Twins Japan and Warner Bros. Japan are teaming up to produce “Ghost Hunt”, the live action, based on the popular novel and manga series.
Ghost Hunt, originally titled Akuryo, is a light novel series, targeting young adult demographic, written by Fuyumi Ono, whose last episode was published in 1994. The novels were later adapted into a radio drama, in 1997, then a manga adaptation written and illustrated by Shiho Inada began serialization in monthly shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi in 1998 and ended in 2010, also published in twelve volumes by Kodansha. In October 2006, the anime television series adaptation of the manga premiered in Japan under the same name “Ghost Hunt”.
Japanese actor Miura Haruma (“A Banana? At This Time of Night?“) has officially signed on to star in the adaptation, due to be released in September 2021 in Japan. Haruma would play “Kazuya Shibuya”, the owner of Spr (Shibuya Psychic Research). Hana Sugisaki (“Blade of the Immortal...
Ghost Hunt, originally titled Akuryo, is a light novel series, targeting young adult demographic, written by Fuyumi Ono, whose last episode was published in 1994. The novels were later adapted into a radio drama, in 1997, then a manga adaptation written and illustrated by Shiho Inada began serialization in monthly shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi in 1998 and ended in 2010, also published in twelve volumes by Kodansha. In October 2006, the anime television series adaptation of the manga premiered in Japan under the same name “Ghost Hunt”.
Japanese actor Miura Haruma (“A Banana? At This Time of Night?“) has officially signed on to star in the adaptation, due to be released in September 2021 in Japan. Haruma would play “Kazuya Shibuya”, the owner of Spr (Shibuya Psychic Research). Hana Sugisaki (“Blade of the Immortal...
- 5/13/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
On February 13th, an immortal samurai's vengeance can be yours to own. Takashi Miike's centennial film Blade of the Immortal is coming to Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Magnolia Home Entertainment, and it comes with five special features. Continue reading for specs and a look at the red band trailer in case you missed it.
Blu-ray.com reports that Blade of the Immortal, Takashi Miike's 100th film, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 13th from Magnolia Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray release will include the following special features:
Manji vs. 300 - Featurette Takuya Kimura Interview Cast Interviews Poster Gallery Original Trailers
Synopsis: "Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen."
Directed by Takashi Miike and...
Blu-ray.com reports that Blade of the Immortal, Takashi Miike's 100th film, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 13th from Magnolia Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray release will include the following special features:
Manji vs. 300 - Featurette Takuya Kimura Interview Cast Interviews Poster Gallery Original Trailers
Synopsis: "Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen."
Directed by Takashi Miike and...
- 1/22/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Over the better part of three decades, filmmaker Takashi Miike has dazzled viewers with bold cinematic visions like 13 Assassins, Audition, and Ichi the Killer. Now, for his 100th film, Miike shows us the high body count that comes from a warrior who can't die in Blade of the Immortal, and we've been provided with an exclusive look at the alternative poster for the film.
You can check out the stylish slashes on the exclusive alternative poster below, and keep an eye out for Blade of the Immortal in theaters this November from Magnet Releasing.
Synopsis: "Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu.
You can check out the stylish slashes on the exclusive alternative poster below, and keep an eye out for Blade of the Immortal in theaters this November from Magnet Releasing.
Synopsis: "Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu.
- 10/30/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has just posted the Red Band trailer for the upcoming film "Blade Of The Immortal", based on the manga by Hiroaki Samura. The film is directed by Takashi Miike and written by Tetsuya Oishi. Takuya Kimura, one of Japan's biggest stars ("Space Battleship"), plays the lead alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki. Sôta Fukushi and Ebizô Ichikawa ("13 Assassins") round out the cast with veterans Min Tanaka and Tsutomu Yamazaki. "Blade Of The Immortal" marks Japanese director Takashi Miike's 100th film ! The Blade of the Immortal manga was first published in “Afternoon” from June 25, 1993 to December 25, 2012. An anime adaptation was produced in 2008 as well as a Japanese novel. The American version of the novel was released in...
- 8/31/2017
- www.ohmygore.com/
Exclusive: HanWay inks deal with Arrow Films, which plots “major” release.
Arrow Films has acquired all UK rights for Blade Of The Immortal from HanWay at Cannes Film Festival.
Takashi Miike’s samurai epic, based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name, follows an immortal warrior who is enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter at the hand of a group of master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura (Hero), plays the lead alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki. Sôta Fukushi and Ebizô Ichikawa (13 Assassins) round out the cast with veterans Min Tanaka and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Arrow plans to release the film later this year.
