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Ghost Theater (劇場霊, Gekijourei) is a 2015 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and a remake of Don't Look Up (1996).[1] It was released on November 21, 2015.[2]

Ghost Theater
Poster
劇場霊
Directed by	Hideo Nakata
Screenplay by	Junya Kato Ryuta Miyake
Story by	Hideo Nakata
Based on	Don't Look Up by Hideo Nakata
Produced by	Yasushi Akimoto
Starring	Haruka Shimazaki Mantaro Koichi Rika Adachi Riho Takada Keita Machida Ikuji Nakamura
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Production company	Django Films
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release dates	October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) (BIFF) November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21) (Japan)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥57.2 million

In May 2018, an anthology series based on the film was released in the United States on Toku.

Synopsis

Sara (Haruka Shimazaki) is cast to play a small role in a stage play directed by Gota Nishikino (Mantaro Koichi). Aoi (Riho Takada) and Kaori (Rika Adachi) are the lead actresses and they prepare hard every day. Then, a female staff member is found dead in the theater. Aoi falls down and loses consciousness. Sara is then picked to takeover her lead role.

Cast

• Haruka Shimazaki as Sara
• Mantaro Koichi
• Rika Adachi as Kaori
• Riho Takada as Aoi
• Keita Machida as Izumi
• Ikuji Nakamura

Release

The film was part of the Midnight Passion section of the 20th Busan International Film Festival.[1]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed ¥57.2 million on its opening weekend in Japan.[3]

Critical response

Maggie Lee of Variety responded negatively to the film, stating that "Hideo Nakata sinks to new lows with this creaky and vacuous backstage thriller."[1]

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Ghost Theater at IMDb
• Ghost Theater at Rotten Tomatoes

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