Bakemono

Bakemono follows a variety of guests as they visit a cheap Tokyo Airbnb and get hunted down by a gruesome creature who is only waiting for them to sleep. With a diverse cast that showcases the modern Japan society and a strong love for the genre, filmmaker Doug Roos creates a one-of-a-kind nightmare experience that could be easily described as the love child between H.P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito.
Horror fans will be delightedly grossed to see one of the goriest horror films in recent years – one that, sure enough, will take away the sleep away from them as we see detailed scenes of body mutilation with either knives or creeping tentacles.

„Doug Roos goes for the gonzo and achieves it with Bakemono, a Japanese horror outing that blends surrealism with savagery, and a creature feature with the occult. … The film boasts a sizable cast of characters, none of whom viewers should get too attached to, as the body count is high with this one. The practical effects work is the real star here, with gore galore on full, frequent display. Bakemono became an endurance test of stabbings, slicings, and body parts separated from their owners one way or another, along with a rape scene, all of which I felt became overkill after a while, with the practical effects overshadowing the plot. Gorehounds and viewers who gravitate toward excessive mayhem will want to seek this one out, though.“ – Horror Fuel

„Ein Meisterwerk des modernen Horrorfilms, der mit seinen handwerklich brillanten Effekten insbesondere die CGI überladenen Genrevertreter alt aussehen lässt.“ – JFFH

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, A Night of Horror Film Festival, Chicago Horror Film Festival, Japan Film Fest Hamburg, BUT Festival

Als Vorfilm Ambrosia mit Gästen

Berlin Premiere

Land: JAP 2023

Länge: 102 Min

Genre: Horror

Sprache: jap. OmeU

Regie: Doug Roos

Darsteller: Takashi Irie, Yukina Takase, Yurika Natsume

Drehbuch: Doug Roos

Produzent: Doug Roos