The film was written by Tetsuya Oishi and produced by Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, with Warner Bros Japan.
The deal was negotiated by Mark Lane at HanWay Films on behalf of the filmmakers with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director of Arrow Films, who said of...
Arrow Films has acquired all UK rights for Blade Of The Immortal from HanWay at Cannes Film Festival.
Takashi Miike’s samurai epic, based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name, follows an immortal warrior who is enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter at the hand of a group of master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura (Hero), plays the lead alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki. Sôta Fukushi and Ebizô Ichikawa (13 Assassins) round out the cast with veterans Min Tanaka and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Arrow plans to release the film later this year.
The film was written by Tetsuya Oishi and produced by Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, with Warner Bros Japan.
The deal was negotiated by Mark Lane at HanWay Films on behalf of the filmmakers with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director of Arrow Films, who said of...
- 5/24/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Author: Jo-Ann Titmarsh
Takashi Miike has just made his hundredth film, and what a fine centenary moment it is. Blade of the Immortal takes the Japanese director to familiar territory, with samurai swordsmen and shoguns at odds with a renegade faction. In fact, there are many similarities with Miike’s highly entertaining 13 Assassins, not least of all the body (and limb) count.
Whereas 13 Assassins was a more classical tale, Blade of the Immortal is an adaptation of a manga comic about a cursed samurai who has to kill a thousand evil men to become mortal. And – spoiler alert! – in the film version our hero gets to about a fifth of that number in the first ten minutes before we’ve even got to the opening credits. The film opens in black and white. Our hero, Manji (the excellent Tetsuya Oishi), has killed some men, one of whom is his sister’s husband.
Takashi Miike has just made his hundredth film, and what a fine centenary moment it is. Blade of the Immortal takes the Japanese director to familiar territory, with samurai swordsmen and shoguns at odds with a renegade faction. In fact, there are many similarities with Miike’s highly entertaining 13 Assassins, not least of all the body (and limb) count.
Whereas 13 Assassins was a more classical tale, Blade of the Immortal is an adaptation of a manga comic about a cursed samurai who has to kill a thousand evil men to become mortal. And – spoiler alert! – in the film version our hero gets to about a fifth of that number in the first ten minutes before we’ve even got to the opening credits. The film opens in black and white. Our hero, Manji (the excellent Tetsuya Oishi), has killed some men, one of whom is his sister’s husband.
- 5/19/2017
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With a body count in the thousands and a breakneck pitch that starts at feverishly intense and only builds upwards, “Blade of the Immortal” is certainly one of Takashi Miike’s most lethal works. But then, how else should a director with Miike’s talents celebrate such a milestone? You see, not only is his adaptation of a popular manga overloaded, overlong and gleefully over-the-top – it’s also the director’s hundredth feature film.
Based on Hiroaki Samura’s eponymous series, “Blade of the Immortal” follows Manji (local mega-star Takuya Kimura), a cursed samurai and unkillable killing machine who broods and maims his way across Edo era Japan. Thanks to the “sacred bloodworms” coursing through his veins, Manji can heal any wound and ages in slow motion, and that’s not the only similarity to a certain Marvel hero, as this film also hinges on the relationship between the older...
Based on Hiroaki Samura’s eponymous series, “Blade of the Immortal” follows Manji (local mega-star Takuya Kimura), a cursed samurai and unkillable killing machine who broods and maims his way across Edo era Japan. Thanks to the “sacred bloodworms” coursing through his veins, Manji can heal any wound and ages in slow motion, and that’s not the only similarity to a certain Marvel hero, as this film also hinges on the relationship between the older...
- 5/18/2017
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Watch the first full-length English-language trailer for samurai epic.
Screen can reveal the first full-length English-language trailer for Takashi Miike’s samurai epic Blade Of The Immortal, which is playing out of competition in Cannes.
Watch the trailer, whose kick-ass theme song comes from Japanese musician Miyavi, below or on mobile Here.
Magnet releasing recently acquired Us rights to the movie which is sold by HanWay.
The film is based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name about a warrior enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter by master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura stars alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Ebizô Ichikawa, and veterans of the screen Min Tanaka, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Tetsuya Oishi wrote the screenplay and producers are Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, in association with Warner Bros Japan.
Read more:
Takashi Miike talks ‘Blade Of The Immortal’ and Cannes
The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
Screen can reveal the first full-length English-language trailer for Takashi Miike’s samurai epic Blade Of The Immortal, which is playing out of competition in Cannes.
