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Helldriver
is a 2010 Japanese splatter film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. It stars Yumiko Hara and Eihi Shiina, and was written by Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa. Synopsis A girl named Kika and her father hide from her mother, Rikka, who has gone insane and resorted to cannibalism, as well as her uncle, Yasushi, who aids his sister in her crimes. They find the two hiding in an abandoned town and incinerate Kika's father to death. Before the homicidal siblings can kill Kika, a meteorite falls from the sky inexplicably and hits Rikka, punching through her and destroying her heart. In her last breath, Rikka rips out Kika's heart and puts it in her chest. Immediately after, an unknown substance encases the two, putting them in cocoon-like states. Black ash emits from Rikka and eventually covers the northern half of Japan. People who inhale the ash are turned into bloodthirsty zombies. In an effort to contain the infection, a large wall is erected, dividing Japan in two, keeping the zombies north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn". Life and career Nishimura, born on April 1, 1967, had been interested in film from childhood but a major influence on his career was a painting by Salvador Dalí with distorted human bodies that he saw when in elementary school. He majored in law in college. Nishimura has said that he doesn't watch much television or movies but reads horror magazines and gets much of his inspiration from his dreams. He started making films while in junior high school by teaching himself about filming, lighting, special effects and modeling. In 1995 with a small crew he made the independently produced movie ''Anatomia Extinction'' (Genkai jinkō keisū). Nishimura wrote the screenplay, directed, and did the special effects. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Sugiura
, who, in the early part of her career performed under the name , is a Japanese actress, model, former gravure idol and AV idol. Life and career Asami was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and released March 12, 2005 by TMC. She also made a gravure (non-sex) video in March 2005 titled ''Wash Me!'' and she made her debut as an adult video (AV) actress in the April 2005 Kuki Tank release ''In Love''. She continued working for Kuki through 2005, most often with director Harry Sugino, before moving on to other studios. Outside the adult video field, Asami appeared in several V-Cinema releases and theatrical films including starring in the February 2006 film , directed by Noboru Iguchi, where she played a boy with a girl's face who decides to join a girls' school. One reviewer commented that she is "a woman playing a boy playing a girl. Which isn't easy to pull off. However, she actually does a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūrei Yanagi
is a Japanese actor and tarento. He was born in Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Yanagi was originally a member of Takeshi Kitano's gundan. In 1990 he continued to work with Takeshi for the film ''Boiling Point''. Afterwards, he appeared in over eight more films before meeting up with Takeshi again for the 1997 film ''Hana-bi''. His most recent roles have been in horror films such as '' Ring'', '' Ju-on'' and '' Ju-on 2''. He is married to actress, novelist, and essayist Atsuko Kawada. He is also credited as Masahiko Ono or Yuurei Yanagi. Partial filmography * ''Boiling Point'' (1990) as Masaki * '' Don't Look Up'' (1996) as Toshio Murai * ''Hana-bi'' (1997) as Chef No. 1 * '' Ring'' (1998) as AD Okazaki * ''Ring 2'' (1999) as AD Okazaki * '' Ju-on'' (2000) as Shunsuke Kobayashi * '' Carved'' (2007) as Detective Kubo * '' L: Change the World'' (2008) * '' The Slit-Mouthed Woman 0: The Beginning'' (2008) * ''Gothic & Lolita Psycho is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of ''The Iron Giant'' and ''Secondhand Lions''. Lisa Dreyer is festival director. Annick Mahnert is head of programming. History The festival focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, Asian, and cult. The festival takes place in September at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, filling eight screens for eight days and hosting many writers, directors, and actors, either well-established or unknown. The festival has become known as a launch-pad for genre films, where critical aclaim at the fest can lead to big box office returns. A notable feature of this festival is the inclusion of "secret screenings". For these screenings, the audience often does not know what the film will be until seated, moments before it begins. It also features many theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eihi Shiina
is a Japanese fashion model and actress from Fukuoka, Japan. She got her first big break in 1995, working for Benetton, after which she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look '95. More magazine work followed. Shiina made her film debut in 1998 with ''Open House''. She also published a book of photographs and poems, entitled ''No Filter, Only Eyes'', that same year. She is recognized internationally for her role as the psychopathic Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike's '' Audition'', and as the vengeful police officer Ruka in Yoshihiro Nishimura's '' Tokyo Gore Police''. Filmography * '' Audition'' (オーディション) (1999) as Asami Yamazaki (山崎麻美) * '' Eureka'' (2000) as Keiko Kōno * '' Harmful Insect'' (害虫) as Music Teacher (2002) * '' A Day on the Planet'' (2003) as Yamada's Lover * '' Sky High'' (2003) (TV) as Izuko * ''Jam Films 2 ''Jam Films'' and its sequels are collections of short films, each by a different Japanese director. ''Jam Films'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honoka
is a Japanese TV personality, actress, writer and former adult video (AV) performer who retired from the AV industry in 2008. Life and career Honoka was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. She is a licensed practical nurse and has appeared as a race queen at the 2004 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race (July 2004). She plays the guitar, enjoys swimming and volleyball, going to Kabuki theatre and walking her dog. Like fellow AV Idols Sora Aoi and Nana Natsume, she has been able to combine a career as an AV actress with mainstream movie and TV appearances. Before she started in AV, Honoka had a small role as a Gynoid secretary in the TV Tokyo cosplay drama ''The Ultimate Venus Angel Healing Force'' (究極癒し戦隊ヴィーナスエンジェル) which she was in from February 16 to March 29, 2004. AV actress Honoka began her adult video career in June 2004 with ''Bud'' for the Try-Heart Corporation on their Sexia label. She made several more videos with Try-Heart over the next 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Torihada
