The behind-the-scenes production of mysterious stories

The father of The Ring of Midnight released a ghost film in ancient costume.

In Japan, telling horror stories has always been a necessary program to cool off in summer nights. This summer, there are naturally popular horror movies on the big screen. Among many masterpieces, the most striking one is tales of mystery, a horror masterpiece directed by Hideo Nakata, the father of The Midnight Ring, with a total investment of 654.38+02 billion yen.

Since directing a TV horror short film in 2002, Hideo Nakata hasn't made any works in China, so this new film, which finally came out after five years, has attracted attention from all walks of life. Like The Lord of the Rings at Midnight, the film's "horror hero" is still a "female ghost"; However, unlike the ring series, this time director Nakata moved the stage of terror to ancient times.

This film is adapted from the mysterious poems in Sanyouting Yuan Zaju "Zhen Jing Yuan Lei" from the end of the curtain to the Meiji era. Xin Ji, the protagonist of the original novel, is cold and fickle, and abandoned his first wife Feng, which led to the entanglement of the spectre. However, the film version abandons the old plot of traditional mystery stories, stringing together several amorous women with handsome and kind-hearted male protagonists, and constructs the core of a love story for horror movies.

Director Nakata tries his best to present the beauty of Japanese classics in the film. At the same time, traditional Japanese-style horror props such as screens, mosquito nets, candles, and paper cover lamps will also appear.

The kabuki prince plays the leading role

The hero of this film is Kikunosuke Onoe, a young kabuki actor. Kikunosuke Onoe, 30, comes from a kabuki family and is one of the most promising kabuki stars. He is handsome and good at playing the roles of women and young Americans. Shang Wei is also very active in performing outside the traditional arts. He has appeared in musicals and plays, and played the leading role in last year's blockbuster "The Dog God Family". This is the first film he starred in.

The heroine of this film is Hitomi Kuroki, a heavyweight actress who exudes the beauty of harmony. In addition, several popular powerful actors from Mao Inoue, Asu Kimyou Kumiko, Tae Kimura and Asaka Seto played supporting actresses with different personalities, all of whom played opposite roles with Kikunosuke Onoe.

The cast of this film is quite gorgeous, and the actors and actresses are quite eye-catching.

Create a super-class team of horror movies

The production team of this film assembled a group of super-class people in the industry. Among them, there are many veterans and Japanese Academy Award winners.

Satoko Okudera, who is good at weaving love stories, is responsible for writing plays, including The Girl Through Time and Space. Photographer Ichiro Hayashi and director Nakata are old partners, and have worked together in films such as The Ring of Midnight and The Mystery of Ghost Story. The lighting engineer is Yuuki Nakamura in Swallowtail Butterfly and Calling for Love in the Center of the World, the costume designer is Kazuko Kurosawa in Twilight Sibi and Knight's Point, and production designer is Yohei Taneda in Kill Bill and Sky Hotel. In addition, Kawai Kenji, a famous musician, created a horrible atmosphere for this film, and Ayumi Hamasaki, the queen of music, specially created the theme song Destiny.

Such a luxurious lineup is rare not only for horror films, but also for Japanese films in general. The producer of this film is also a celebrity in the industry, Takashige Ichise. A famous director, a famous actor, a famous production team, so many big names gather together, what kind of chemical reaction will happen, and whether this "Mystery Story" is good-looking or not, let us wait and see.