Based on a Kazuo Umezu manga series which ran from 1969 to 1970, the story of Orochi involves a girl named Kazusa (Yoshino Kimura) and her jealous younger sister Lisa (Noriko Nakagoshi). Lisa is always being reminded that her older sister does everything better than her, and over the years her love for her sister turns to hate. When another girl named Orochi (Mitsuki Tanimura) saves Lisa from a terrible accident a bizarre chain of events is set in motion spanning many years—with Orochi serving as the narrator of the story. You can find the first teaser here.

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A subtitled trailer for Shinya Tsukamoto‘s Nightmare Detective 2 popped up on YouTube yesterday. I have no idea where, why, or how this originated (maybe a promo from Cannes) but it looks to be a real corker. This time around Nightmare Detective Kyoichi Kagenuma (Ryuhei Matsuda) reluctantly helps a school girl named Yukie who is convinced her next nightmare about a former classmate will kill her in the same way it killed her friends. Currently there’s no solid release date and the official website isn’t live yet, but I’m sure more will be coming out very soon. Check out the aspect ratio-adjusted trailer after the break.

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Shinya Tsukamoto‘s Nightmare Detective 2 starring Ryuhei Matsuda. Slated for release in 2008. For the Japanese trailer, see this link.

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As I mentioned in this article a few weeks ago, Takashi Miike‘s Crows Zero II is still pretty early on in the production process. Filming won’t really get rolling until August. Shooting will then wrap in October with release slated for some indeterminate time in 2009. So it seems odd that a teaser would be released on the film’s official website this early. Less odd, however, when you watch it and realize it’s all just rehashed footage from the first Crows Zero. I wasn’t going to bother posting it at all, but they did add a “TWO!” to the voiceover, and that’s something, eh… eh? Check it out after the break, or don’t.

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First Crows Zero II teaser featuring old footage from the first Crows Zero. The film is due out in 2009.

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