Posted by Kevin Ouellette at 5:12pm on Monday, July 12, 2010
Filed under: Manga/Anime/Light Novels, Comedy, Future releases, Trailer Updates
A few days ago, the official website for the hybrid live-action/animated film Thriller Restaurant was updated with a full trailer featuring some previously unrevealed live-action footage.
The film is based on a popular series of storybooks in which the proprietor of Kaidan Restaurant, Obake Garçon (Ghost Waiter), tells horror stories to a group of children. A total of 50 volumes were published from 1996-2007 and have sold over 8 million copies to date. Toei Animation recently adapted the books to an anime series which TV Asahi began airing on October 13, 2009. According to Anime News Network, the film version will be mostly live-action and CGI except for a 10-minute animated sequence in the beginning. 13-year-old Oscar Promotion member Ayano Kudo will star as a young spirit detective named Haru Amano.
The film’s director is Masayuki Ochiai, who’s previously been best known for directing horror films like “Parasite Eve” (1997), “Infection” (2004), and the 2008 Hollywood remake of the Thai horror film “Shutter”. The script was handled by Shoji Yonemura (Hinokio, Kamen Rider).
Toei will be releasing “Thriller Restaurant” in Japan on August 21, 2010.
Thanks to logboy for the tip.
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