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Actress Megumi Okina, 29, on Tuesday attended the premiere of the Hollywood horror film “Shutter” which has been made by Japanese producers.
The story set in Tokyo follows an American couple honeymooning in the city and the horrors they encounter. All scenes were filmed in Japan.
Okina, who plays a key role in the film and appears in her first Hollywood film, said, “I was very happy to walk the red carpet. I want to continue to work as an actress not only in Japan but also abroad.”
The film will be released nationwide on September 6.
© Japan Today
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majimeaussie
How is it a "Hollywood" film when it has been filmed fully in Japan by Japanese producers?
chardk1
It's got some American actors in it, and an American wrote the screenplay. Otherwise, a vanity project by the Japanese to create a fake American movie so they can claim to have gone Hollywood. Sad.
Raja Kumar
More films from japan is good. Film business is a good business for japan to enter globally.
Sarge
IMDB user comment: "Skinny, attractive woman who couldn't act if it were cursed on her... This movie is about as intelligent as a log."
OssanULTRA
"IMDB user comment: "Skinny, attractive woman who couldn't act if it were cursed on her... This movie is about as intelligent as a log."
Personally I'd question the intelligence of any reviwer who expects any intelligence from a J-Horror film.
Antonios_M
Actually, it's a remake from a Thai Horror movie
Pukey2
Horror movie? Does Okina play the ghoul?
pathat
Megumi Okina has lost a lot of weight from a few years ago. I guess it goes with the territory. I did some work with the actress/singer, