Not content with letting the franchise die, director Naoyuki Tomomatsu felt determined to keep his series going despite most of the obvious signs pointing toward the franchise ending in the previous entry. With most of the regulars departing and given a lower budget than usual, Tomomatsu tries his all to provide a watchable effort in the series setting up the forthcoming fifth installment to be filmed back-to-back with this current installment.
As the virus rages across Japan, the group of women trying to fight off the rampaging hordes of raping male zombies learn that a robotic protector has found a manner of stopping the virus altogether, by traveling to the past in order to prevent it from being unleashed to begin with.
This was another wildly fun if somewhat flawed entry in the series. Most of what makes this one so much fun is the continuation of...
As the virus rages across Japan, the group of women trying to fight off the rampaging hordes of raping male zombies learn that a robotic protector has found a manner of stopping the virus altogether, by traveling to the past in order to prevent it from being unleashed to begin with.
This was another wildly fun if somewhat flawed entry in the series. Most of what makes this one so much fun is the continuation of...
- 9/4/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Firing back in rapid order, director Naoyuki Tomomatsu offers up the next chapter in his trilogy about the world of women dealing with the plight of a virus turning men into zombified rapists, running wild throughout Japan. Released the same year as part two, this third effort in the series doesn’t have as much social commentary, yet makes up for that with the most thrilling and rousing end in the overall franchise.
With the virus still being studied, Nozomi (Alice Ozawa) continues to try to find a cure but is haunted by her feelings for Momoko, (Saya Kobayashi) who was killed in the early stages of the apocalypse. The soldiers around her protecting the last of the women aren’t helping matters either, for they find themselves bothered more with each other’s sexual urges than protecting each other, and that starts to put Maki (Ren...
With the virus still being studied, Nozomi (Alice Ozawa) continues to try to find a cure but is haunted by her feelings for Momoko, (Saya Kobayashi) who was killed in the early stages of the apocalypse. The soldiers around her protecting the last of the women aren’t helping matters either, for they find themselves bothered more with each other’s sexual urges than protecting each other, and that starts to put Maki (Ren...
- 9/2/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Following the success of the previous entry, director Naoyuki Tomomatsu wasted no time in expanding his newfound franchise by offering a sequel to the first installment. Offering more of the same in regards to the franchises’ content, as well as taking it into exciting new areas, this is one of the more enjoyable entries in the series.
With the virus still a major facet of society, the wide-reaching locations now spread to most of Japan, leaving young Maki (Ren Miyamura) among the countless victims who’ve become affected by the events. While attempting to escape the city, they come into contact with a group of refugees looking to protect the surviving women in the country where they meet up with Dr. Yogami (Jun Tomita) and Nozomi Hasegawa (Alice Ozawa), who are conducting a research on the phenomenon. Realizing his importance to the group, due to the way...
With the virus still a major facet of society, the wide-reaching locations now spread to most of Japan, leaving young Maki (Ren Miyamura) among the countless victims who’ve become affected by the events. While attempting to escape the city, they come into contact with a group of refugees looking to protect the surviving women in the country where they meet up with Dr. Yogami (Jun Tomita) and Nozomi Hasegawa (Alice Ozawa), who are conducting a research on the phenomenon. Realizing his importance to the group, due to the way...
- 4/20/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
In Japanese culture, it’s certainly no secret that there’s plenty of open taboos and cultural norms that give the country plenty of oddball practices and strange behaviors. The marketing of any series of films with adult content, as ‘Pink’ films, extends back decades into Japan’s filmmaking history and serves as a precursor to the fringe exploitation movement that spread throughout the country in the late 80s and early 90s. It exists to this day in the form of a small but dedicated group of individuals, including director Naoyuki Tomomatsu, who launched the ‘Rape Zombie’ franchise with this 2012 effort, Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead.
The women of Tokyo are experiencing a very bad day. A nuclear accident has released a deadly toxin into the air that turns any male around them into sex-craved zombies intent on raping any woman they find nearby. Office worker...
The women of Tokyo are experiencing a very bad day. A nuclear accident has released a deadly toxin into the air that turns any male around them into sex-craved zombies intent on raping any woman they find nearby. Office worker...
- 4/15/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
“I had a dream that I’m in jail.”
Even though “pink” films are usually frowned upon or not seen as “serious” cinema, the industry for those features is booming and sometimes more lucrative. First and foremost, “pink eiga” has provided a platform and foundation for many movie directors who have made their first movies in that industry developing their style and voice. At times directors, for example Naoyuki Tomomatsu, have balanced their career between the “pink” industry but also directed features in the thriller, horror or action genre. For others, such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa features like “Kandagawa Wars” or “The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl” served as experiments in form and within the genre as both titles already showed some of the trademarks of his later features such as “Pulse” or “Cure”.
In the end, the loose premise of “an art movie which has to include sex scenes” may...
Even though “pink” films are usually frowned upon or not seen as “serious” cinema, the industry for those features is booming and sometimes more lucrative. First and foremost, “pink eiga” has provided a platform and foundation for many movie directors who have made their first movies in that industry developing their style and voice. At times directors, for example Naoyuki Tomomatsu, have balanced their career between the “pink” industry but also directed features in the thriller, horror or action genre. For others, such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa features like “Kandagawa Wars” or “The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl” served as experiments in form and within the genre as both titles already showed some of the trademarks of his later features such as “Pulse” or “Cure”.
In the end, the loose premise of “an art movie which has to include sex scenes” may...
- 8/5/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Yes it’s that time of the week to highlight the latest piece of exploitationist fun to drop onto an unsuspecting American public, this time in the form of Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s Zombie fight fest.... Lust of the Dead. Tomomatsu has prior form for delivering quality (twisted) indie horror to our doorsteps - ‘Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl’ and ‘Zombie Self-Defense Force’ to name but a few and if scantily clad girls dealing bloody death to Zombie hordes are your bag, you are in luck, because there are not one but two sequels are on the way. Lust of the Dead goes on sale via Tokyoshock on Sept 10th. Synopsis: After the female population of Tokyo is attacked by lustful zombies hungry for human flesh, office worker Nozomi and Nurse Momoko seek shelter in a Shinto shrine, where they meet housewife Kanu and schoolgirl Tomoe. With no other choices available,...
