Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura and his Sushi Typhoon cohorts are currently in San Diego for the Comic-Con - details on that below - and to whet the appetite on what you may find there, ScreenAnarchy has just been provided with a series of exclusive behind the scenes stills from Nishimura's upcoming zombie apocalypse Helldriver. And included in those behind the scenes shots are up close and person looks at Audition star Eihi Shiina as the Zombie Queen and lead actress Yumiko Hara and her mechanical chest. Here's the full skinny:
And for those who want to say hello in person, here are all the Sushi Typhoon Comic-Con details:FANGORIA correspondent, filmmaker and subtitler Norman England, a long- time associate of director Yoshihiro Nishimura, stopped by the set of Nishimura's newest film, the dystopian zombie epic HELLDRIVER, and even turned in a cameo. At this time, furiously being worked on in post-production, HELLDRIVER is looking at a fall film festival premiere, followed by a wider film festival / limited theatrical roll- out in early 2011. The film stars newcomer Yumiko Hara as Kika, a young girl tasked by the Fascist government of a newly-divided, heavily zombified Japan, to locate and destroy her evil mother, who had pulled out the girl's heart when she was a child. The bad news? Kika's mother is now queen of the zombies. The worse news? She's living in the zombie-ridden northern half of Japan. Kika and her team of assassins and thieves must travel north for their mission of extermination, while trying to stay alive along the way.
Alien vs Ninja received such a strong response from the crowd at Fantasia that I still think it's got a very good chance of winning the audience award there, so don't miss it!Sushi Typhoon invites San Diego Comic Con attendees to visit our Panel (Thurs, 8:15pm, room 5AB) and screenings of ALIEN VS NINJA (Fri, 8:30pm, room 4) and MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD (Fri, 10:15pm, room 4). Plus stop by the booth for an autograph from actors from AVN or director Yoshi Nishimura! Come see the Alien!