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Hideo Nakata
is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as ''Ring'' (1998), ''Ring 2'' (1999) and ''Dark Water'' (2002). Several of these were remade in English as '' The Ring'' (2002), ''Dark Water'' (2005), and ''The Ring Two''. Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with ''True Believers'', but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie ''The Ring Two'' (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film. Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with '' Ghost Actress'' a.k.a. ''Don't Look Up'' (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of ''Ring''. Other Nakata films include ''Sleeping Bride'' (2000); ''Curse, Death and Spirit''; and ''Chaos'' (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Bride
is a Japanese 2000 romance film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka. It is probably best known to Western audiences for its inclusion in a Palisades Tartan DVD release of the ''Ring'' trilogy, which included it as a fourth Nakata feature unrelated to the ''Ring'' series. It was released on January 29, 2000. Plot On March 13, 1954, a passenger plane crashes in Japan, killing all but one passenger: a woman who is nine months pregnant. Ultimately she dies in a hospital, but her unborn daughter is saved. However, for a reason inexplicable by the science of the day, the daughter (named Yumi) does not wake up and is essentially in a comatose state. Her wealthy father has her placed in a hospital where she will be cared for indefinitely (and also offers a reward to anyone who can wake her) while he vanishes in search of a cure to her condition. Seven years later (March 25, 1961) Yuichi (a boy who is roughly seven himself) is admitted to the same hospital (with as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsterz
''Monsterz'' is a 2014 Japanese fantasy horror thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. It is a remake of the 2010 South Korean film ''Haunters''. Cast *Tatsuya Fujiwara *Takayuki Yamada *Satomi Ishihara *Tae Kimura *Yutaka Matsushige *Mina Fujii Reception The film has grossed ¥697 million in Japan. In ''Film Business Asia ''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder o ...'', Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 3 out of 10, calling it a "feeble Japanese remake" with "no atmosphere". References External links * * 2014 fantasy films 2014 horror thriller films 2014 horror films Films directed by Hideo Nakata Nippon TV films Horror film remakes Japanese remakes of South Korean films Japanese fantasy films Japanese horror films Japanese thriller films 2014 films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complex (film)
is a 2013 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival on January 1, 2013, and was released in Japan on May 18 that same year. A 12 episode drama, titled ''Kuroyuri Danchi ~Josho~'' follows events leading up to those that take place in the film. It began airing in Japan on April 9, 2013. In May 2018, the series was released in the United States on Toku. Plot A young nursing student, Asuka Ninomiya (Atsuko Maeda) moves to a dilapidated apartment complex with her father, Isao; mother, Sachiko (Naomi Nishida); and younger brother, Satoshi. She tries to greet her elderly next door neighbor, Shinozaki, but with little success, and befriends a local boy named Minoru Kinoshita, whose only guardian is Shinozaki. Asuka begins to experience strange things, including scratching noises and the sound of a loud alarm clock, both of which come from Shinozaki's flat. She is also wary of her own family, who seem to be doing the same activity and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incite Mill
is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Hideo Nakata. The movie is based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel ''The Incite Mill''. Plot Ten people are promised a dream job that pays 112,000 yen ($1,236 US dollars) per hour, no experience or qualifications necessary. They are then taken to a remote underground complex where they are locked up and forced to participate in a murderous game that will last for seven days. Cast * Tatsuya Fujiwara as Rikuhiko Yuki * Haruka Ayase as Shoko Suwana * Satomi Ishihara as Miya Sekimizu * Aya Hirayama as Wakana Tachibana * Shinji Takeda as Sousuke Iwai * Tsuyoshi Abe as Yudai Osako * Kin'ya Kitaōji as Yoshi Ando * Nagisa Katahira as Sawako Fuchi * Takurō Ōno as Yukito Maki * Masanori Ishii as Munehiro Nishino * Yuki Furukawa as Indian Doll (voice) * Daisuke Kikuta Theme music *Song title: "Shinjitemiru" ( シンジテミル), translates to "See the Truth" *Label: Victor Entertainment (VTCL-35101) *Release date: October 13, 2010 *This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change The World
"Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by country music artist Wynonna Judd. A cover version was recorded by English singer Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film ''Phenomenon''. The track was produced by R&B record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and was first released on Judd's album '' Revelations''. The Clapton release, recorded for Reprise and Warner Bros. Records, reached the top 40 in twenty countries and topped the charts in Canada, as well as ''Billboard'' magazine's Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts in the United States. The single won eight awards, including three Grammy Awards at the 39th annual ceremony in 1997. Background and recording In an interview with ''American Songwriter'', Gordon Kennedy retold the recording history of the song: Although some of the recordings took place in London, most of the song's recording was conducted in Record Plant studios in Los Angeles wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaidan (2007 Film)
is a 2007 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. It centers on two young lovers who are haunted by the ghost of a murdered moneylender who seeks revenge, which leaves a lasting effect on the couple. Plot In feudal Japan, Oshiga (Kuroki) and Osono are sisters whose father has been killed by Shinzaemon, a samurai, due to a debt dispute. Upon his death, Oshiga and Osono's father vowed revenge for his wrongful murder. His body is dumped in a mysterious lake that's believed to be cursed and haunted by a woman who was wrongfully killed by her husband many years ago. Shortly after, Shinzaemon kills his wife and himself, leaving their baby, Shinkichi, orphaned and in care of his uncle. Years later, Oshiga, now a respected teacher who runs a school for young girls in Edo, falls in love with a young tobacco vendor named Shinkichi (Kunoemon Oroe), who lives with his uncle. Shinkichi and Oshiga decide to live together as husband and wife, but Shinkichi begins flirting with the school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse, Death & Spirit
is a 1992 three-part anthology of Japanese ghost stories from director Hideo Nakata. The DVD version is being licensed and distributed by AsiaVision. Story The movie consist of three storylines. The Cursed Doll: Satomi is being called by someone in her dreams. Following the voice, she discovers it's coming from a doll, which houses the spirit of her deceased sister. The Spirit of the Dead: A woman takes her son camping after her husband's death but was disrupted when a ghost of a woman thinks that the boy is her child. The Haunted Inn: A spirit forces three girls who are on a vacation in a traditional Japanese inn, in which a tragedy had occurred a long time ago, to repeat the events of the day. Cast & crew Screenplay: *Hiroshi Takahashi * Akihiko Sit Director: *Hideo Nakata Cast: *Michiko Hata * Maiko Kawakami *Mitsuko Oka *Yasuyo Shiratori *Yuma Nakamura *Miki Mizuno *Kyoko Enami See also *List of ghost films Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Cannes Film Festival
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 2010, in Cannes, France. The Cannes Film Festival, hailed as being one of the most recognized and prestigious film festivals worldwide, was founded in 1946. It consists of having films screened in and out of competition during the festival; films screened in competition compete for the Palme d'Or award. The award in 2010 was won by ''Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives'', a Thai film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. This was determined by the festival's jury members who reviewed films screened in competition. American film director Tim Burton was the president of the jury for the international competition, and other members of the jury for that competition included actors, screenwriters and composers, such as Kate Beckinsale, Emmanuel Carrère, Benicio del Toro, and Alexandre Desplat. Other categories for films screened in competition that have their own separate juries for other awards are for Short Films and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition. winners In 1998, the was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France. Since 2005, the prize consists of € The euro sign () is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and unilaterally adopted by Kosovo and Montenegro. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists ...30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatroom (film)
''Chatroom'' is a 2010 British psychological thriller drama film directed by Hideo Nakata from a screenplay by Enda Walsh, based on Walsh's 2005 play of the same name. The film follows five teenagers who meet on an online chatroom and encourage each other's bad behaviour. Plot William Collins is a depressed teenage boy recovering from self-harm and regularly goes online to chatrooms. One day, he decides to open a chatroom himself and calls it "Chelsea Teens!", where he meets Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo. There is no real subject matter in "Chelsea Teens!", which instead focuses on the lives of each one as they talk. Even though they only really communicate through text, they are depicted in an old hotel-like room and actually having contact. William is a loner who lives with his parents. He hates both his parents, blaming them for his past, and lives his entire life on the Internet. Jim is another loner who is suffering from depression following his father leaving him and his mother. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
