Two of Japan`s most popular actors -- Tatsuya Fujiwara (DEATH NOTE) and Takayuki Yamada (MILOCRORZE - A LOVE STORY) -- share the screen for the first time in MONSTERZ. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2014 ?MONSTERZ? FILM PARTNERSSource: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Nippon Television Network Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/monsterz-movie (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures Japan will release MONSTERZ (??????, Monsutaazu) at the Shinjuku Piccadilly and theaters across Japan on Friday, May 30th, 2014. INTRODUCTION Your heart will pound faster. You will forget to breathe...
Theatrical poster. © 2014 ?MONSTERZ? FILM PARTNERSMONSTERZ features Japan`s latest and hottest stars, seen together for the first time! In the wake of a series of box-office successes such as the DEATH NOTE (?????, Desu Noto, 2006) series and SHIELD OF STRAW (???, Wara no Tate, 2013) -- 2013 Cannes Competition -- Tatsuya Fujiwara plays the Man. Takayuki Yamada plays Shuichi, adding another engaging performance to an amazing career that includes MW (MW-??-, 2009) and MILOCRORZE - A LOVE STORY (??????, Mirokuroze, 2012). Satomi Ishihara (SADAKO 3D) plays Shuichi`s love interest. Also starring are Tae Kimura (KAIDAN) and Yutaka Matsushige (REAL). The director is Hideo Nakata, whose work includes THE RING series, DARK WATER (????????, Honogurai Mizu no Soko Kara, 2002), and the Hollywood production THE RING TWO (2005). Nakata`s recent hit, THE COMPLEX (??????, Kuroyuri Danchi, 2013), played at many international film festivals. MONSTERZ -- suspenseful, entertaining and action-packed. STORY A man who can control people with a stare could rule humanity with his unusual ability if he so wished. But instead he chooses a life of solitude, using his gift only when necessary. Cleverly he makes sure that those under his control don`t remember what happened or whose power they`re under. His lonely life of misery changes when he meets Shuichi Tanaka. When the Man wills everybody in his sight to freeze, Shuichi is unaffected. Tanaka comes across as an ordinary man but he can defy the Man`s telekinetic ability. Agitated and furious that he can`t control him, the Man is determined to exterminate Shuichi. The man baits Shuichi by killing someone close to him. Shuichi seeks vengeance and during the ensuing battle, Shuichi realizes that only he can stop his nemesis. Unknown to the Man, Shuichi also has special powers. Brought together by destiny their battle becomes more catastrophic... CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: May 30, 2014 (Roadshow) Running Time: 111 Minutes Screen Size: 2.35:1 Cast Man: Tatsuya Fujiwara Shuichi Tanaka: Takayuki Yamada Kanae: Satomi Ishihara Tae Kimura Yutaka Matsushige Tomorowo Taguchi Motoki Ochiai Taiga Masaki Miura Mina Fujii Staff Director: Hideo Nakata Screenplay: Yusuke Watanabe Music: Kenji Kawai Based on the Korean Motion Picture HAUNTERS (Produced by ZIP Cinema) Planning and Production: Nippon Television Network Corporation Production Company: Twins Japan Production: "MONSTERZ" FILM PARTNERS Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan © 2014 ?MONSTERZ? FILM PARTNERS
Satomi Ishihara as Kanae. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2014 ?MONSTERZ? FILM PARTNERS
