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Distribution rights for the anthology horror movie Unholy Women (Kowai onna) will be offered for sale by Micott & Basara Inc. (Mikotto endo Basara K.K.) at this year's American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California. Micott & Basara will be in office #434 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. (It and Eleven Arts Inc. apparently are sharing that office.)
Unholy Women is comprised of three stories; they are as follows:
"Rattle Rattle" ("Katakata"): Directed by Keita Amemiya. Screenplay by Keita Amemiya. Story by Keita Amemiya. Starring Noriko Nakagoshi (she's also in Ataru Oikawa's Apartment 1303), Yûko Kobayashi, and Kôsuke Toyohara. Synopsis: "One day, Kanako hears a rattling sound in front of the red building while walking back to her house. The moment she looks up to check, something very strong hits her hard. She loses her consciousness for a brief period of time, but unhurt, she continues to walk back. As soon as she arrives home, she starts seeing deformed woman, and is haunted by her. Who is this woman persistently chasing her?"
"Hagane" ("Hagane"): Directed by Takuji Suzuki. Screenplay by Takuji Suzuki and Naoki Yamamoto. Story by Naoki Yamamoto. Starring Tasuku Emoto, Nahana, and Teruyuki Kagawa. Synopsis: "One day, Sekiguchi is hurled by a weird person wearing a sack covering its head to waist. His life seems depressing than ever, but then life turns positive by his boss Takahashi's words, 'I want you to meet my sister and take her out on a drive.' Sekiguchi is so excited, and cannot believe how lucky he is. But when Sekiguchi goes to Takahashi's house, the weird person wearing a sack is introduced to him as Takahashi's sister...."
"The Inheritance" ("Uketsugu mono"): Directed by Keisuke Toyoshima. Supervised by Takashi Shimizu. Screenplay by Keisuke Toyoshima. Story by Keisuke Toyoshima and Takashi Shimizu. Starring Maki Meguro, Kenta Suga, Shunsuke Matsuoka, and Tokie Hidari. Synopsis: "As a result of a divorce, Saeko decides to leave the busy city with her 7 years old son Michio. Michio feels uneasy about the desolated city and the new life with his bedridden grandma. One day, Michio sees his mother staring at a wooden chest in the shed. From that day on, Saeko's attitude turns abnormal, losing her temper for something very small. Saeko tends to shut oneself in the shed and one day, Saeko's thin hand reaches Michio's throat and...."
Unholy Women had what appears to have been its world première at the 10th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) on July 16th. Art Port K.K. (K.K. Âto Pôto) plans to release it theatrically in Japan in late November.
Unholy Women trailer page
Unholy Women official website
PiFan: Unholy Women