The 2002 J-Horror film ALTER EGO will be released outside Japan for the first time this month. © 2002 King Records

Thriller from Supervising Director Takashi Shimizu (THE GRUDGE) Available on DVD and Digital for the First Time Source: Eagle One Media press release

DVD cover art. Image courtesy of Eagle One Media. © 2002 King Records

Eagle One Media is proud to announce it will distribute Takashi Shimizu’s undiscovered Japanese film ALTER EGO (???????, Mo Hitori Iru, 2002) to worldwide audiences for the first time. Takashi Shimizu, the famed director behind THE GRUDGE and JU-ON horror franchises, was intimately involved as Supervising Director on Alter Ego and the feature film has never before been released outside of Japan. North America DVD release is set for February 18 with the film immediately available on digital platforms itunes and Amazon Instant. Produced by King Records the film features the involvement of some of the masters of today’s Japanese horror scene including Issei Shibata (THE LOCKER, THE CHASING WORLD); Yukihiko Yamaguchi (MEATBALL MACHINE, KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO) along with actors Hideo Sakaki (THE GRUDGE, VERSUS), Taro Suwa (THE GRUDGE, RING 2), Kanji Tsuda (THE GRUDGE, TOKYO SONATA), Nobuko Sakuma, Chieko Kawabe (PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILORMOON), and Sena. ALTER EGO can be pre-ordered at major on-line retailers such as Amazon. Set in an urban Japanese city, three young aspiring models are on their very first fashion shoot at an abandoned and neglected school one hot summer day. Without warning strange events begin occurring around the set that causes the models and photo crew to question their very sanity as one by one they begin dying an agonizing and painful death. Deaths seemingly caused by none other than themselves. Supervisor Director: Takashi Shimizu Director: Issei Shibata Producers: Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Kousuke Suzuki Music: Saku Sakamoto Cinematographer: Shin Hayasaka Release Date: February 18, 2014 Format: DVD Region: Region 1 Rated: Unrated SKU: EOM10725 UPC: 821564107253 SRP: $16.95 Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Widescreen (16:9) Running Time: 65 minutes Audio: Japanese Subtitles: English Special Features Production Image Gallery ZOMBIE DAWN Sneak Preview Trailers

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