Screenings of Films Directed by Norio Tsuruta, Father of J-Horror, to be Held in Yokohama On August 24, "Scarecrow Kakashi" by Junji Ito will be screened, and a talk event with the director and the author of the original story.

Cinema Novecento, Inc. will present a special screening of representative works by "Father of J-Horror" director Norio Tsuruta from August 21 (Wed.) to August 24 (Sat.), 2024, at its mini-theater "Cinema Novecento" (located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture). On the final day, "Scarecrow Kakashi" by master horror comic artist Junji Ito will be screened, and a talk event will be held with Director Norio Tsuruta and Mr. Junji Ito as guests.

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Scarecrow KAKASHI

The domestic and international success of "Ring" triggered a Japanese horror boom from the 1990s to the early 2000s, and the term "Japanese horror" or "J-horror" for short became established.

As the starting point of this boom, director Norio Tsuruta's OV works, such as the "Really Scary Stories" series, attracted much attention, and fans came to refer to him as the "father of J-horror.

This special screening will feature some of Tsuruta's best-known works, from his origins to his latest films.

The program includes an 8mm competition featuring three of his 8mm films from his student days in original footage, a collection of short stories featuring three self-recommended short films, three early works from his OV "Really Scary Stories," which became his breakout film, his latest film "The Shiver Link," which he was invited to China to shoot, and a live-action film co-produced with Hong Kong based on a manga by horror comic master Ito Junji. The ambitious "Scarecrow Kakashi," a live-action co-production with Hong Kong, and 11 short, medium and feature films will be screened at one time.

On the final day, "Scarecrow Kakashi" will be screened as a special event, with Director Norio Tsuruta and Professor Junji Ito as guests for a talk by the two great horror masters.

The talk will be followed by an autograph session, photo session, and reception (additional fee required).

Please come and enjoy this last summer event from Cinema Novecento, even if you are not a horror fan!

Director: Norio Tsuruta

Dr. Junji Ito

■Screening Outline

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - Saturday, August 24, 2024

　　　　*Screening of "Scarecrow KAKASHI" and talk event will be held on Saturday, August 24.

Venue : Cinema Novecento

　　　　2F S-Plus Building, 2-1-8 Chuo, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0051, Japan

August 24th (Sat) Screening

KAKASHI (2001 / JAPAN=HONG KONG / DVD / Color / 86 min)

Director: Tsuruta Norio

Original Story: Ito Junji

　　　　　　　　(From "Ito Junji Horror Manga Collection" published by Asahi Sonorama)

Production: Hideo Aihara, Kikuo Kitamura, Haruo Kawashima

Producer: Yoichiro Onishi

Screenplay : Osamu Murakami, Satoru Tamaki, Norio Tsuruta, Ryuta Miyake

Cinematography : Wataru Kikuchi

Special Make-up : Pierre Suda

Music : Shinichiro Ogata

Cast : Maho Nonani, Kou Shibasaki, Grace Yip

　　　　　　　　Shunsuke Matsuoka Lily Kawarazaki Kenzo

Synopsis: A letter with mysterious words is left in the room of Tsuyoshi's brother, who has been out of touch. Kaoru, Tsuyoshi's younger sister, discovers it. The sender is Kaoru's former best friend, Izumi. Convinced that her brother is with Izumi, Kaoru drives alone to "Kozukata Village," where the letter was posted. However, neither Tsuyoshi nor Izumi are there, and Kaoru sees countless scarecrows eerily standing in the forest. Kaoru soon comes across a secret hidden in the village...