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Taiwanese developer Softstar Entertainment has announced a first-person horror game, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol. The adaptation is based on the horror master’s anime series Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. While details are limited at this time, it has been confirmed that the game will release on PC. In the game,
Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1984, Kenichi Ugana is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Aoyama Gakuin University. Beginning his career in film with his short films, Access (2010) and Smell (2011), Kenichi would break into feature-length titles with Gangro Gal’s Riot (2016), a film based on the Ganguro
Angel’s Egg (Tenshi no Tamago), a 1985 sci-fi fantasy anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Oshii is best known for directing the cult classic adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga, Ghost in the Shell (1995), while Amano is notable for his character design work on the Final Fantasy video game series
The Curse is a 2025 Japanese/Taiwanese supernatural horror film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana. A prolific up-and-coming horror director, Kenichi has written and directed a slew of films in recent years, such as the blood-soaked demon horror Visitors: Complete Edition (2023), the tentacle horror Extraneous Matter: Complete Edition (2021), and the upcoming
Known as one of the most gruesome series of Japanese rape-revenge and torture films ever made, the All Night Long Series has long been associated with a sense of infamy. Consisting of six films written and directed by Katsuya Matsumura from 1992 to 2009, these films are known for their graphic portrayal of mutilation, torture,
Less based on and more inspired by themes of obsession explored in the acclaimed book of the same name by Kobo Abe, The Box Man (2024) marks the return of director Gakuryû Ishii after 2018’s Punk Samurai Slash Down. The story, or what semblance of narrative there is, follows a nameless man who lives in
It’s that time of year again—Shark Week is here! The Discovery Channel’s flagship event, which has been a staple for over 35 years, has certainly evolved from the broadcaster’s initial idea of documentaries about ocean predators into a social phenomenon where monster movies dominate the airwaves with classic man-versus-beast action. With that in mind, let’s
It is no mystery to seasoned J-horror fans that many of the most prolific directors of the genre started their careers making low-budget short films for television or straight-to-video productions, otherwise known as V-cinema. Takashi Shimizu of Ju-On fame, for example, dipped his toes in the waters of V-cinema with 4444444444, In a Corner, and
There’s something thrilling about watching a seasoned director’s first film. It’s like discovering the blueprint of what’s to come—a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the voice they’ll refine over the years. Sure, it may be rough around the edges, but you start spotting those telltale signs: the themes, the tone, the obsessions that will come to
Six days of unforgettable cinema experiences are over. In its 25th anniversary edition, the Japanese film festival Nippon Connection once again set an audience record with around 20,000 visitors over six days and confirmed its position as the film festival with the largest audience in Hesse. Most of the film and cultural events at the