Ghost Theater

Ghost Theater
Ghost Theater
	Poster
	劇場霊
Directed by	Hideo Nakata
Screenplay by	Junya Kato; Ryuta Miyake
Story by	Hideo Nakata
Based on	Don't Look Up; by Hideo Nakata
Produced by	Yasushi Akimoto
Starring	Haruka Shimazaki; Mantaro Koichi; Rika Adachi; Riho Takada; Keita Machida; Ikuji Nakamura
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Production; company	Django Films
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	October 5, 2015 (BIFF); November 21, 2015 (Japan);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥57.2 million

Ghost Theater (劇場霊, Gekijourei) is a 2015 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and a remake of Don't Look Up (1996).^[1] It was released on November 21, 2015.^[2]

In May 2018, an anthology series based on the film was released in the United States on Toku.

Synopsis[]

Sara (Haruka Shimazaki) is cast to play a small role in a stage play directed by Gota Nishikino (Mantaro Koichi). Aoi (Riho Takada) and Kaori (Rika Adachi) are the lead actresses and they prepare hard every day. Then, a female staff member is found dead in the theater. Aoi falls down and loses consciousness. Sara is then picked to takeover her lead role.

Cast[]

Haruka Shimazaki as Sara
Mantaro Koichi
Rika Adachi as Kaori
Riho Takada as Aoi
Keita Machida as Izumi
Ikuji Nakamura

Release[]

The film was part of the Midnight Passion section of the 20th Busan International Film Festival.^[1]

Reception[]

Box office[]

The film grossed ¥57.2 million on its opening weekend in Japan.^[3]

Critical response[]

Maggie Lee of Variety responded negatively to the film, stating that "Hideo Nakata sinks to new lows with this creaky and vacuous backstage thriller."^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Maggie Lee (October 6, 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'Ghost Theater'". variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
^ "劇場霊(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
^ Kevin Ma (25 November 2015). "Local youth fares top Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

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[Lee-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Maggie Lee (October 6, 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'Ghost Theater'". variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

[allcinema-2] "劇場霊(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

[Ma-3] Kevin Ma (25 November 2015). "Local youth fares top Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

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