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Unholy Women

Keita Amemiya / Takuji Suzuki / TOYOSHIMA Keisuke

Japan2006107min 35mm Color World Premiere

Synopsis

An omnibus film composed of three stories introduces a women that encounters an evil spirit as she passes by a place where a child was killed from a fall, a man that finds himself in a strange relationship with a woman that covers her upper body with shags, and a seven year old child that comes across supernatural phenomenon after moving to a shabby house in the country. What do they have in common? The three are driven into fear by something in the form of a woman. It is notable that the director of the first episode is Keita Amemiya, who is well known for sci-fi movies featuring impressive special effects.

Diretor

Keita Amemiya

Born 1959. A director, painter, illustrator and character designer. Well known for his unique view of the world. Directerd  Zeiram, Moon Over Tao: Makaraga, Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro-Yakusoku 

Takuji Suzuki

Born 1967. He worked with Director Shinobu Yaguchi as a screenwriter and assistant director of Hadashino Picnic. Co-screenwriter of My Secret Place and co-director of Parco Fiction .

TOYOSHIMA Keisuke

Studied Film Making in the American Film Institute, he wrote several screenplays for famous directors. He is well known for bizarre horror films such as Unholy Women (2006) and Ghost vs. Alien (2007), which he co-directed with SHIMIZU Takashi of Ju-On series. With Softboys he's challenging to make a fresh high school drama.