Two souls, one mission and next month revenge gets supernatural with Japanese action comedy Ghost Killer. Ahead of it’s UK release next month, Blue Finch Film Releasing have unveiled the film’s official Trailer.
Directed Kensuke Sonomura, Ghost Killer follows Fumika whose life is changed. thanks to finding a bullet shell. The shell killed a hitman whose vengeful spirit now possess Fumika’s body seeking revenge.
Our resident Asian cinema writer Robert Ewing watched the film at the Glasgow Film Festival last year. Robert describing “The film delivers incredible gunfights and martial arts action while striking the perfect balance between tackling real social issues and embracing its whimsical comedy. Simply put,Ghost Killer is nothing short of spectacular“.
The cast for this one includes Akari Takaishi, Mario Kuroba , Masanori Mimoto. Along with Sora Inoue, Akaka Higashino, Naohiro Kawamoto, and Hidenobu Abera.
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Synopsis | When hitman Kudo is killed unexpectedly, his wrathful spirit possesses the body of college student Fumika, and the two of them embark on a mission of revenge.
Directed by fight specialist Kensuke Sonomura, who served as the action director for Resident Evil: Vendetta and the hit Baby Assassins franchise, and with a story and screenplay from Baby Assassins writer Yugo Sakamoto, the pair bring their trademark explosive action to a supernatural revenge thriller packed with comedy and heart. It stars Baby Assassins’ Akari Takahashi and martial artist and actor Masanori Mimoto.
Ghost Killer has played internationally at leading genre film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and at Glasgow Film Festival.
Ghost Killer will be released in the UK and Ireland on Digital Platforms from 6th April.
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