Horror looks sticky sweet in Japan's 'Neck'
The combination of horror and comedy elements can make for a successful venture. Sean of the Dead comes to mind. From what we have seen of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil they've seem to have hit it on the head [chortle] yet somehow still don't have distro.
Can the same be said for the horror comedy Neck out of Japan? Because as unique as the elements of a culture's horror are so is their comedy and the comedy in this looks like it teeters towards the sticky sweet variety. Not that I mind at all. I've watched enough JDrama RomCom in the past couple years to know what to expect. At least the premise of the film sounds interesting and you cannot argue against the presence of Chiaki Kuriyama. We're kind of sticky sweet on her already.
You will find the trailer after the break...Adapted by [original story author Otaro] Maijo himself, the story revolves around a university student named Tomokazu Shudo (Junpei Mizobata) who is experiencing his first love. The object of his affection is a quirky girl named Sugina Mayama (Saki Aibu) who just about everyone in his school would like to date. He has trouble confessing his love to her, but when she summons him to her laboratory, he thinks he may finally get his chance. However, he arrives to find a large wooden box in the center of the room and discovers Sugina wants to use him as the first test subject for her new invention - The Neck Machine. He's placed in the box which is fastened tightly around his neck and is forced to watch a horror movie which is somehow produced directly from his own mind.
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