Yamagata Scream

a NAOTO TAKENAKA picture

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Title

Yamagata Scream

Director

Takenaka Naoto

Producer

Toshiaki Nakazawa, Hengameh Panahi, Nichiho Marumo

Nationality

Japan

Year

2008

Duration

116'

Language

Japanese

Format

Ratio

Original Title

山形スクリーム

Synopsis

Synopsis

THE WORLDS FIRST J-POP SAMURAI ZOMBIE HORROR COMEDY!

A business man and a girls high-school field trip accidentally awake the defeated samurai warriors of Yamagata who return to the village of Oshakabe as Zombies to take revenge against the descendants of the town folk who double crossed them and thus fulfill their ancient curse. The greedy businessman and the mayor of the town want to turn the site of the shrines into a money making scheme replete with spa hotels and theme parks. Our school girl hero Mikayo and her class mates must use all their courage and resourcefulness to defeat the samurai zombies. With the help of Mikayo’s mobile phone and the local barber turned shrine tender they battle the zombies and restore order to the town.

Synopsis

Stills

Press

"Shows off Takenaka’s odd sense of humor to full effect."

AINT IT COOL

Festivals
& Awards

Deauville Asian Film Festival

Sitges Film Festival

Shanghai International Film Festival

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Riko Narumi
Ikki Sawamura
Naoto Takenaka
Director Naoto Takenaka
Writers Yasushi Akimoto, Naoto Takenaka

Releases

Japan Release

08.01.2009

International Poster

08.01.2008