Nobuhiro Hosoki 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’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t 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.

Novocaine : When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

Director : Dan Berk, Robert Olsen

Producer : Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Julian Rosenberg

Screenwriter : Lars Jacobson

Distributor : Paramount Pictures

Production Co : Safehouse Pictures, Infrared

Rating : R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout|Grisly Images)

Genre : Action, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language : English

Release Date (Theaters) : Mar 14, 2025, Wide

Runtime : 1h 50m

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