Watch the trailer, whose kick-ass theme song comes from Japanese musician Miyavi, below or on mobile Here.
Magnet releasing recently acquired Us rights to the movie which is sold by HanWay.
The film is based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name about a warrior enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter by master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura stars alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Ebizô Ichikawa, and veterans of the screen Min Tanaka, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Tetsuya Oishi wrote the screenplay and producers are Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, in association with Warner Bros Japan.
Read more:
Takashi Miike talks ‘Blade Of The Immortal’ and Cannes
The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
- 5/18/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Samurai epic plays out of competition in Cannes. HanWay handles international sales.
The genre arm of Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Takashi Miike’s Cannes official selection Blade Of The Immortal.
The film will play out of competition and is based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name. Magnet plans to release the film later this year.
Blade Of The Immortal follows a warrior enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter by master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura stars alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Ebizô Ichikawa, and veterans of the screen Min Tanaka, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Tetsuya Oishi wrote the screenplay and producers are Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, in association with Warner Bros Japan.
Magnolia / Magnet also have rights to two more films in Cannes: Arnaud Desplechin’s festival opener Ismael’s Ghosts, and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or contender The Square.
“We’ve been...
The genre arm of Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Takashi Miike’s Cannes official selection Blade Of The Immortal.
The film will play out of competition and is based on Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name. Magnet plans to release the film later this year.
Blade Of The Immortal follows a warrior enlisted by a young girl to avenge her parents’ slaughter by master swordsmen.
Takuya Kimura stars alongside newcomer Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Ebizô Ichikawa, and veterans of the screen Min Tanaka, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Tetsuya Oishi wrote the screenplay and producers are Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, and Shigeji Maeda, in association with Warner Bros Japan.
Magnolia / Magnet also have rights to two more films in Cannes: Arnaud Desplechin’s festival opener Ismael’s Ghosts, and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or contender The Square.
“We’ve been...
- 5/12/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Director: Tae-gyun Kim.
Writers: Kôji Matsumoto (manga), and Tetsuya Oishi (screenplay).
Cast: Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa and Kôji Yamamoto.
Despite the misleading title and the film’s comic book origins, the only real problem with Higanjima, Escape from Vampire Island is that Japanese folklore does not have any real vampires to really call their own. There are vampire-like creatures, like the Kappa, said to lure its victims to a watery grave to feast upon their blood; but, it is a creature that's also revered than always feared. There is also an Ikiryoh, a spirit that can drain its victim of its energy. That said, the real life folklore do not deter from the enjoyment of this film. Vampires can freely move about the world and amalgamate into any culture where it is given a new name by the village it is raiding.
In this film, that is almost exactly what happened.
Writers: Kôji Matsumoto (manga), and Tetsuya Oishi (screenplay).
Cast: Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa and Kôji Yamamoto.
Despite the misleading title and the film’s comic book origins, the only real problem with Higanjima, Escape from Vampire Island is that Japanese folklore does not have any real vampires to really call their own. There are vampire-like creatures, like the Kappa, said to lure its victims to a watery grave to feast upon their blood; but, it is a creature that's also revered than always feared. There is also an Ikiryoh, a spirit that can drain its victim of its energy. That said, the real life folklore do not deter from the enjoyment of this film. Vampires can freely move about the world and amalgamate into any culture where it is given a new name by the village it is raiding.
In this film, that is almost exactly what happened.
- 11/5/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Higanjima – Escape From Vampire Island
Stars: Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa, Kôji Yamamoto, Hideo Ishiguro, Miori Takimoto, Tomohisa Yuge | Written by Tetsuya Ôishi | Directed by Kim Tae-gyun
Two years after his brother goes missing, Akira meets a beautiful young woman, Rei, who claims he is still alive and can be found on the remote, uncharted Japanese island of Higanjima. Desperate to see his brother Atsushi again and to solve the mystery of his disappearance, Akira talks several of his friends into joining him on a trip to the island in search of Atsushi.
Arriving in Higanjima, Akira and his friends learn that they have been lured there by Rei to be food for the island’s inhabitants – a race of extremely bloodthirsty vampires! Captured by Higanjima’s bloodsucking inhabitants, Akira and his friends eventually escape, crossing paths with Atsushi, who proclaims he has devoted himself to slaying all the vampires on Higanjima.
