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[Fantasia ’12] Crazy Body Horror ‘Henge’ Playing At Ongoing Festival!
After pushing through festival rounds, a must-see Japanese trailer has been released for Hajime Ohata’s Henge, which is being described as a psycho-sexual body horror movie in the vein of Tetsuo (and evoking David Cronenberg). It will screen at the ongoing Fantasia Film Festival.
Aizawa Kazunari and Morita Aki both star as “A young couple whose lives take a turn for the worse after a mysterious attack on the husband leaves him suffering from some bizarre after effects.”
Already released in Japan, hopefully someone will have the courage to release this 54-minute bad boy here in the States.
Watch the trailer below.
The feature directorial debut of Emily Robinson (Eighth Grade) is titled Ugly Cry, and Deadline reports that Obscured Releasing has picked up the movie for U.S. distribution.
Ugly Cry is expected to be released in theaters this Fall and later on Digital.
Also starring Emily Robinson, the horror-comedy follows a young Hollywood actress’ dark descent into body dysmorphia as she struggles to fulfill impossible beauty standards.
Ryan Simpkins, Aaron Dominguez and Robin Tunney also star.
Emily Robinson wrote the film in addition to directing and starring.
“Ugly Cry contemplates the horror of having a body in the age of the internet. What’s scarier, cringier, and funnier than modern society?” said Robinson. “Our collaboration with Obscured began at SXSW, which made it clear no one understands our genre-bendy feature better than they do. We’re thrilled to be partnering with them for our North American release.”
“Emily Robinson’s feature debut represents the discovery of a true talent in filmmaking,” said Obscured Releasing. “Her writing is so acute, her performance as Delaney finds all the nuances within the character, and her masterful direction of an incredible cast reminds us of the early thrillers of Hitchcock with an acerbic modern lens.”
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