A Thai Ghost Heads To Japan In BUPPHA RAHTREE: HAUNTING IN JAPAN

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A Thai Ghost Heads To Japan In BUPPHA RAHTREE: HAUNTING IN JAPAN

Arriving on the international scene as part of the leading edge of the Thai film explosion of the late 90s and early 2000s, Yuthlert Sippapak may not have found the international success of contemporary directors Prachya Pinkaew, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang or Wisit Sasanatieng - his quirky and seemingly omnipresent sense of humor keeping him in a rather more limited box - but Sippapak has proven to be one of the most successful of the lot at home while building a loyal cult around the globe with his continuous genre mashups. And he is now returning to one of his earliest successes while,, typically, subverting the entire exercise.

Sippapak's first big success came with Buppha Rahtree, a blood drenched 2004 ghost story set in a Thai apartment block that has since spawned a number of successful sequels, and Sippapak is returning to the Rahtree brand with the upcoming Buppha Rahtree: Haunting In Japan. True to the title, the story follows a Thai band on a trip to Japan to shoot their latest music video only to discover that the house they've rented is haunted. Yes, this appears very much to be Sippapak taking the piss out of the Ju-On franchise and having a great time doing it.

The first trailer for the film has arrived with English subtitles included. Take a look below.

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