While Hollywood is still fixated on "The Ring" — the sequel "Rings" is now shooting, and takes place thirteen years after the first movie — the franchise's original director Hideo Nakata has moved on, continuing to build his filmography with genre fare like "Chatroom," "Chaos," "Kaidan," and more. His latest is once again bringing more spooky stuff, this time to the hallowed halls of the theater. The first teaser trailer for "Gekijourei" has arrived (according to IMDb the English title is "Stageghost"), and the story follows some actresses who find themselves the target of mysterious, unexplained accidents at a theater, that undoubtedly have some scary origins. And for those of you who are followers of Japanese girl pop group AKB48, the film's lead actress is member Haruka Shimazaki. "Gekijourei" opens in Japan on November 21st. Watch below. [via Film Divider]...
- 3/25/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Japan’s Nikkatsu has sold J-horror master Hideo Nakata’s new film Ghost Theater to Red Pictures Pte. Ltd. for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
The Ring director is currently in post-production on the film which takes place in a haunted playhouse.
A young actress, Sara, who lands a leading role in a major play, soon encounters bitter rivalry amongst her fellow cast members which escalates into out-and-out hatred.
Strange things start happening at rehearsals and Sara begins to investigate a very real and menacing threat.
Starring Haruka Shimazaki, Rika Adachi, Riho Takada and Keita Machida, the film is due for release in Japan in the third quarter of 2015.
The Ring director is currently in post-production on the film which takes place in a haunted playhouse.
A young actress, Sara, who lands a leading role in a major play, soon encounters bitter rivalry amongst her fellow cast members which escalates into out-and-out hatred.
Strange things start happening at rehearsals and Sara begins to investigate a very real and menacing threat.
Starring Haruka Shimazaki, Rika Adachi, Riho Takada and Keita Machida, the film is due for release in Japan in the third quarter of 2015.
- 3/24/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Japanese studio Nikkatsu is attending Efm with Hideo Nakata horror Ghost Theatre and Yuki Tanada’s Romance, which teams the female director with award-winning actress-singer Yuko Oshima.
Nakata is revisiting his roots with Ghost Theatre (working title), inspired by his 1996 horror Ghost Actress, made before he filmed The Ring franchise, which kicked off a worldwide interest in J-horror.
While Ghost Actress followed a vengeful spirit that drives a movie crew to insanity, Ghost Theatre is set in a haunted playhouse.
The film has been receiving offers even before footage is available, according to Nikkatsu reps.
Actresses Haruka Shimazaki and Rika Adachi head the cast of the film, which is currently in post-production.
Meanwhile, Tanada’s Romance (working title) stars Oshima as a young woman working on a luxury train who embarks on a road trip with a shady film producer.
A former member of pop band AKB48, Oshima recently won several awards for her supporting role in...
Nakata is revisiting his roots with Ghost Theatre (working title), inspired by his 1996 horror Ghost Actress, made before he filmed The Ring franchise, which kicked off a worldwide interest in J-horror.
While Ghost Actress followed a vengeful spirit that drives a movie crew to insanity, Ghost Theatre is set in a haunted playhouse.
The film has been receiving offers even before footage is available, according to Nikkatsu reps.
Actresses Haruka Shimazaki and Rika Adachi head the cast of the film, which is currently in post-production.
Meanwhile, Tanada’s Romance (working title) stars Oshima as a young woman working on a luxury train who embarks on a road trip with a shady film producer.
A former member of pop band AKB48, Oshima recently won several awards for her supporting role in...
- 2/5/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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