- 8/8/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Those crazy Japanese really are not scared to tackle any subject when it comes to the realm of horror. That fact is wholly strengthened simply by the title of Naoyuki Tomomatsu's new horror comedy 'Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead'. Yes that's right the dead are rising are are hungry for sex! The movie is part of the official selection for 2012's Yubari Fantastic Film Festival and it stars Yui Aikawa, Saya Kobayasi, Asami, Takeshi Nakazawa as well as adult porn star Arisu Ozawa. It'll open in theatres across Japan from 3 March and you can check out the sexy poster and the new trailer below....
- 1/9/2012
- Horror Asylum
Japan. Land of the rising sun. Land of the rising kaiju. Land of the rising penis. Sometimes you just have to scratch your head and wonder what the hell goes through the lovably demented minds of some of their filmmakers.
Naoyuki Tomomatsu, co-director of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, is about to debut his latest in bad taste cinema, Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead. Yes. You read that title correctly. The film, which lands in Japan on March 3rd, follows the survivors of an explosive attack on Tokyo, which has turned its radiated victims into reanimated sex-crazed monsters!
The film, which stars Av starlet Arisu Ozawa, genre fave Asami (Machine Girl, RoboGeisha), Yui Aikawa, Saya Kobayasi, and Takeshi Nakazawa, revels in its extreme bad taste, creating a horror/comedy that's completely shocking, politically incorrect, and jaw dropping from beginning to end.
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead is an...
Naoyuki Tomomatsu, co-director of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, is about to debut his latest in bad taste cinema, Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead. Yes. You read that title correctly. The film, which lands in Japan on March 3rd, follows the survivors of an explosive attack on Tokyo, which has turned its radiated victims into reanimated sex-crazed monsters!
The film, which stars Av starlet Arisu Ozawa, genre fave Asami (Machine Girl, RoboGeisha), Yui Aikawa, Saya Kobayasi, and Takeshi Nakazawa, revels in its extreme bad taste, creating a horror/comedy that's completely shocking, politically incorrect, and jaw dropping from beginning to end.
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead is an...
- 1/6/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Bite Me If You Love Me is about a high school girl who prefers zombies because “a dead man is the best”. She falls in love with a boy named zombie and everything seems to be great. Until she meets Jason Yamada who wears a hockey mask like Jason Voorhees. Bite Me If You Love Me claims to be the first movie that includes sex with a zombie and Jason Yamada while wearing his hockey mask. Bite Me If You Love Me is a horror, zombie, erotic comedy directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Tomoatsu is the same director that brought us Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies and Zombie Self-Defense Force.
- 9/27/2011
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Oh, those wacky Japanese! Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl director Naoyuki Tomomatsu has a new flick on its way! A schoolgirl zombie erotica comedy(!) called Bite Me If You Love Me, and we have the initial details for you right here along with the trailer.
Check out the goods below courtesy of Twitch.
Synopsis
Hitomi is a pretty high school girl who adores zombies. She has no interest in handsome boys like all her other friends. She has been mad for zombies as far back as she can remember. Hitomi has watched every zombie film ever made and has an impressive collection of zombie goods and memorabilia.
Hitomi's wettest dream is to have a zombie boyfriend, but no one believes she really wants to fall in love with a zombie. Then one day she meets up with Shota, a high school boy who everybody knows is still a virgin. This...
Check out the goods below courtesy of Twitch.
Synopsis
Hitomi is a pretty high school girl who adores zombies. She has no interest in handsome boys like all her other friends. She has been mad for zombies as far back as she can remember. Hitomi has watched every zombie film ever made and has an impressive collection of zombie goods and memorabilia.
Hitomi's wettest dream is to have a zombie boyfriend, but no one believes she really wants to fall in love with a zombie. Then one day she meets up with Shota, a high school boy who everybody knows is still a virgin. This...
- 9/27/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Bounty Films have announced the September UK DVD release of Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s Erotibot - the latest film from the production company behind Big Tits Zombie & The Horny House of Horror, which stars Av idol’s Maria Ozawa and Asami.
Tamayo (Mahiro Aine) is so adorable! From the time she was small she has been treated as the ultimate princess! Tomayo, is heiress to her wealthy family’s fortunes. In order to protect her from outside danger she is looked after by three android bodyguards. The first android is masterful and good looking. The second has beastlike strength, and the third is a clumsy misfit who can’t seem to get anything right. He fantasises over his mistress and is adored by her. Together, the three androids help detect danger, and serve Tomayo during the day, and occasionally engage in after-dark ‘bedroom protection’ as well… Life is good!
Meanwhile another family member,...
Tamayo (Mahiro Aine) is so adorable! From the time she was small she has been treated as the ultimate princess! Tomayo, is heiress to her wealthy family’s fortunes. In order to protect her from outside danger she is looked after by three android bodyguards. The first android is masterful and good looking. The second has beastlike strength, and the third is a clumsy misfit who can’t seem to get anything right. He fantasises over his mistress and is adored by her. Together, the three androids help detect danger, and serve Tomayo during the day, and occasionally engage in after-dark ‘bedroom protection’ as well… Life is good!
Meanwhile another family member,...
- 7/31/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
A wild, stylized, music video gorefest starring J-pop renditions of iconic horror.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
A wild, stylized, music video gorefest starring J-pop renditions of iconic horror.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
When it comes to American horror, there has always been a relatively straightforward formula that filmmakers have adhered to. Certainly, over the years, there have been adjustments and tweaks to that very simple equation and those shifts from the norm either propel a feature to a singular stardom or the oblivion that bad movies go to after they die upon release.
