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Acclaimed horror director Takashi Shimizu has been announced as the director for the upcoming adaptation of Mariko Koike’s “The Graveyard Apartment“

Released in 1986, the novel follows the Kano family, Hazuki, Brooke and their son Shiro as they move into a new apartment surrounded by a graveyard, Buddhist temple and crematorium. As one of the few occupants of the building, the family soon find themselves the sole target of a malicious attack from countless supernatural entities.

Currently in pre-production, the English-language supernatural horror is scheduled to start shooting around November 2020. With screenplay written by Takashi Shimizu and Paul Harris Boardman. The adaptation will star Kazunari Ninomiya as Hazuki.

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The famous The Ju-on (The Grudge) director’s next project stars Letters from Iwo Jima’s Kazunari Ninomiya. From the Mariko Koike’s famous 1986 horror, Vertigo and Ozla to co-produce The Grudge director Takashi Shimizu’s upcoming novel-to-movie “The Graveyard Apartment”. Currently in pre-production, the English-language supernatural horror is scheduled to start shooting around November 2020. With screenplay …

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