J-horror has taken a different face recently in the country, with local filmmakers more interested in exploring the borders of the category and how much a realistic base (as in the case of actual events) can be implemented in such types of films. Yosuke Goto also implements this approach in “Bldg N.”, based on a true story that took place in an apartment complex in Gifu Prefecture in 2000.
“Bldg N.” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Although Maho does not know it, her boyfriend Keita is still seeing his ex, Maho, who is experiencing an intense thanatophobia, as they attend the same college. For one of his projects, a horror film, the three of them decide to visit an abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. However, as soon as they arrive there, they realize that it is not uninhabited at all. The inhabitants, however, function like a cult of sorts,...
“Bldg N.” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Although Maho does not know it, her boyfriend Keita is still seeing his ex, Maho, who is experiencing an intense thanatophobia, as they attend the same college. For one of his projects, a horror film, the three of them decide to visit an abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. However, as soon as they arrive there, they realize that it is not uninhabited at all. The inhabitants, however, function like a cult of sorts,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In true fashion, the inspiration for the Japanese horror film Bldg. N is an urban legend. In the early 2000s, there was a media storm about the “poltergeist apartments” in Tomika, Gifu. This new complex lured many tenants with its cheap rent, but they gradually cleared out once the paranormal activity began and the news coverage became unreasonable. The reports on the supposed haunting don’t come across as especially unique, so director and writer Yōsuke Gotō understandably had to fill in the gaps when writing his adaptation of the incident. What he came up with is indeed unusual, given that Japanese ghost films don’t typically include Midsommar-esque death cults.
Bldg. N (or N-Goto) opens with the literal definition of thanatophobia, an intense fear of death and the dying process. The story then introduces the character afflicted with said phobia and shows how much of a toll it has taken on her life.
Bldg. N (or N-Goto) opens with the literal definition of thanatophobia, an intense fear of death and the dying process. The story then introduces the character afflicted with said phobia and shows how much of a toll it has taken on her life.
- 7/4/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Doing almost a complete U turn from her previous works, Akiko Ooku presents an ensemble comedy about the whole concept of marriage, in the style of the Japanese mainstream cinema the locals seem to love.
“Wedding High” is screening at Japan Society as part of The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from Japan Cuts and Beyong Program
Akihito and Haruka are about to get married, with the path to the wedding looking like it includes all the cliches of the concept: she is excited and ready to fuss on every detail, and he tries to hide his disinterest by pretending to be as much into them as she is. At the same time, though, it seems that a number of the guests consider that the wedding is more about them than the couple, and the agendas are already on the work. Yuya, Haruka’s ex-boyfriend who, expectedly, is not invited, is...
“Wedding High” is screening at Japan Society as part of The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from Japan Cuts and Beyong Program
Akihito and Haruka are about to get married, with the path to the wedding looking like it includes all the cliches of the concept: she is excited and ready to fuss on every detail, and he tries to hide his disinterest by pretending to be as much into them as she is. At the same time, though, it seems that a number of the guests consider that the wedding is more about them than the couple, and the agendas are already on the work. Yuya, Haruka’s ex-boyfriend who, expectedly, is not invited, is...
- 11/15/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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