The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is hosting a bone-chilling, all-night special program entitled Masters of J-Horror at Shinjuku Piccadilly on October 28, featuring work by the three most influential directors in the J-Horror (Japanese Horror) genre: Hideo NAKATA, Takashi SHIMIZU and Kiyoshi KUROSAWA.
To ratchet up audience involvement, we will also be presenting additional one-night-only events, including the uniquely scary installation of a haunted house created by Hirofumi GOMI, one of Japan’s pioneering haunted house producers.
Following the Japan Premiere screening of Hideo NAKATA’s “Ghost Theater“, the director will appear on stage with fellow horror-meister Takashi SHIMIZU [TBC], to discuss the essence of their works.
Additionally, as a special privilege, popcorn and purification salt will be provided to theatregoers who show up in horror/ghost cosplay costumes.
Prepare to be terrified on TIFF’s Masters of J-Horror night, with a Japanese haunted house, three J-horror masterpieces and a special talk session with leading J-Horror directors.
《 Details of Masters of J-Horror 》
Date/Time：Wednesday, October 28, 2015 7:30 p.m. onward
Venue: Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater, Tokyo
Events:
– Japan premiere screening of Ghost Theater (2015) and stage appearance
– Directors’ talk by Hideo NAKATA and Takashi SHIMUZU
(MC will be Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, scriptwriter of Ringu and Don’t Look Up)
– One-night installation of Hirofumi GOMI’s Japanese Haunted House
– All-night horror screenings of Don’t Look Up, Cure and Ju-on
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*All screenings with English subtitles
*Simultaneous interpretation provided for stage appearance and talk event
Tickets：¥3,996(For entire event and all-night screenings/tax incl.)
On sale at ticket board from October 10 at 12 p.m.
Hirofumi GOMI, Haunted House Producer
Born in Nagano Prefecture, he realized his first haunted house, Panorama Horror Museum of Akaji Maro, in 1992 at the Korakuen Amusement Park (now Tokyo Dome City Attractions). It revived the early technique in which live actors portrayed the ghosts and demons, and threatened visitors. Gomi’s neoclassical style was a huge hit, and he has continued to create adult-oriented entertainments, focusing on telling a specific story in each haunted house. He has completely reinvented the concept of haunted houses for a new generation.
Comment:
I am greatly honored to produce my haunted house and present it as a part of the Masters of J-Horror event. On the other hand, lining up such well-known J-Horror films, I was struggling to find the most appropriate concept for the festival. Finally, I settled on a story based on a creepy film piece, with psychic phenomenon occurring after its screening. Visitors will experience these paranormal and unnatural happenings. Remember, the keywords are: “It’s not really there.” Enjoy your time in the house!
