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Kōji Shiraishi
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is primarily known for directing Japanese horror films, most notably '' Noroi: The Curse''. Background Kōji Shiraishi was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's ''August in the Water'' and Shinobu Yaguchi's ''Waterboys''. He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 ''Crazy Thunder Road'' as his favorite film. Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original '' Dawn of the Dead'' (1978), '' The Evil Dead'' (1981), '' Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn'' (1987), '' The Thing'' (1982), and ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974). Filmography * ''Suiyō puremia: Sekai Saikyō J Horā SP Nihon no Kowai Yoru'' (2004, made-for-TV) * ''Za Horā Kaiki G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead By Dawn '' by Showbread
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Dead by Dawn may refer to: Film *Dead by Dawn (film festival), an annual horror film festival *''Evil Dead II'', a 1987 horror film sometimes promoted with the subtitle ''Dead by Dawn'' * ''Dead by Dawn'' (2020 film), a horror-thriller film Music *"Dead by Dawn", a song from the 1990 album ''Deicide'' by Deicide *"Dead by Dawn", a song from the 2004 album ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical'' is an album by the band Showbread. A music video was made for the song "Mouth Like A Magazine". Track listing All songs written by Josh Dies. # "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)" – 3:51 # " Dead By D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachiatari Bōryoku Ningen
is a 2010 "found footage" black comedy film directed by Kōji Shiraishi and Akihiro Kasai. Plot Following a shoot gone wrong, director Koji Shiraishi finds himself forced to employ two violent criminals in his future productions. Production The film is a remake of one of Shiraishi's earlier works. "Bathed in Blood, Sarah Cortina" (September 24, 2009 - retrieved on October 22, 2012). See also *'' The Curse'' (2005), another "found footage" by the same director *'' |
Shirome (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese mockumentary horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is presented in a found footage style, and concerns a school which is haunted by a wish-granting spirit. Shiraishi appears in a starring role within the film, playing himself, as do the six then-members of the Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z. Plot Director Kōji Shiraishi wants to film an episode for a Japanese television program, featuring members of the "Idol"-genre singing and dancing ensemble, Momoiro Clover Z (referred to in the film by their previous name, simply Momoiro Clover). The program is one wherein minor celebrity guests are employed to investigate haunted houses and similarly mysterious locales, in an attempt to determine the truth about such places, and their associated paranormal phenomena. The members of Momoiro Clover are asked to visit an abandoned school, where a shrine to a minor kami known as "''Shirome''" is located. This shrine takes the form of a painting th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teketeke (film)
is a 2009 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi and written by Takeki Akimoto. Based on the Japanese urban legend known as ''Teke Teke'', which concerns the vengeful ghost of a schoolgirl whose body was cut in half by a train, the film stars Yuko Oshima, Mami Yamasaki, and Mai Nishida. It was followed by a sequel, ''Teketeke 2'', which was released the same year. Plot In Nagoya, an office worker named Hiromi Shimizu walks home at night, taking a path along an overpass near a train station. She feels a sudden wind, hears a scuttling sound and is chased by an unseen fast-moving entity. She manages to hide from the threat and overhears children in a nearby building arguing over the specifics of an urban legend. As she steps onto the road, the wind picks up again, and the entity slices her in half at the waist. Sometime later, schoolgirl Kana Ohashi is asked by her best friend and classmate, Ayaka Sekiguchi, to ask soccer player Utsumi Keita out for her. Kana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occult (2009 Film)
is a 2009 J-horror, "found footage" film in the form of a documentary. The movie was written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. "''If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It): An Interview with Koji Shiraishi''," by David F. Hoenigman (November 29th, 2009 - retrieved on September 23rd, 2011). Plot In 2005, a man named Ken Matsuki killed two people and injured a third in a before jumping off a cliff; his body was never found. Three years later, a crew led by |
Grotesque (2009 Film)
is a 2009 Japanese exploitation horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. Plot A young couple, Aki Miyasita and Kazuo Kojima, are snatched off the street while having their first date. They wake up shackled in a basement that has plastic-covered walls. A sadistic madman degrades, tortures, and mutilates them with no further explanation. He punctures Kazuo's belly with a screwdriver, slices his tongue, and drives nails into his scrotum. He sexually assaults both the man and woman, forcing the other to watch. Sometimes, he stops the torture to provide medical assistance and treat the couple's wounds, so they can continue to live for a longer period of time. He cuts off all their fingers, makes collars with them, pops out Kazuo's right eye, removes the girl's nipples, and cuts off her right arm. As the torture progresses, it is revealed he is simply doing it for sexual stimulation. He finally castrates Kazuo, claiming he has found all the sexual relief he needs so no lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carved (film)
(also known as ''A Slit-Mouthed Woman'') is a 2007 Japanese horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi and written by Shiraishi and Naoyuki Yokota. Based on the Japanese urban legend known as , or "the Slit-Mouthed Woman", the film stars Eriko Sato as Kyōko Yamashita, a divorced mother and teacher who attempts to solve a series of child abduction cases with the help of her co-worker Noboru Matsuzaki, played by Haruhiko Kato. The film was followed by a prequel, '' Carved 2: The Scissors Massacre'', in 2008. Plot As stories about ("The Slit-Mouthed Woman") spread through a Japanese town, an earthquake causes a corpse matching the entity's description to break out of a closet in an abandoned house. As this occurs, Noboru Matsuzaki, an elementary school teacher, hears a voice ask, "Am I pretty?" At a playground, a boy who had gone looking for with his friends is grabbed by the entity. The boy's disappearance prompts the school where Noboru works to send students home in groups, esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uncanny '', a BBC Sounds podcast and BBC 2 TV show in the UK hosted by Danny Robins
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The Uncanny or Uncanny may refer to: * Uncanny, a Freudian concept * The Uncanny, a 1919 essay by Sigmund Freud * ''The Uncanny'' (film), a 1977 film * ''Uncanny'' (film), a 2015 American science fiction film * ''Uncanny'' (short story collection), a 1988 book by Paul Jennings * ''Uncanny Magazine'', an online magazine of fantasy and science fiction * ''Uncanny The uncanny is the psychological experience of something as not simply mysterious, but creepy, often in a strangely familiar way. It may describe incidents where a familiar thing or event is encountered in an unsettling, eerie, or taboo context. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
