Monsterz
Appearance
Monsterz | |
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Directed by | Hideo Nakata |
Screenplay by | Yusuke Watanabe |
Based on | Haunters |
Produced by | Seiji Okuda |
Starring | Tatsuya Fujiwara Takayuki Yamada Satomi Ishihara |
Cinematography | Junichiro Hayashi |
Edited by | Naoko Aono |
Music by | Kenji Kawai |
Production companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation Twins Japan |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥697 million (Japan) |
Monsterz is a 2014 Japanese fantasy horror thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. It is a remake of the 2010 South Korean film Haunters.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]Reception
[edit]The film has grossed ¥697 million in Japan.[3]
In Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 3 out of 10, calling it a "feeble Japanese remake" with "no atmosphere".[2] The Guardian was more positive, listing it as one of the best Japanese horror films.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kevin Ma (2 June 2014). "X-Men and Monsterz fail to stop Frozen in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b Elley, Derek (1 June 2014). "Monsterz". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (19 June 2014). "Frozen momentum cooling in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Billson, Anne (21 February 2019). "Top 20 J-horror films – ranked!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Monsterz at IMDb
- Monsterz at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories:
- 2014 films
- 2014 fantasy films
- 2014 horror thriller films
- 2014 horror films
- Films directed by Hideo Nakata
- Warner Bros. films
- Nippon TV films
- Horror film remakes
- Japanese remakes of South Korean films
- Japanese fantasy films
- Japanese horror films
- Japanese thriller films
- Films scored by Kenji Kawai
- 2010s Japanese films
- 2010s Japanese-language films
- 2010s horror film stubs
- 2010s Japanese film stubs