Legendary Director’s Terrifying Trip into the Corners of the Mind Debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital April 2nd Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: rabbit-3d.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Leif Helland From the legendary director of THE GRUDGE, Takashi Shimizu takes an unflinching look into childhood fears the ties that hold a family together, and bloody secrets that won`t stay dead when TORMENTED -- released in Japan as RABBIT HORROR 3D (????????3D, Rabito Hora 3D, 2011) -- debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital April 2nd from Well Go USA Entertainment.
Filled with his trademark atmospherics and spine-chilling, brain-bending sequences, Shimizu ventures into the terrifying corners of the mind where the lines between fact and fiction are blurred in this terrifying tale of a young boy whose family seems to be unraveling around him. The situation gets worse when he manifests a growing and dangerous friendship and reliance on a stuffed toy rabbit that comes to life... The film stars Hikari Mitsushima (ULTRAMAN MAX, LOVE EXPOSURE, HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI), Takeru Shibuya, Tamaki Ogawa (TEN NIGHTS OF DREAM, FLOWERS IN THE SHADOW), Nao Omori (TOKYO PLAYBOY CLUB, ALWAYS -SUNSET ON THIRD STREET- 3, HELTER SKELTER, BLAZING FAMIGLIA), Teruyuki Kagawa (20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy, KAIJI 2, DREAMS FOR SALE, RUROUNI KENSHIN) and Momoko Tanabe (28 1/2 MOUSOU NO KYOJIN). Takashi Shimizu took home the Silver Raven for the film’s originality and unique view of childhood through a child’s eyes at the 2012 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. Daigo doesn`t speak anymore. Not since he killed that rabbit on the playground at school. His sister, Kiriko, is worried. He`s bullied. He sleepwalks. And their father is no help, trapped in his own grief and illustrating fantasy worlds where families are happily reunited and no one dies. They never should have gone to that 3D movie. The one with the stuffed rabbit that floated out of the screen. Now Daigo is missing. He`s in danger, and Kiriko will have to follow him into a world of nightmares to discover the truth. And the truth is worse than any dream. TORMENTED has a runtime of approximately 83 minutes and is not rated. Credits Director: Takashi Shimizu Producer: Satoru Ogura Producer: Masayuki Tanishima Cinematography: Christopher Doyle Executive Producer: Michael J. Werner Executive Producer: Esther Yeung Music: Kenji Kawai Screenplay: Sotaro Hayashi, Daisuke Hosaka, Takashi Shimizu Production Design: Noriyoshi Ikeya Visual Effects Supervisor: Tsuyoshi Kazuno Editor: Zensuke Hori Production Company: Ogura Jimusyo Inc. Co-production Company: Fortissimo Films Cast Hikari Mitsushima as Kiriko Imazato Teruyuki Kagawa as Kohei Imazato Takeru Shibuya as Daigo Imazato Tamaki Ogawa as Kyoko Nao Omori as Doctor Momoko Tanabe as young Kiriko Imazato 3D/2D Blu-ray Catalog #: WGU01295B UPC Code: 812491013809 SLP: $29.98 DVD Catalog #: WGU01294D UPC Code: 812491012949 SLP: $24.98
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