According to Ryuganji’s Don Brown, acclaimed director Sion Sono has decided on his next film project, an adaption of Minoru Furuya’s psychological thriller manga Himizu.
Furuya Minoru made his debut in 1993 with the hit manga series Ping-Pong Club published weekly in Young Magazine, a series that set the standard for comedy manga throughout the 1990s. Himizu is different from his earlier work, a twisted tale of a middle-school boy’s psychological state of mind and how he deals with stressful situations.
Sion Sono has quickly become one of my favorite Japanese filmmakers. In 2001, he wrote, directed, and shot, what would later become his most successful movie to date: Suicide Circle, (Jisatsu Saakuru). The disturbing thriller about Japan’s incredibly high suicide rate was made in under four weeks time and placed him on the top tier of directors coming out of Japan. Sono is also known for Hair Extension,...
Furuya Minoru made his debut in 1993 with the hit manga series Ping-Pong Club published weekly in Young Magazine, a series that set the standard for comedy manga throughout the 1990s. Himizu is different from his earlier work, a twisted tale of a middle-school boy’s psychological state of mind and how he deals with stressful situations.
Sion Sono has quickly become one of my favorite Japanese filmmakers. In 2001, he wrote, directed, and shot, what would later become his most successful movie to date: Suicide Circle, (Jisatsu Saakuru). The disturbing thriller about Japan’s incredibly high suicide rate was made in under four weeks time and placed him on the top tier of directors coming out of Japan. Sono is also known for Hair Extension,...
- 4/18/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
On Monday, it was announced that creator Minoru Furuya’s manga Himizu will be adapted to a live-action film written and directed by Shion Sono (Love Exposure, Cold Fish).
Published serially in Young Magazine from 2001-2003, “Himizu” took a serious tone and represented a departure from Furuya’s previous comedy work such as his popular gag manga “Ping-Pong Club”. It featured a gloomy story which highlighted the darkness and cruelty of the human mind by showing how the main character reacts to various stressful situations.
Sono has re-read the manga many times and is particularly enthusiastic about the project, telling Young Magazine, “It’s a great honor to be filming this. It’s a risky venture I think.”
“Himizu” will be released in Japan sometime next year. Cast information has not yet been revealed.
Sources: Cinema Today, @ryuganji...
Published serially in Young Magazine from 2001-2003, “Himizu” took a serious tone and represented a departure from Furuya’s previous comedy work such as his popular gag manga “Ping-Pong Club”. It featured a gloomy story which highlighted the darkness and cruelty of the human mind by showing how the main character reacts to various stressful situations.
Sono has re-read the manga many times and is particularly enthusiastic about the project, telling Young Magazine, “It’s a great honor to be filming this. It’s a risky venture I think.”
“Himizu” will be released in Japan sometime next year. Cast information has not yet been revealed.
Sources: Cinema Today, @ryuganji...
- 4/18/2011
- Nippon Cinema
According to Ryuganji's Don Brown acclaimed director Sion Sono has settled on a new project to follow the upcoming Guilty of Romance. Word is that Sono is now adapting Minoru Furuya's dark psychological manga Himizu for the screen.Best known as a comedy writer - he made a big splash with his debut, Ping-Pong Club - Himizu marked a major change of pace for Furuya. The story dives into the psychology of a troubled junior high boy as he crumbles under the pressure of his life. And while that may have shocked fans of Furuya's earlier style when it was published it seems perfectly in keeping with the themes and tone of Sono's best known works....
- 4/18/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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