Stars: Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa, Kôji Yamamoto, Hideo Ishiguro, Miori Takimoto, Tomohisa Yuge | Written by Tetsuya Ôishi | Directed by Kim Tae-gyun
Two years after his brother goes missing, Akira meets a beautiful young woman, Rei, who claims he is still alive and can be found on the remote, uncharted Japanese island of Higanjima. Desperate to see his brother Atsushi again and to solve the mystery of his disappearance, Akira talks several of his friends into joining him on a trip to the island in search of Atsushi.
Arriving in Higanjima, Akira and his friends learn that they have been lured there by Rei to be food for the island’s inhabitants – a race of extremely bloodthirsty vampires! Captured by Higanjima’s bloodsucking inhabitants, Akira and his friends eventually escape, crossing paths with Atsushi, who proclaims he has devoted himself to slaying all the vampires on Higanjima.
- 9/19/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Year: 2009
Directors: Tae-gyun Kim
Writers: Kôji Matsumoto / Tetsuya Ôishi
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 4 out of 10
On the island of Higanjima, populated almost entirely by vampires, hero Atsushi (Dai Watanabe) wages a daily war with the bloodsuckers, dispatching each with a gruesome bamboo battering ram. Back on the Japanese mainland, his brother Akira (Hideo Ishiguro) and his friends learn that his missing brother may yet still be alive, so they head to the island to bring him back, and are soon locked in sword-to-fang combat with the living dead.
Okay, so when I hear there's yet another vampire film out there, regardless of the fact that it's a Korean/Japanese co-production, it's still a bit difficult to get excited, even if the film in question features katana-weilding vampire slayers. Harkening back to the days of rampant genre-busting Honk Kong action movies, "Higanjima", adapted from the manga, is...
Directors: Tae-gyun Kim
Writers: Kôji Matsumoto / Tetsuya Ôishi
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 4 out of 10
On the island of Higanjima, populated almost entirely by vampires, hero Atsushi (Dai Watanabe) wages a daily war with the bloodsuckers, dispatching each with a gruesome bamboo battering ram. Back on the Japanese mainland, his brother Akira (Hideo Ishiguro) and his friends learn that his missing brother may yet still be alive, so they head to the island to bring him back, and are soon locked in sword-to-fang combat with the living dead.
Okay, so when I hear there's yet another vampire film out there, regardless of the fact that it's a Korean/Japanese co-production, it's still a bit difficult to get excited, even if the film in question features katana-weilding vampire slayers. Harkening back to the days of rampant genre-busting Honk Kong action movies, "Higanjima", adapted from the manga, is...
- 3/31/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The 2010 SXSW Film Festival will take place March 12-20 in Austin, Texas. Higanjima (Japan/Korea) Director: Tae-Kyun Kim. Screenwriter: Tetsuya Ôishi Two years after losing contact, Akira discovers that his long-lost brother may be found on Higanjima Island. He may also find on Higanjima an army of blood-sucking vampires. Cast: Koji Yamamoto, Hideo Ishiguro, Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa (North American Premiere) Monsters (UK) Director and Screenwriter: Gareth Edwards Six years after a Nasa probe crashes, bringing alien life forms to Earth, a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the Us border. Cast: Scoot McNairym, Whitney [...]...
- 2/5/2010
- by Arthur Leander
- Alt Film Guide
SXFantastic! SXSW 2010 presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight!
Austin, Texas - February 4, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the complete features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 12 – 20, 2010 in Austin, Texas.
Over the course of nine days, 119 features will screen at the festival, with 55 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2010.
For the second year in a row, Fantastic Fest has selected a slate of midnight features as part of the official SXSW Lineup. You can see these films and more with a SXSW film badge. SXSW film badges are on sale at www.sxsw.com/attend.
Mind-bending international Midnighters, hand-selected by Fantastic Fest.
Films screening in Sx Fantastic are:
Higanjima (Japan/Korea)
(International Festival Premiere)
Director: Tae-Kyun Kim.
Screenwriter: Tetsuya Ôishi
Two years after losing contact, Akira discovers that his long-lost brother may be found on
Higanjima Island. He may also find an army of blood-sucking vampires.
Austin, Texas - February 4, 2010 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the complete features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 12 – 20, 2010 in Austin, Texas.
Over the course of nine days, 119 features will screen at the festival, with 55 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2010.
For the second year in a row, Fantastic Fest has selected a slate of midnight features as part of the official SXSW Lineup. You can see these films and more with a SXSW film badge. SXSW film badges are on sale at www.sxsw.com/attend.
