Forest of the Living Dead, also known outside of the United States as The Forest, is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by American writer and director Shan Serafin and produced by 611 Films. It depicts the enacted vengeance of a jilted covergirl who supernaturally transforms into a demonic spirit when she kills herself in the famed suicide forest of Aokigahara, in Japan's Mount Fuji, enabling herself to wreak a violent revenge, one by one, upon those who helped her ex-boyfriend leave her.

Forest of the Living Dead
Directed by	Shan Serafin
Written by	Shan Serafin
Starring	Aidan Bristow Johnny Young Christina Myhr Michael Madsen
Cinematography	BT Jackson Shijo Kingo
Edited by	F. Ash Rainnes
Production company	611 Films
Distributed by	Lightning Entertainment Entertainment 7
Release date	October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15) (Bel Air Film Festival)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$400,000

Cast

• Aidan Bristow as Jason
• Johnny Young as Koji
• Christina Myhr as Valerie
• Michael Madsen as Lieutenant Brandon Ross
• Lisa Cullen as Katana
• Kyle Lardner as Ariaana
• Mary Takeyama as Kaneko

Production

Forest of the Living Dead was shot on-location in the United States, Japan, and Mexico. Budget estimates are under $400,000 USD and box office records will be available in late 2011. The film stars Aidan Bristow, Johnny Young, Christina Myhr and veteran actor Michael Madsen. It is filmed in color, primarily on HD with some portions in film.

Release

Forest of the Living Dead debuted as The Forest in a worldwide premiere at the Bel Air Film Festival, October 15, 2010. The commercial release in the United States was slated for April 14, 2011.

See also

• The Forest (2016 film)
• Grave Halloween

References

• Entertainment 7
• Lightning Entertainment
• 611 Films Production Company
• Forest of the Living Dead at IMDb
• Douban Movie Data

External links

• Forest of the Living Dead at IMDb
• Forest of the Living Dead at Rotten Tomatoes