When horror came to Shochiku

The Resource When horror came to Shochiku
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When horror came to Shochiku
Statement of responsibility
produced by Shochiku Company ; distributed by Eclipse from Criterion
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  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
Summary
Following years of a certain radioactive beast's domination at the box office, many Japanese studios tried to replicate the formula with their own brands of monster movies. One of the most fascinating, if short-lived, dives into that fiendish deep end was the one by Shochiku, a studio better known for elegant dramas by the likes of Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. In 1967 and 1968, the company created four certifiably batty, low-budget fantasies, tales haunted by watery ghosts, plagued by angry insects, and stalked by aliens -- including one in the form of a giant chicken-lizard. Shochiku's outrageous and oozy horror period shows a studio leaping into the unknown, even if only for one brief, bloody moment
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JRG
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videorecording
Credits note
  • The X From Outer Space: director, Kazui Nihonmatsu ; producer, Wataru Nakajima ; screenplay, Eibu Motomochi, Moriyoshi Ishida, Kazui Nihonmatsu ; cinematography, Shizuo Hirase, Sentura Okoshi ; editor, Yoshi Sugihara ; music, Taku Izumi
  • Goke, The Body Snatcher From Hell: director, Hajime Sato ; producer, Akira Inomata ; screenplay, Susumu Takahisa, Kyuzo Kobayashi ; cinematography, Shizuo Hirase ; editor, Akimitsu Terada ; music, Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • The Living Skeleton: director, Hiroshi Matsuno ; producer, Akira Inomata ; screenplay, Kikuma Shimoiizaka, Kyuzo Kobayashi ; cinematography, Masayuki Kato ; editor, Kazuo Ota ; music, Noboru Nishiyama
  • Genocide: director, Kazui Nihonmatsu ; producer, Tsuneo Kosumi ; screenplay, Susumu Takaku ; cinematography, Shizuo Hirase ; editor, Akimitsu Terada ; music, Shunsuke Kikuchi
Language note
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles
PerformerNote
The X From Outer Space: Shunya Wazaki, Itoko Harada, Shinichi Yanagisawa ; Goke, The Body Snatcher From Hell: Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Hideo Ko, Kathy Horyn ; The Living Skeleton: Kikko Matsuoka, Yasunori Irikawa, Masumi Okada ; Genocide: Keisuke Sonoi, Yusuke Kawazu, Emi Shindo, Kathy Horyn
Runtime
336
Series statement
Eclipse
Series volume
Series 37
Technique
live action
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