And after watching the legendary Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura's Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, i can honestly say that Japanese horror does not nor ever will compartmentalize itself to these standards. Sprung from the twisted mind behind Machine Girl, Suicide Club, and Mutant Girl Squad, VGvsFG plays in a field of all new insanity.
The Setup
The films follows new transfer student Monami (yes, no pun intended) as she sweeps into her new high school virtually unnoticed.
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
Texas Frightmare Weekend has established itself as one of the biggest and best conventions in the country, stacked top to bottom with some of the genre's biggest stars, and this April they're looking to tear the roof off of the place!
From the Press Release
Texas Frightmare Weekend announced Audition star Eihi Shiina and Tokyo Gore Police director and special effects artist Yoshihiro Nishimura are confirmed to attend this year’s edition of the popular horror and genre convention (April 29 – May 1). This will mark the first time that Shiina has made an appearance of this nature in the United States.
They join other high profile recent additions including influential horror and genre author and filmmaker Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Midnight Meat Train), independent filmmaking legend Roger Corman and Tom Six and Dieter Laser, the director and star of last year’s hit and much-talked about cult film The Human Centipede. In addition,...
From the Press Release
Texas Frightmare Weekend announced Audition star Eihi Shiina and Tokyo Gore Police director and special effects artist Yoshihiro Nishimura are confirmed to attend this year’s edition of the popular horror and genre convention (April 29 – May 1). This will mark the first time that Shiina has made an appearance of this nature in the United States.
They join other high profile recent additions including influential horror and genre author and filmmaker Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Midnight Meat Train), independent filmmaking legend Roger Corman and Tom Six and Dieter Laser, the director and star of last year’s hit and much-talked about cult film The Human Centipede. In addition,...
- 2/17/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I feel like an enormous hypocrite right now. Had Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s upcoming blood-soaked, sex-filled action flick “Erotibot” been crafted here in the United States, I would probably scoff at the mere thought of the project and immediately dismiss it from memory. However, since the movie was made in Japan by one of the country’s more eccentric filmmakers, I’m practically jumping for joy at the mere thought of its existence. That, my friends, is cinematic hypocrisy. The boys and girls over at Twitch recently got their hands on the trailer for the director’s recent endeavor, a degenerate slice of celluloid if ever there was one. To be fair, what did you really expect from the guy who directed “Stacy”? Precisely. Oddly enough, I think the press release is far more entertaining than the actual trailer. There’s nothing quite like good, old-fashioned self-promotion: n the tradition of the powerful,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
By Ed Sum
3/5
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The horror genre films coming out of Japan are usually breathtakingly imaginative. They can range from delivering genuine chills to just being laughable. But for people seeking the latter, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl hits comedic heights dead-on. The product is entertaining in a weird kind of way, but was that what director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) intended?
He tries to look into the sub-cultures that often exist within Japanese high schools. But for some viewers, what he tries to do is treading a very fine line of what is considered satire. What he explores in wrist-cutting and Ganguro culture is very questionable. And the humour and low-budget special effects borrows a page from the Evil Dead movies, complete with the enough cheesy performances to either make one cringe or think they're watching a Troma product.
3/5
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The horror genre films coming out of Japan are usually breathtakingly imaginative. They can range from delivering genuine chills to just being laughable. But for people seeking the latter, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl hits comedic heights dead-on. The product is entertaining in a weird kind of way, but was that what director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) intended?
He tries to look into the sub-cultures that often exist within Japanese high schools. But for some viewers, what he tries to do is treading a very fine line of what is considered satire. What he explores in wrist-cutting and Ganguro culture is very questionable. And the humour and low-budget special effects borrows a page from the Evil Dead movies, complete with the enough cheesy performances to either make one cringe or think they're watching a Troma product.
- 11/18/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Reviewer: Steve Dollar
Rating (out of 5): ****
No cinematic moment of 2008 was as remotely satisfying to me as watching the opening sequence of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl on the big screen at IFC Center two summers ago, where it played as the centerpiece of the New York Asian Film Festival. As cheesy-sleazy keyboard riffs conjured mid-1960s garage rock on the soundtrack, the formidably fiendish Vampire Girl (Yukie Kawamura) laid waste to her schoolgirl nemeses, using her supernatural skills to strip the very flesh from their pretty little noggins, exposing manic, chattering deathheads. The feverish quality of the low-budget (but zesty) CGI and the take-no-prisoners action practically has this grisly-cute confection peaking in its first two minutes, but once they get your attention, directors Yoshihiro Nishimura (Toyko Gore Police) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu never relinquish it.
Rating (out of 5): ****
No cinematic moment of 2008 was as remotely satisfying to me as watching the opening sequence of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl on the big screen at IFC Center two summers ago, where it played as the centerpiece of the New York Asian Film Festival. As cheesy-sleazy keyboard riffs conjured mid-1960s garage rock on the soundtrack, the formidably fiendish Vampire Girl (Yukie Kawamura) laid waste to her schoolgirl nemeses, using her supernatural skills to strip the very flesh from their pretty little noggins, exposing manic, chattering deathheads. The feverish quality of the low-budget (but zesty) CGI and the take-no-prisoners action practically has this grisly-cute confection peaking in its first two minutes, but once they get your attention, directors Yoshihiro Nishimura (Toyko Gore Police) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu never relinquish it.
- 10/26/2010
- by underdog
- GreenCine
This week sees a ton of genre movies coming out on DVD and Blu- Ray. The biggest being Predators, followed up by the remake of the cult classic Night of the Demons, a sequel to Mirrors, and Anniversary editions for Rocky Horror Picture Show and Psycho. Add to that a slew of indie and classic horror and there is a lot to choose from.
Predators
Directed by Nimród Antal
Robert Rodriguez presents Predators, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe. Adrien Brody stars as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet. But when these cold-blooded human “predators” find themselves in all-out war against a new breed of alien Predators, it’s the ultimate showdown between hunter and prey. Predators also star Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, and Louis Ozawa Changchien.
