Red Room (film)
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Red Room | |
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Directed by | Daisuke Yamanouchi |
Written by | Daisuke Yamanouchi |
Starring | Yuki Tsukamoto Mayumi Ōkawa |
Cinematography | Yasutaka Funayama |
Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Red Room (赤い密室(へや) 禁断の王様ゲーム, Akai misshitsu (heya): Kindan no ōsama gēmu) is a 1999 Japanese V-cinema (direct-to-video) horror film written and directed by Daisuke Yamanouchi.[1]
Plot[]
The film follows a group of four contestants (a husband and wife on the verge of divorce, and a pair of sisters) on a reality TV game show who are locked in the titular "Red Room" to torture each other, with the last person standing winning one million dollars. The contestants are made to pick cards to decide who will pick the torture, who will apply it, and who will be the victim. The tortures chosen start off relatively mild, but gradually escalate into extreme sadism and sexual abuse.
Cast[]
- Yuki Tsukamoto
- Mayumi Ōkawa
- Hiroshi Kitasenju
- Sheena Nagamori
Release[]
The film was originally released in Japan in VHS format on June 4, 1999[1][2] and later as a DVD on December 22, 2005.[3] Red Room was released in the US by Anthem Pictures on January 9, 2007.[4]
In 2000, the film was followed by a sequel, titled .
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 赤い密室の部屋 禁断の王様ゲーム (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ 赤い密室(へや)禁断の王様ゲー (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ 赤い密室(へや)禁断の王様ゲー (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "J-sploitation: U.S. DVD release of Daisuke Yamanouchi's RED ROOM (AKAI MISSHITSU (HEYA): KINDAN NO". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
External links[]
Reception[]
The movie got mixed to negative reviews.
- Japanese-language films
- 1990s horror film stubs
- 1999 films
- Direct-to-video horror films
- Japanese films
- Japanese horror films
- Japanese independent films
- Splatter films
- 1990s exploitation films
- 1999 horror films