The official website for Hiroshi Takahashi‘s Kyofu (terror, horror, fear, fright - take your pick) has been updated with a trailer for the film.
Takahashi was the screenwriter for Hideo Nakata‘s “Ring”, the 1998 film which launched the J-horror wave that had Japanese teenagers biting their fingernails and routinely screaming “yada yada!” for several years afterward. Most would agree that particular wave has been pretty much kaput for a good while now, but don’t tell that to producer Takashige Ichise, who keeps finding ways to get worldwide distribution for the “J-Horror Theater” series of horror films he’s been involved with from the beginning. As the trailer shows, the series includes Masayuki Ochiai’s “Infection”, Norio Tsuruta’s “Premonition”, Takashi Shimizu’s “Reincarnation”, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Retribution”, and Hideo Nakata’s “Kaidan”. Kyofu is intended to be the sixth entry in the series.
The theme of the film...
Takahashi was the screenwriter for Hideo Nakata‘s “Ring”, the 1998 film which launched the J-horror wave that had Japanese teenagers biting their fingernails and routinely screaming “yada yada!” for several years afterward. Most would agree that particular wave has been pretty much kaput for a good while now, but don’t tell that to producer Takashige Ichise, who keeps finding ways to get worldwide distribution for the “J-Horror Theater” series of horror films he’s been involved with from the beginning. As the trailer shows, the series includes Masayuki Ochiai’s “Infection”, Norio Tsuruta’s “Premonition”, Takashi Shimizu’s “Reincarnation”, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Retribution”, and Hideo Nakata’s “Kaidan”. Kyofu is intended to be the sixth entry in the series.
The theme of the film...
- 4/22/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Completion of Hiroshi Takahashi‘s upcoming horror film Kyofu was just announced yesterday, but distributor Tokyo Theaters Co., Inc. has already hit a bit of a snag trying to promote it. The current poster art has been rejected by Japan’s train stations for being “too extreme” for public display.
The project reunites Takahashi with producer Takashige Ichise. The pair most notably worked together on Hideo Nakata’s smash hit 1998 film Ring, which was largely responsible for the seemingly relentless “J-horror wave” that continued in earnest for about 5 or 6 years and spawned several Hollywood remakes.
Kyofu’s poster features a character named Miyuki who’s appearance is very reminiscent of Sadako, the pale, long-haired ghost in Ring who murdered her victims 7 days after they watched a cursed videotape. The section of the poster in question is the apparent hole in Miyuki’s head exposing her brain, which looks like it’s about to spill out.
The project reunites Takahashi with producer Takashige Ichise. The pair most notably worked together on Hideo Nakata’s smash hit 1998 film Ring, which was largely responsible for the seemingly relentless “J-horror wave” that continued in earnest for about 5 or 6 years and spawned several Hollywood remakes.
Kyofu’s poster features a character named Miyuki who’s appearance is very reminiscent of Sadako, the pale, long-haired ghost in Ring who murdered her victims 7 days after they watched a cursed videotape. The section of the poster in question is the apparent hole in Miyuki’s head exposing her brain, which looks like it’s about to spill out.
- 4/6/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Completion of Hiroshi Takahashi‘s upcoming horror film Kyofu was just announced yesterday, but distributor Tokyo Theaters Co., Inc. has already hit a bit of a snag trying to promote it. The current poster art has been rejected by Japan’s train stations for being “too extreme” for public display.
The project reunites Takahashi with producer Takashige Ichise. The pair most notably worked together on Hideo Nakata’s smash hit 1998 film Ring, which was largely responsible for the seemingly relentless “J-horror wave” that continued in earnest for about 5 or 6 years and spawned several Hollywood remakes.
Kyofu’s poster features a character named Miyuki who’s appearance is very reminiscent of Sadako, the pale, long-haired ghost in Ring who murdered her victims 7 days after they watched a cursed videotape. The section of the poster in question is the apparent hole in Miyuki’s head exposing her brain, which looks like it’s about to spill out.
The project reunites Takahashi with producer Takashige Ichise. The pair most notably worked together on Hideo Nakata’s smash hit 1998 film Ring, which was largely responsible for the seemingly relentless “J-horror wave” that continued in earnest for about 5 or 6 years and spawned several Hollywood remakes.
Kyofu’s poster features a character named Miyuki who’s appearance is very reminiscent of Sadako, the pale, long-haired ghost in Ring who murdered her victims 7 days after they watched a cursed videotape. The section of the poster in question is the apparent hole in Miyuki’s head exposing her brain, which looks like it’s about to spill out.
- 4/6/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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