Predators
Directed by Nimród Antal
Robert Rodriguez presents Predators, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe. Adrien Brody stars as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet. But when these cold-blooded human “predators” find themselves in all-out war against a new breed of alien Predators, it’s the ultimate showdown between hunter and prey. Predators also star Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, and Louis Ozawa Changchien.
- 10/19/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The number of home video releases on October 19th is not as abundant as in recent weeks, and fewer re-released titles means those that are available are much more special. In this batch one Adrien Brody flick competes with another, and at least two independent horror titles are making a splash. Two beloved classic films return in Blu-ray where one is supplemented by a documentary treatment of it.
Also, don't forget to strum & drum out with some tunes from Rob Zombie on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Finally, foreign horror gives us an over-the-top Japanese gorefest, a British zombie flick where the $70 budget was spent on tea and biscuits for the zombies, and Norwegian black metal.
Predators
Directed by Nimród Antal
Robert Rodriguez presents Predators (review), a bold new chapter in the Predator universe. Adrien Brody stars as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet.
Also, don't forget to strum & drum out with some tunes from Rob Zombie on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Finally, foreign horror gives us an over-the-top Japanese gorefest, a British zombie flick where the $70 budget was spent on tea and biscuits for the zombies, and Norwegian black metal.
Predators
Directed by Nimród Antal
Robert Rodriguez presents Predators (review), a bold new chapter in the Predator universe. Adrien Brody stars as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet.
- 10/19/2010
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura/Naoyuki Tomomatsu Review: Tim Irwin Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is everything you could hope for from a movie with that title, and so much more. It is a fantastic mix of Tokyo ore Police and Postal, the most offensive Japanese movie I've ever seen, and an absolute blast to watch. The opening scene squares off Vampire Girl with a trio of bizarre Japanese schoolgirls who seem to be assembled from a variety of body parts. Vampire Girl soon disassembles them, going so far as to "unwrap" one of their heads, leaving a spinning, bloody skull. There are showers of blood, and it becomes immediately clear that Yoshihiro Nishimura, who did the makeup effects for Tokyo Gore Police and Hard Revenge Milly, was involved with the production. Here Nishimura is co-helming the film with Naoyuki Tomomatsu, who directed Zombie Self-Defense Force. After the initial sequence the film...
- 4/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (U.S. Release: Tbd): Insane and absolutely silly, it's hard to take anything about this film seriously past the first ten minutes during which the titular "vampire girl" (cutie Yukie Kawamura) dispenses with three girls in incredibly graphic ways. Meat is peeled from the bone. Skulls fly. And there's no skimping on the blood. Then again, what did you expect? Tokyo Gore Police 's Yoshihiro Nishimura co-directed with Naoyuki Tomomatsu, director of the zombie flick Stacy . The gags here are hit-or-miss (and, at times, racially-fueled to some bizarre extremes) as the narrative focuses on a young man named Mizushima who falls for Kawamura's Monami and enters into a love triangle. You see, another girl named Keiko wanted this dude as...
- 4/14/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl
Stars: Eihi Shiina, Yukie Kawamura, Eri Otoguro, Takumi Saito, Jiji Bu | Written by Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Yoshihiro Nishimura
High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did he know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami’s vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she wants to live with him forever as vampires. Meanwhile, Mizushima decides that he wants to fully become a vampire with Monami’s help. Keiko, Mizushima’s girl friend, sees the two on the school rooftop kissing and in a state of hysteria, attempts to throw Monami off the roof but falls off herself instead. Keiko dies but her father, Kenji Furano, the mad scientist, resurrects her as Franken girl. Thus begins a deadly combat between Franken Keiko and Vampire Monami in the name of love…
Vampire Girl vs.
Stars: Eihi Shiina, Yukie Kawamura, Eri Otoguro, Takumi Saito, Jiji Bu | Written by Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Yoshihiro Nishimura
High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did he know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami’s vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she wants to live with him forever as vampires. Meanwhile, Mizushima decides that he wants to fully become a vampire with Monami’s help. Keiko, Mizushima’s girl friend, sees the two on the school rooftop kissing and in a state of hysteria, attempts to throw Monami off the roof but falls off herself instead. Keiko dies but her father, Kenji Furano, the mad scientist, resurrects her as Franken girl. Thus begins a deadly combat between Franken Keiko and Vampire Monami in the name of love…
Vampire Girl vs.
- 3/11/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Review: Adam Wing. From the makers of Tokyo Gore Police, The Machine Girl and Samurai Princess comes the most romantic movie of the year. Probably. Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura teams up with Zombie Self-Defence Force director Naoyuki Tomomatsu for cult hit Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. Based on Uchida Shungiku's manga, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl stars Yukie Kawamura (Carved 2) and Eri Otoguro (OneChanbara: The Movie), with support from Takumi Saitoh, Eihi Shiina and J-horror director Takashi Shimizu. choolgirl Monami (Yukie Kawamura), complete with fetching school uniform, is in love with classmate Mizushima (Takumi Saitoh), unfortunately he already has a hot Japanese girlfriend called Keiko (Eri Otoguro). It’s Japanese tradition for girls to give boys chocolate on Valentines Day and Monami is no exception, apart from the whole sexy vampire schoolgirl thing of course. She laces her chocolate in order to infect Mizushima with vampire blood,...
- 2/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
I approached directors Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s over-the-top 2009 high school gore comedy “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl” with the same expectations I possessed during my initial viewing of “Tokyo Gore Police”, “The Machine Girl”, and “The Meatball Machine”, which is to say I anticipated lots of arterial sprays, an abundance of low-budget special effects, and just a hint of a plausible storyline. What I didn’t foresee, of course, was something a bit sillier and a lot more endearing than the other like-minded films from this truly bizarre genre. I am both surprised, perplexed, and somewhat overwhelmed by the experience. My head is still reeling. Strip away the mounds of eviscerated flesh, the bottomless buckets of blood, and the inherent goofiness of the film’s absurd premise and you’ll discover a relatively simplistic albeit wholly demented romantic comedy: Two attractive girls from two completely different walks of...