Mind-bending international Midnighters, hand-selected by Fantastic Fest.
Films screening in Sx Fantastic are:
Higanjima (Japan/Korea)
(International Festival Premiere)
Director: Tae-Kyun Kim.
Screenwriter: Tetsuya Ôishi
Two years after losing contact, Akira discovers that his long-lost brother may be found on
Higanjima Island. He may also find an army of blood-sucking vampires.
- 2/4/2010
- by zack
- OriginalAlamo.com
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
Next month the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival will be in full swing down in awesome Austin, Texas, and we've got a look at what horror flicks will be sending super-sized chills down the spines of festival goers.
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the complete features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 12–20, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Over the course of nine days, 119 features will screen at the festival, with 55 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2010. These films were selected from a record 1,572 film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films.
Midnighters series: Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.
Amer (Belgium)
"Ana is confronted to Body and Desire at three key moments of her life."
Directors: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. Screenwriter: Bruno Forzani
Cast: Bianca Maria D’Amato,...
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the complete features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 12–20, 2010, in Austin, Texas. Over the course of nine days, 119 features will screen at the festival, with 55 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2010. These films were selected from a record 1,572 film submissions composed of 1,206 U.S. and 366 international feature-length films.
Midnighters series: Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.
Amer (Belgium)
"Ana is confronted to Body and Desire at three key moments of her life."
Directors: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. Screenwriter: Bruno Forzani
Cast: Bianca Maria D’Amato,...
- 2/4/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A big 24fps welcome to new member of the team Adam. He's waisted no time and has kicked off proceedings with a review of Kenta Fukasaku’s wacked out J-horror, X-Cross. Director: Kenta Fukasaku. Review: Adam Wing. Human sacrifice, severed limbs, crazy locals and mummification, I guess it’s that time of the month again. Welcome to the wonderful world of Japanese cinema. Kenta Fukasaku (Yo-Yo Cop Girl, Battle Royale 2) is back behind the camera for his fourth feature, working from a script by Tetsuya Oishi (the Death Note movies) and based upon a novel by Nobuyuki Joko. It’s a familiar tale of love and loss, or at least that’s how it might read in the script, what soon becomes apparent however is that the loss we are witnessing has less to do with love and more to do with legs. Shiyori (Nao Matsushita) has just split up with her boyfriend,...
- 2/7/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Battle Royale 2 helmer Kenta Fukasaku has conjured up a bizarre horror-comedy entitled X-Cross (or, "criss-cross" but not in the "wearing your jeans backwards sorta way") that has landed on our radar. Based on the hit novel by Nobuyuki Joko and scripted by Tetsuya Oishi ( Death Note: The Last Name , Death Note ), the film is described as a mix of elements from The Wicker Man , Friday the 13th and The Burning with Rashomon -style flashbacks. An official plot synopsis follows. There are no U.S. release plans yet for the film, but it arrives on Region 2 DVD on January 19th. Photos and a trailer can be found below... Having recently split up with her first boyfriend and in need of some sympathy, Shiyori (Nao Matsushita) is invited for a...
- 11/26/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
You ever wonder if manga fans in Japan get as riled up as their comic book counterparts do here in the West? How many fans yell out ‘Baka’ [stupid] versus ‘Sugoi’ [cool]? Something to ponder… anyways-
Another day, another manga adaptation to announce. Today it is the horror manga Higanjima, ‘the manga is named after a fictional island where the brother of the main character (Akira Miyamoto) went missing two years ago. Miyamoto leads a search party of friends to the island and discovers that there are vampires and other creatures lurking on it.’
Volcano High director Tae-Gyun Kim is directing the film. It will mark his return to genre cinema since doing Vh. And Japanese scribe Tetsuya Oishi, responsible for the scripts for the Death Note films is handling the adaptation of the original text.
There has been no word on the cast but the project is targeted for a Summer 2009 release.
Another day, another manga adaptation to announce. Today it is the horror manga Higanjima, ‘the manga is named after a fictional island where the brother of the main character (Akira Miyamoto) went missing two years ago. Miyamoto leads a search party of friends to the island and discovers that there are vampires and other creatures lurking on it.’
Volcano High director Tae-Gyun Kim is directing the film. It will mark his return to genre cinema since doing Vh. And Japanese scribe Tetsuya Oishi, responsible for the scripts for the Death Note films is handling the adaptation of the original text.
There has been no word on the cast but the project is targeted for a Summer 2009 release.
- 7/29/2008
- by Mack
- Screen Anarchy
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