Update on Noboru Iguchi's NEKOME KOZÔ, w/ Miku Ishida, Naoto Takenaka, Hiromasa Taguchi, Asami Kuma
The official website for Noboru Iguchi's Nekome kozô is now online, although at present it's just a home page.
As was previously reported here and there on ScreenAnarchy, the screenplay for Nekome kozô was written by Mana Yasuda, based on the eponymous manga serial by Kazuo Umezu. The movie's principal cast includes Miku Ishida, Naoto Takenaka, Hiromasa Taguchi, Asami Kumakiri, Kanji Tsuda, Shirô Tsubuyaki, and Ryûji Sainei.
Art Port K.K. (K.K. Âto Pôto) plans to release Nekome kozô theatrically in Japan in June.
Iguchi's previous directing credits include Manji, Oira sukeban, Snake Girl (Madara no shôjo) - one of the movies in the Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater (Umezu Kazuo: kyôfu gekijô) hexalogy - Saishû seiki! Natsume Nana - kyûkyoku no erosu, Impolite Education (18-kin - abunai kankei: the kinshinsôkan), the short "Evil Guy" ("Yôchû no harawata") - a.k.a. "Entrails of a Larva" - and A Larva to Love (Koi suru yôchû).
Nekome kozô official website
Manji 1 MB trailer (streaming Windows Media - viewer discretion is advised)
Manji 500 KB trailer (streaming Windows Media - viewer discretion is advised)
Manji trailer (downloadable 8.8 MB Shockwave Flash file - viewer discretion is advised)
Snake Girl trailer (downloadable 5.6 MB MOV file)
A Larva to Love trailer (downloadable 3.4 MB Shockwave Flash file)