- 2/19/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Anyone who knows me completely understands that “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl” is at the very tip-top of my must-see list of 2010. The damned thing can’t arrive on DVD soon enough. Fortunately for my sanity, the wait is almost over. According to DVDActive, 4Digital Asia will release Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s violent comedy on March 15th. As of this writing, specific details about the release are almost nonexistent, though I’m sure more information will bubble to the surface between now and then. Additionally, there’s still no word as to when, exactly, this sucker will arrive on Region 1 DVD.
- 1/27/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Year: 2009
Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Writers: Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Shungiku Uchida (manga)
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Leave it to the Japanese to take a simple spoof premise, in this case a vampire battling a reanimated corpse, and turn it into something almost incomprehensibly crazy. Vg-vs-fg is a fast moving, joke a minute film, flashily directed and full of bizarre pop-culture references that, while somewhat lost on the English audience I saw it with, probably appeal to the average Japanese horror/comedy fan. Thing is, some of it was just... well... creepy.
The story concerns a young student; an incredibly handsome young man who attends Tokyo High School. The local preppy girls are obsessed with him, but in the corner of the classroom sits another girl, quiet and curious, she is of course a vampire. It’s not long before our hero is turned to...
Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Writers: Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Shungiku Uchida (manga)
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Leave it to the Japanese to take a simple spoof premise, in this case a vampire battling a reanimated corpse, and turn it into something almost incomprehensibly crazy. Vg-vs-fg is a fast moving, joke a minute film, flashily directed and full of bizarre pop-culture references that, while somewhat lost on the English audience I saw it with, probably appeal to the average Japanese horror/comedy fan. Thing is, some of it was just... well... creepy.
The story concerns a young student; an incredibly handsome young man who attends Tokyo High School. The local preppy girls are obsessed with him, but in the corner of the classroom sits another girl, quiet and curious, she is of course a vampire. It’s not long before our hero is turned to...
- 10/31/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Fango Fiends in the UK have a new haunt to check out when Celluloid Screams, Sheffield’s first horror film festival arrives at the Showroom Cinema (Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2Bx ) from October 23-25.
With 24 hours worth of films "featuring everything from classic and cult horror to contemporary new releases," Celluloid Screams was created by award-winning Sheffield filmmaker and horror aficionado Rob Nevitt. Check out the full details and screening schedule below the jump!
Festival highlights include the UK Premiere of Us indie shocker Neighbor. Dominic Monaghan, star of Lord of the Rings and Lost stars in I Sell The Dead, a film harking back to the days of classic Hammer horror while Yoroi: Samurai Zombie and Vampire Girl Vs Frankenstein Girl continue the recent trend of outrageous gore from Japan. From the archives we have rare screenings of Bigas Luna’s Anguish, classic 80’s slasher The Burning and exploitation epic Pieces.
With 24 hours worth of films "featuring everything from classic and cult horror to contemporary new releases," Celluloid Screams was created by award-winning Sheffield filmmaker and horror aficionado Rob Nevitt. Check out the full details and screening schedule below the jump!
Festival highlights include the UK Premiere of Us indie shocker Neighbor. Dominic Monaghan, star of Lord of the Rings and Lost stars in I Sell The Dead, a film harking back to the days of classic Hammer horror while Yoroi: Samurai Zombie and Vampire Girl Vs Frankenstein Girl continue the recent trend of outrageous gore from Japan. From the archives we have rare screenings of Bigas Luna’s Anguish, classic 80’s slasher The Burning and exploitation epic Pieces.
- 10/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Just in time for Christmas! Cinema Epoch has announced that they'll be releasing Maid-Droid, the newest film from Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl) on DVD in the Us December 22nd under their adult-oriented Tokyo Erotique label. The film was scripted by Chisato Okawara, whose previous collaborations with Tomomatsu include Stacy and Zombie Self-Defense Force. Synopsis: In 20Xx, Maria came to Ueno's house when he was still a child. Programmed to take care of him, Maria was a robot given to him by his parents, employees of Maidlord Development. When his parents pass away, Ueno experiments with Maria, attempting to program her for sexual functions. Years pass and Ueno falls in love with Maria, but she eventually runs out of power, leaving their love unconsummated.
- 10/4/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Review: Tim Irwin. I suppose this film is everything you would expect from it, since it’s from Japan and called Zombie Self-Defence Force. It’s a low-budget homage to Romero infused with the recent Japanese shock style. And I do mean low budget. The opening sequence involving the UFO that dooms Japan is hilarious in its awfulness. But before the opening sequence we are treated to an announcement. In it the narrator decries the Us for war crimes, from the nuclear bombs during World War II to the invasion of Iraq. But then he notes a few things that he likes about America: “Hamburgers, Rock, Hollywood movies - especially George A. Romero - a genius.” The political point of the opening (which isn’t subtle, just like all the rest of the commentary that the film makes a point to add) is that Japan shouldn’t...
- 9/27/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Review: Tim Irwin. I suppose this film is everything you would expect from it, since it’s from Japan and called Zombie Self-Defence Force. It’s a low-budget homage to Romero infused with the recent Japanese shock style. And I do mean low budget. The opening sequence involving the UFO that dooms Japan is hilarious in its awfulness. But before the opening sequence we are treated to an announcement. In it the narrator decries the Us for war crimes, from the nuclear bombs during World War II to the invasion of Iraq. But then he notes a few things that he likes about America: “Hamburgers, Rock, Hollywood movies - especially George A. Romero - a genius.” The political point of the opening (which isn’t subtle, just like all the rest of the commentary that the film makes a point to add) is that Japan shouldn’t...
- 9/27/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at Sitges 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as well as links for the films that we have already reviewed here on Sound On Sight. Opening Film [Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009. Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009. Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009. The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008. [1] Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009. The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009. Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009. Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009. Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009. Grace. Paul Solet. 2009. [2] Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009. Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009. La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. 2009. Ingrid. Eduard Cortés. 2009. Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza. 2009. Metropia. Tarik Saleh. 2009. Moon.
