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BiFan 2023 Review: SANA, Takashi Shimizu Returns with J-Pop-Infused J-Horror

Takashi Shimizu, the mastermind behind the Ju-On series (he also directed the first two American remakes) is back in familiar J-horror surroundings with his second film of 2023. Sana, serving as the closing film of this year's Bucheon International Fantastic...

WellGo Takes North American Rights For Juno Mak's RIGOR MORTIS

Though Juno Mak's directorial debut Rigor Mortis has not yet debuted in Venice, that hasn't stopped it from finding a home in North America. WellGo USA have moved fast to pick up all North American rights to the Hong Kong...

Watch The Stellar First Trailer For Juno Mak's RIGOR MORTIS

Juno Mak is bringing back the hopping vampire and - with the help of The Grudge director Shimizu Takashi - he's taking them in a dark and thoroughly compelling direction. It was back in June that our own James Marsh...

Blu-ray Review: SHOCK LABYRINTH

I'm going to try to keep this short. Shock Labyrinth is a terrible movie. It's not terrible in the "oh, wow, I gotta see this," kinda way; it's terrible in the worst way, it's fucking boring. At no point during...

New International Trailer For Takashi Shimizu's THE SHOCK LABYRINTH 3D

Japan's first significant entry into the global 3D sweepstakes came in the form of Ju-On, The Grudge and Marebito directorTakashi Shimizu's The Shock Labyrinth 3D, a horror picture based around and set in a famous amusement park haunted ride. Since...

JU-ON's Takashi Shimizu Enters THE SHOCK LABYRINTH

Need proof that the current wave of 3D films is more than just a passing fad? How about the fact that 3D capable screens are now being installed all around the globe, Korea has just announced their first ever 3D...