Minoru Torihada (鳥肌実 ''Torihada Minoru'') is a male Japanese comedian who claims to come from Sakhalin. His assumed surname, Torihada means "goosebumps" ("tori" meaning "bird" or class Aves, "hada" meaning "skin" or a soft outer covering of a vertebrate). He has an Internet channel called "Torijajiira Hōsō" (トリジャジーラ放送, or Torijazeera Broadcast), a parody of Al Jazeera. Biography The central concept of his act is that Torihada claims to be an extreme right-winger and a supporter of imperialism and militarism. According to essayist Mike Rogers writing in 2005, he was "the first Japanese comedian to venture into taboo subjects like the Imperial Family and make a mockery of Imperial Japan The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent forma ...." Filmography Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Namioka
is a Japanese actor. He made his acting debut in the television series ''Pride''. He appeared in Hiroshi Shinagawa's 2009 debut film ''Drop''. He also co-starred with Kōji Yakusho in Takashi Miike's '' 13 Assassins''. Filmography Films * ''Break Through!'' (2005) * ''Densha Otoko'' (2005) * '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) * ''Waiting in the Dark'' (2006) * ''Midnigth Eagle'' (2007) * ''Hero'' (2007) * ''Crows Zero'' (2007) * '' Tokyo Sonata'' (2008) * ''Chameleon'' (2008) * '' L: Change the World'' (2008) * '' Fish Story'' (2009) * ''Yellow Kid'' (2009) * ''Crows Zero 2'' (2009) * ''Drop'' (2009) * '' 13 Assassins'' (2010) * ''Golden Slumber'' (2010) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * '' Helldriver'' (2010) * '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City'' (2010) * ''Parade'' (2010) * ''The Detective Is in the Bar'' (2011) * ''Shodo Girls: Blue Blue Sky oi Aoi Sora' (2011) - Kazuki Yatsushiro * '' Gaku: Minna no Yama'' (2011) * ''Ninja Kids!!!'' (2011) * '' Hara-Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Gore Police
is a 2008 Japanese action splatter film co-written, edited and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and starring Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a vengeful police officer. ''Tokyo Gore Police'' was released to several film festivals in North America. It received generally positive reviews, noting that it lives up to its title by being gory, perverse and bizarre. Plot The film is set in a near future chaotic Japan. A mad scientist known as the "Key Man" (Itsuji Itao) has created a virus that mutates humans into monstrous creatures called "Engineers" that sprout bizarre weapons from any injury. The Tokyo Police Force has been privatized to deal with this new threat of engineers, so a special squad of officers called "Engineer Hunters" are created to deal with them. The Engineer Hunters are a private quasi-military force that utilize violence, sadism, and streetside executions to maintain law and order. Helping the police force is Ruka (Eihi Shiina), a troubled loner who is very skilled in disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Girl Vs Frankenstein Girl
is a 2009 Japanese gore film. It was directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu and premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival in June 2009. It is based on a manga of the same name by Shungiku Uchida. Plot In a typical Tokyo high school a perpetually teenage vampire named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) falls for her classmate, Mizushima (Takumi Saito), who happens to already be the reluctant boyfriend to the vice principal/science professor's daughter, Keiko (Eri Otoguro), a leader of a Sweet Lolita gang. The ensuing love triangle leads Keiko to seek the assistance of her father who, unbeknown to his daughter, moonlights as a Kabuki-clad mad scientist with the school nurse as his assistant. The pair experiment on students in the school basement hoping to discover the secret of reanimating corpses (akin to the work of Victor Frankenstein). Their hopes are answered when they discover a solution of Monami's blood holds the properties to bring life to dead body parts and inan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
The Sitges Film Festival ( ca, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, links=no) is an annual film festival held in Sitges, Spain, specialized in fantasy and horror films, of which it is considered one of the world's foremost international festivals. Established in 1968, the festival takes place every year, usually in early October. The 55th edition of the festival will be held from October 6 to 16, 2022. This year, in the 22nd edition of the Awards 15 film schools and universities around Catalonia, which have submitted a total of 32 audiovisual works, will also participate. Venues The main venue of the Sitges Film Festival is the Auditori (Auditorium), located in the Hotel Melià Sitges (in the Port d'Aiguadolç area), which has a capacity of 1,384 seats. As of 2020, other venues are: Cine El Retiro (El Retiro Cinema), Cine Prado (Prado Cinema), Brigadoon - L'escorxador (a beautiful modernista building), Tramuntana (another cinema hall in Hotel Melià), Platj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zombie Movies
A zombie film is a film genre. Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings. They are commonly portrayed as cannibalistic in nature. While zombie films generally fall into the horror genre, some cross over into other genres, such as action, comedy, science fiction, thriller, or romance. Distinct subgenres have evolved, such as the "zombie comedy" or the "zombie apocalypse". Zombies are distinct from ghosts, ghouls, mummies, Frankenstein's monsters or vampires, so this list does not include films devoted to these types of undead. History Victor Halperin's '' White Zombie'' was released in 1932 and is often cited as the first zombie film. A number of zombie films were produced in the late 1930s and 1940s, including ''I Walked with a Zombie'' (1943). Inspired by the zombie of Haitian folklore, the modern zombie emerged in popular culture during the latter half of the twentieth century, with George A. Romero's seminal fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