- 9/19/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Naoyuki Tomomatsu, director of “Stacy” and the upcoming “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl,” is a seriously warped individual. Fortunately for us, his twisted imagination yields entertaining results, though the majority of his cinematic endeavors are quite hard to locate here in the United States. Much to my fanboy delight, Tomomatsu’s extremely low-budget flesh-eating ghoul epic “Zombie Self Defense Force” arrives on DVD courtesy of Adv Films on October 13th. I’m not expecting much in the way of quality, mind you, but as a proud owner of “Stacy” and “Eat the Schoolgirls,” I’m more than a little eager to finally check it out. And, yes, I have way too much free time on my hands, just in case you were wondering. Useless trivia is always fun. Here’s a quick rundown of the plot: They thought it would be a routine training mission for the Japanese Self Defense...
- 9/16/2009
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Before he went onto the heady heights of his latest superbly bizarre, wacked out creation ‘Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl,’ horror director Naoyuki Tomomatsu brought us ‘Zombie Self-Defense Force’ and finally its now heading for release in the U.S! Yes its cheesy, dumb, fun, entertaining, schlock horror. Just the way we like it. Zombie Self-Defense Force goes on sale October 13th. Synopsis: They thought it would be a routine training mission for the Japanese Self Defense Force; instead it became a blood-soaked battle for survival against the living dead! As the handful of survivors end up trapped inside the inevitable secluded hotel, the paths of fashion models, gangsters and the heroic Jsdf team collide in combat against the cannibalistic hordes of hell!
- 9/15/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
The full lineup has been announced, and among the load of genre fare that's been running the fest circuit are the world premiers of:
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
- 9/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Year: 2009
Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Writers: Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Shungiku Uchida (manga)
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 10 out of 10
I have to confess to being a Yoshihiro Nishimura virgin, having missed Tokyo Gore Police, and furthermore haven't seen any other contemporary Japanese exploitation splatter - films like Noburo Iguchi's Machine Girl - of the genre he is associated with. So forgive me if I start to gush about this beautiful, crazy film that hit me round the head like a hammer made out of Lsd, as it was something quite new to me, and I think it represents something quite new and exciting for horror cinema.
A high school soap opera set up has the class heart-throb Mizushima, good looking but familiarly bland and wet - it's the girls who run this film - caught between the attentions of class bully Keiko, a spoilt Gothic Lolita...
Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Writers: Naoyuki Tomomatsu & Shungiku Uchida (manga)
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 10 out of 10
I have to confess to being a Yoshihiro Nishimura virgin, having missed Tokyo Gore Police, and furthermore haven't seen any other contemporary Japanese exploitation splatter - films like Noburo Iguchi's Machine Girl - of the genre he is associated with. So forgive me if I start to gush about this beautiful, crazy film that hit me round the head like a hammer made out of Lsd, as it was something quite new to me, and I think it represents something quite new and exciting for horror cinema.
A high school soap opera set up has the class heart-throb Mizushima, good looking but familiarly bland and wet - it's the girls who run this film - caught between the attentions of class bully Keiko, a spoilt Gothic Lolita...
- 9/1/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is the new film featuring special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura of Tokyo Gore Police fame. Co-directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu, based on a manga comic book title, the film is described as a "...transgressive love triangle, featuring teenage girls with special powers vying for the love of a boy..." Sneak Peek the trailer for Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl...
- 8/6/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
The 2009 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Festival has announced their complete list of Audience Awards winners, a list that includes a whole lot of Twitch faves and more than a few films that will soon be screening here in Toronto as part of Toronto After Dark. Here’s the complete list.
Best Asian Film
Gold: Love Exposure (Japan) – Sion Sono
Silver: IP Man (Hong Kong) – Wilson Yip
Bronze: Thirst (South Korea) – Park Chan-wook
Best International Film
Gold: 8th Wonderland (France) – Nicolas Alberny, Jean Mach
Silver: Ex-aequo
Embodiment Of Evil (Brazil) – Jose Mojica Marins
Must Love Death (Germany) – Andreas Schaap
Bronze: Black (France) – Pierre Laffargue
Best Quebec Film
Gold: Sans Dessein – Caroline Labrèche, Steeve Léonard
Silver: The Ante – Max Perrier
Bronze: Crawler – Sv Bell
Best Animated Film
Hells (Japan) – Yoshiki Yamakawa
Guru Prize for Most Energetic Film of the Festival
Gold: Yatterman (Japan) – Takashi Miike
Silver: IP Man (Hk) – Wilson Yip...
Best Asian Film
Gold: Love Exposure (Japan) – Sion Sono
Silver: IP Man (Hong Kong) – Wilson Yip
Bronze: Thirst (South Korea) – Park Chan-wook
Best International Film
Gold: 8th Wonderland (France) – Nicolas Alberny, Jean Mach
Silver: Ex-aequo
Embodiment Of Evil (Brazil) – Jose Mojica Marins
Must Love Death (Germany) – Andreas Schaap
Bronze: Black (France) – Pierre Laffargue
Best Quebec Film
Gold: Sans Dessein – Caroline Labrèche, Steeve Léonard
Silver: The Ante – Max Perrier
Bronze: Crawler – Sv Bell
Best Animated Film
Hells (Japan) – Yoshiki Yamakawa
Guru Prize for Most Energetic Film of the Festival
Gold: Yatterman (Japan) – Takashi Miike
Silver: IP Man (Hk) – Wilson Yip...
- 8/3/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Last Thursday we caught Adam Mason’s ambitious indie film Blood River (review here). While I don’t fully agree with Butane (who saw it at the Boston Underground Film Festival), it is one of the better horror-y things we’ve seen so far. It’s extremely reminiscent of Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil, but no matter what you’re expecting, Blood River goes places you absolutely will not anticipate.
Friday was pretty light on horror fare as well. This gave us a much needed chance to catch up with our real lives, as the only "must see" was the midnight screening of Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura’s latest splat-tastic experiment: Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (review here).
