Hello Zombie / Use the Eyeballs!
- Saturday, June 6, 22:30 Mousonturm Saal
- Hello Zombie
はいさいゾンビ
Haisai zonbi - Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 45 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director: Soichi TAKAYAMA
- Script: Shinichiro CHINEN
- Production: Acre Film
- Music: Ataru MUKAEZATO
- World sales: Okinawa Film Office
- Cast: Benbi, Ai KAWAMITSU, Kyohei HIGA, Tomoji YAMASHIRO, Shinichiro CHINEN
- International premiere
Don and his unsuccessful indie film crew are shooting a trashy zombie flick in Okinawa, which – due to lack of funding – will probably be their last. When some holy grounds become the location of the shoot, they find the perfect prop: a real zombie. Blood fountains and roundhouse kicks are provided by special effects expert Yoshihiro NISHIMURA.
- Use the Eyeballs!
鼻目玉幸太郎の恋
Hanamedama Kotaro no koi - Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 78 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director, script, production & world sales: Naoya TASHIRO
- Camera: Yasutaka NAGANO
- Music: hoto-D, bio tolva, Oioi-Kyo Band
- Cast: Akihisa SHIONO, Rina AKIYAMA, Eihi SHIINA, Iona, Kentaro SHIMAZU
- In the presence of the director Naoya TASHIRO, the actress Iona and Tokitoshi SHIOTA (Head of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival)
Having a pair of eyeballs shooting out of the nostrils runs in Kotaro’s family. This dark secret has been haunting the otherwise attractive youth, with everyone making fun of his still-a-virgin status. There seems to be hope, though, when he gets to know coworker Naomi through notebook scribbles. A film about the road to self-acceptance and hilarious, goggle-eyed shenanigans.
Director Bio
Naoya TASHIRO was born in Tokyo in 1987 and studied at Rikkyo University. His graduation film HIGH SCHOOL GIRL OF THE DEAD (2009) was shown at numerous film festivals in Japan. As a director, he has specialized in splatter movies.
Filmography
2009 High School Girl of the Dead (Zyoshikosei no harawata); 2011 Cannibal Maid & Killer Nurse (Hitokui maid to satsujin nurse); 2013 Naked Sister (Hadaka no shudojo) / Stand up! Mr. DICK! (Tachiagare! Chinkokun!) / Like Mother, like Daemon (Soshite oni ni naru)