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 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...
- 7/12/2010
- Nippon Cinema
The official website for the hybrid live-action/animated film Thriller Restaurant has been updated with a teaser trailer. Unfortunately, it really is a teaser and doesn’t actually have much in the way of actual 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...
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...
- 5/1/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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