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‘Dollhouse’ Makes Yaguchi Shinobu Venture Into J-Horror / NYAFF

The horror film written and directed by Yaguchi Shinobu presents the filmmaker in a new light. The Japanese director, specialised in feel-good “zero to hero” films, switches to an eerie, creepy and gruesome type of storytelling. Dollhouse tells the story of Yoshie (Nagasawa Masami) and Tadahiko (Seto Koji), who are married and have a 5-year-old…

A Japanese Actress Kōki Will Team Up with “Slow Horses” Star Jack Lowden in John Maclean’s film, “Tornado”

A Japanese actress Kōki will team up with “Slow Horses”  star Jack Lowden and Takehiro Hira in “Tornado” which will be taken to the Cannes Market by HanWay Films.  Director John Maclean’s latest film, which sets in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Played by Kōki), is a young and determined Japanese woman who…

NYAFF : Ox-Head Village : Exclusive Interview with Director Takashi Shimizu

Ox-Head Village is a 2022 Japan-Japanese language movie, directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Daisuke Hosaka, Takashi Shimizu. Synopsis : In a so-called “spirit video”, Kanon (Kôki) is astonished to see a high-school girl who looks exactly like her. Exclusive Interview with Director Takashi Shimizu Q: What kind of place is Tsubono Kosen (Mineral…

Howling Village / An Exclusive Interview with a Japanese Horror Master Takashi Shimizu

Synopsis : After her brother goes missing, Kanade, a young psychologist visits his last known location, an infamous haunted and cursed site known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance. Her investigation reveals that the village’s mysteries are connected to her family and works to uncover her family’s dark history. An Exclusive interview with a…