the ground - that could be traces of blood.

2) The first bunch of flowers grows next to a small statue whose head is broken. If you look closely, you will notice that among the flowers there is something similar to intestines. And there's also a steel pipe lying on the ground.

3) Then we can see that pipe again in the hands of a girl. It should be noted here that the rusty steel pipe is the signature weapon in the Silent Hill games. It was used by heroes in all four classic installments of the SH series.

4) The large red structure in the middle of the water in the final scene is very similar to a real Japanese landmark called Itsukushima Shrine.

5) On one of the houses, you can see a sign with the inscription "千鶴屋商店". This translates as "Chizuru Store". Perhaps Chizuru is the name of the shop owner.

6) Also, there is the inscription: "戎ヶ丘駄菓子・玩具". This can be roughly translated as "Ebisugaoka. Cheap sweets, toys". Ebisugaoka - this sounds like some kind of geographical name and literally translates as "Barbarian Hill" (which is somewhat reminiscent of the name Silent Hill). It is possible that the word "Ebisugaoka" may be the name of the town where the events of the game take place.

Update: My theory was confirmed. In 2025, the developers announced that the town was indeed called "Ebisugaoka".

7) A little lower, you can notice the inscription "塩" - "salt”. It's strange that the store advertises sweets and salt at the same time.

8) In the final scene, we see the dead girl's face strangely falling, as it have been cut off. And there is a very similar moment in the second trailer. Apparently, the theme of the "cut-off faces" will play an important role in the plot of Silent Hill F.

9) At the end of the trailer, you can hear the title theme from Silent Hill 1, which was remade in traditional Japanese style.

10) And here's one more interesting detail. The trailer for "Silent Hill F" was directed by Yoshihiro Komori. He is known for the game "Rule of Rose", where he also directed the CG cutscenes.

References to Ryukishi's games

The story for "Silent Hill F" is being written by Japanese scenario writer Ryukishi07. He previously worked on such horror visual novels as Higurashi no Naku koro ni, Umineko no Naku koro ni, Higanbana no Saku yoru ni, and Iwaihime.

In the trailer of SHF, you can notice several references to Ryukishi's previous projects:

1) The title of the game is written in different colors: "Silent Hill" is in black, and the letter "F" is in red. Using one red letter in the title is an old trick of Ryukishi07. Higurashi and Umineko also had red letters in their titles - it looked like this:

ひぐらしのなく頃に
うみねこのなく頃に

2) At the end of the video, we see red flowers called "higanbana” (lycoris) growing around the heroine's corpse. This is a reference to the game "Higanbana no Saku yoru ni". Ryukishi also used the theme of such flowers there, and even called one of the heroines "Higanbana".

3) A traditional Japanese doll sometimes appears in the trailer. This may be a reference to "Iwaihime" - such Japanese dolls were an important theme in that game.