At the post screening Q&A Nishimura teamed up with Alamo Draft House founder Tim League (standing in for co-director Naoyuki Tomomatsu), dressing up in sumo diapers and terrorizing the audience with their asses.
Friday was pretty light on horror fare as well. This gave us a much needed chance to catch up with our real lives, as the only "must see" was the midnight screening of Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura’s latest splat-tastic experiment: Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (review here).
At the post screening Q&A Nishimura teamed up with Alamo Draft House founder Tim League (standing in for co-director Naoyuki Tomomatsu), dressing up in sumo diapers and terrorizing the audience with their asses.
- 7/20/2009
- by EvilAndy
- DreadCentral.com
I really hate the fact that I need a passport to get into Canada these days (stupid security precautions – I don’t want to be safe, I want to watch horror movies!) because the Toronto After Dark Festival has an incredibly badass lineup of flicks announced thus far!
Trick 'R Treat (review here)
Michael Dougherty, USA, Toronto Premiere
*“An instant cult classic” – Bloody-Disgusting*
Four creepy crowd-pleasing stories intersect in this hugely anticipated feature set on the night of Halloween from producer Bryan Singer (X-men, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) and starring True Blood’s Anna Paquin and Brian Cox (Manhunter, Bourne Supremacy).
/Winner, Audience Award – Los Angeles ScreamFest/
Grace (review here)
Paul Solet, Canada, Toronto Premiere
*“The movie you need to see to restore your faith in the horror genre” – Dread Central*
From producer Adam Green (Hatchet) comes this creepy and shocking tale of one very desperate woman as she tries...
Trick 'R Treat (review here)
Michael Dougherty, USA, Toronto Premiere
*“An instant cult classic” – Bloody-Disgusting*
Four creepy crowd-pleasing stories intersect in this hugely anticipated feature set on the night of Halloween from producer Bryan Singer (X-men, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) and starring True Blood’s Anna Paquin and Brian Cox (Manhunter, Bourne Supremacy).
/Winner, Audience Award – Los Angeles ScreamFest/
Grace (review here)
Paul Solet, Canada, Toronto Premiere
*“The movie you need to see to restore your faith in the horror genre” – Dread Central*
From producer Adam Green (Hatchet) comes this creepy and shocking tale of one very desperate woman as she tries...
- 7/8/2009
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
The organizers of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival have announced the first round of genre features playing their fourth annual event, which takes place August 14-21. The movies will all be shown at the Canadian city’s Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), with additional parties and gatherings to be announced at other venues.
The movies screening include Michael Dougherty’s much-raved-about Halloween anthology Trick ’R Treat (pictured); Paul Solet’s Grace, in which Jordan Ladd raises a baby with a hunger for blood; Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s insane Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl; Embodiment Of Evil, the new film by José Mojica Marins, a.k.a. Coffin Joe; Someone’S Knocking At The Door, Chad Ferrin’s ’70s-style killfest; Pierre Lafarrgue’s Black, about the supernatural aftermath of a bank robbery; Joko Anwar’s Indonesian shocker The Forbidden Door; and the North American premiere of Gerald McMorrow’s Franklyn,...
The movies screening include Michael Dougherty’s much-raved-about Halloween anthology Trick ’R Treat (pictured); Paul Solet’s Grace, in which Jordan Ladd raises a baby with a hunger for blood; Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s insane Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl; Embodiment Of Evil, the new film by José Mojica Marins, a.k.a. Coffin Joe; Someone’S Knocking At The Door, Chad Ferrin’s ’70s-style killfest; Pierre Lafarrgue’s Black, about the supernatural aftermath of a bank robbery; Joko Anwar’s Indonesian shocker The Forbidden Door; and the North American premiere of Gerald McMorrow’s Franklyn,...
- 7/8/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
- 7/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
- 7/3/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Fantasia Festival is North America [1]'s premiere (and largest) genre [2] film [3] festival [4]. It is also my favorite film festival and so I could not wait to share the highlights of this years line up. Here is a sneak peek at what we will be reviewing in the upcoming week of our podcast. Crush And Blush - Canadian Premiere South Korea Dir: Lee Kyoung-mi For her first feature, director Lee Kyoung-mi had some high-calibre assistance. Park Chan-wook produced, co-wrote and appears briefly in the film, as does Bong Joon-ho, director of The Host. This vaudevillian comedy doused in dark humour follows an unpopular woman who deviously schemes to seduce a colleague and keep him away from his mistress. Hong Hyo-jin seems born to play the fascinating and hard-to-follow Me-sook, an unforgettable, engaging and well-developed character. Love Exposure - Canadian Premiere Japan Dir: Sion Sono Prepare to witness miracles because Sion Sono (Suicide Club,...
- 7/1/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
While we wait for the schedule for Fantasia 2009 to be finalized, we did receive a couple of press release announcing the fest's line-up, and per usual, those of you who are planning to attend are in for one helluva genre extravaganza.
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
- 6/30/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Japanese filmmaker/makeup FX artist Yoshihiro Nishimura (pictured) has tackled all sorts of genre staples and given them his own bizarre spin in his features, from the mutants of Tokyo Gore Police to the modern variations on traditional creatures in his new Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl. While presenting the world premiere of the latter at the currently running New York Asian Film Festival, Nishimura revealed he’ll be tackling the walking dead next.
“I’m going to work on a film where high-school girls go around running over a bunch of zombies,” he said. “You heard it here first! I think it will be lighter, but also bloodier than Tokyo Gore Police.” Anyone who’s seen the latter knows that’ll be quite a feat. And those who attended the festival’s “Tokyo Gore Night” on Saturday, featuring Nishimura, Machine Girl director Noburo Iguchi (who posed as Vampire Girl...
“I’m going to work on a film where high-school girls go around running over a bunch of zombies,” he said. “You heard it here first! I think it will be lighter, but also bloodier than Tokyo Gore Police.” Anyone who’s seen the latter knows that’ll be quite a feat. And those who attended the festival’s “Tokyo Gore Night” on Saturday, featuring Nishimura, Machine Girl director Noburo Iguchi (who posed as Vampire Girl...
