Grindhouse plus Splatter
Horror is what Unearthed Films, with sales and distribution expertise provided
by MVD Entertainment Group, has lined up for release during the
Christmas-selling season as a counter-programming offering for hardcore genre
fans.
This would be the Dec. 11
launch of both Blu-ray and DVD editions of Japanese filmmaker Takashi Hirose’s
feature-length film debut, Brutal — which is truth in
advertising taken to the extreme.
Serial killers are on the
prowl in Tokyo, both of whom are cleverly showcased in two stand-alone segments
that are titled simply “Man” and “Woman.”
In the first, Japanese
actor and performance artist Butch Bigwave (who previously teamed up with
Hirose for his 2012 short film titled Moratorium) has abducted a trio of
young beauties and is about to have his way them. He’s sort of a roly-poly loser who laments,
while he systematically butchers his captives, that no one understands his
needs, wants and desires.
Well, unless you are
equally insane, it would be a challenge to understand where this guy — “Man” —
is coming from. That brings us to
“Woman,” equally unhinged and played by Ayano Oami (Perfect Education: Maid, For You,
The Scream, etc.), who is adapt at seducing eager young men and quickly
slicing them to ribbons.
Once the graphic details
of the pair are presented, filmmaker Takashi Hirose guides us into the third stanza,
where Man and Woman meet and head back to his apartment, each with plans to
have their way with the other!!
It doesn’t take long —
during this “date with death” — for each to figure out that they’ve met their
mirror image. It is during this evening
of “truth” that Hirose throws in a twist for genre fans to savor.
Bonus features for Brutal
include a “Behind the Scenes” featurette and unspecified music videos.
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