This week we sit down with Japanese director and storyteller Genki Kawamura to talk about his viral horror adaptation Exit 8, liminal horror, and what it all reflects about the world we're living in.
This week we did something a little different. For the first time ever we have a guest where we needed a translator and honestly... it was a blast!
We are thrilled to be joined by Japanese story teller Genki Kawamura who is the producer behind Your Name and Suzume, NYT bestselling novelist of If Cats Disappeared From the World , and director of A Hundred Flowers and his latest film Exit 8, the new adaptation of the viral indie horror game!
We talk about why liminal horror is having such a massive cultural moment, what it reflects about the world we're living in, and the art of adapting a game with almost no story into something that genuinely gets under your skin and heart. We also get some Japanese horror and film recommendations you're going to want to write down!
Exit 8 is in theaters now via Neon. Go see it.
AND COME HANG OUT!!!