- 6/30/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
[Our thanks to Dustin Chang for the following review, though it should be noted that the man who hopped on stage claiming to be Naoyuki Tomomatsu was actually Machine Girl director Noboru Iguchi just goofing around with his good friend Nishimura..]
I had the privilege to attend the world premiere screening of Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) & Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacey)’s Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl with boisterous fans who braved the bad weather to be in a packed theater on Friday night, as it was part of the Nyaff program. Present at the screening were co-directors Nishimura, Tomomatsu and also Tak Sakaguchi who was a stunt coordinator for the movie and a director in his own right (his movie Yoroi Samurai Zombie was to be screened right after Vampire Girl). They playfully introduced the movie and graciously stayed around for a spirited Q & A session afterwards.
I had the privilege to attend the world premiere screening of Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) & Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacey)’s Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl with boisterous fans who braved the bad weather to be in a packed theater on Friday night, as it was part of the Nyaff program. Present at the screening were co-directors Nishimura, Tomomatsu and also Tak Sakaguchi who was a stunt coordinator for the movie and a director in his own right (his movie Yoroi Samurai Zombie was to be screened right after Vampire Girl). They playfully introduced the movie and graciously stayed around for a spirited Q & A session afterwards.
- 6/28/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
That high school is tough and generally unpleasant is pretty much a truism. Everybody knows it to be so. That high school romance is even tougher is even more clear. This is how life goes. But for Mizushima, well, his difficulties go a bit beyond the norm. You see, having been dubbed the only acceptable boy in the school the meek Mizushima has been targeted as boyfriend material by Keiko - the borderline psychotic daughter of the vice-principal, perpetually accompanied by her gang of dolled up thugs - a situation that leaves him moderately terrified. But it’s not just Keiko who is interested in Mizushima, no, he’s the object of attractive transfer student Monami’s affections, too, so much so that the beautiful but reserved girl brought Mizushima a hand made chocolate for Valentine’s Day.
Cue the girl on girl conflict over Mizushima’s affections? You bet!
Cue the girl on girl conflict over Mizushima’s affections? You bet!
- 6/27/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Back in April, Fangoria brought you the first set report and outrageous pictures (read and see them here) from Japanese filmmakers Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy)'s new film Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein.
Today, the first official one-sheet has arrived via Nippon Cinema, and it's a pretty good one!
Synopsis: A teenaged vampire girl named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) tries to win over her high school crush by converting him into a vampire via tainted Valentine’s Day chocolate. When his current girlfriend, Keiko (Eri Otoguro of Onechanbara), tries to get revenge, she's quickly dispatched by the powerful Monami. Keiko's mad scientist father decides to piece her back together, complete with various "improvements" to help assist her in a rematch against the boyfriend-stealing vampire. Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy, Zombie Self-Defense Force) wrote the screenplay and directed the dramatic sequences. Yoshihiro Nishimura handled all the gore, and Tak Sakaguchi...
Today, the first official one-sheet has arrived via Nippon Cinema, and it's a pretty good one!
Synopsis: A teenaged vampire girl named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) tries to win over her high school crush by converting him into a vampire via tainted Valentine’s Day chocolate. When his current girlfriend, Keiko (Eri Otoguro of Onechanbara), tries to get revenge, she's quickly dispatched by the powerful Monami. Keiko's mad scientist father decides to piece her back together, complete with various "improvements" to help assist her in a rematch against the boyfriend-stealing vampire. Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy, Zombie Self-Defense Force) wrote the screenplay and directed the dramatic sequences. Yoshihiro Nishimura handled all the gore, and Tak Sakaguchi...
- 6/8/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
- Fangoria
Remember that crazy-ass trailer we posted in April for Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (watch it again here)? Now we've got the poster and a few more details to go along with it -- including where you might be able to see the film!
Nippon Cinema got the first look at the artwork and also provided this more detailed synopsis:
A teenaged vampire girl named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) tries to win over her high school crush by converting him into a vampire via tainted Valentine’s Day chocolate. When his current girlfriend, Keiko (Eri Otoguro of Onechanbara), tries to get revenge, she's quickly dispatched by the powerful Monami. Keiko's mad scientist father decides to piece her back together, complete with various "improvements" to help assist her in a rematch against the boyfriend-stealing vampire.
Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy, Zombie Self-Defense Force) wrote the screenplay and directed the dramatic sequences. Yoshihiro Nishimura handled all the gore,...
Nippon Cinema got the first look at the artwork and also provided this more detailed synopsis:
A teenaged vampire girl named Monami (Yukie Kawamura) tries to win over her high school crush by converting him into a vampire via tainted Valentine’s Day chocolate. When his current girlfriend, Keiko (Eri Otoguro of Onechanbara), tries to get revenge, she's quickly dispatched by the powerful Monami. Keiko's mad scientist father decides to piece her back together, complete with various "improvements" to help assist her in a rematch against the boyfriend-stealing vampire.
Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy, Zombie Self-Defense Force) wrote the screenplay and directed the dramatic sequences. Yoshihiro Nishimura handled all the gore,...
- 6/8/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
As if the lineup of genre features already announced for this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (see item here) wasn’t cool enough, yesterday brought word of a must-see addition to the lineup. As part of its celebration of filmmaker/FX artist Yoshihiro Nishimura, the event will host the world premiere of his new film Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl. Co-directed by Nishimura and Stacy’s Naoyuki Tomomatsu (the latter also scripted), with the former handling the copious splatter and J-action fave Tak Sakaguchi overseeing the stuntwork, Vampire Girl is set in a school for misfit teens where a love triangle between two students and a pretty bloodsucker leads to all manner of mayhem. As previously announced, Nishimura and visual FX Tsuyoshi Kazuno will attend the NY Asian Fest, and Sakaguchi will be on hand as well. Go here for more info on the festival, see our first...
- 5/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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