{"id":35163,"date":"2026-09-03T13:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35163"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:51:23","slug":"splash-city-exclusive-interview-with-co-writer-co-director-berner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=35163","title":{"rendered":"Splash City : Exclusive Interview with Co-Writer\/Co-Director Berner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u24d2Courtesy of Lionsgate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"amplified_100007149\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35166 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Splash-City-poster2.png\" alt=\"Splash City \" width=\"928\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Splash-City-poster2.png 928w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Splash-City-poster2-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Splash-City-poster2-768x738.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Splash-City-poster2-696x669.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Splash City<\/strong> : Two brothers on diverging paths struggle to survive amidst the pressures of their community.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Berner, Alex Ferrufino<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : Alex Ferrufino, David Mansanalez, Berner, Alan Luna<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Berner, David Mansanalez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor<\/strong> : Lionsgate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : 1111, 4 Ways Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : R Genre : Crime, Drama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Jul 20, 2026, Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 33m<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;SPLASH CITY release On Digital and VOD Friday, September 4&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?author=2\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Vrze2vx3avI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Splash City (2026) Official Trailer \u2013 A Film By Berner\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vrze2vx3avI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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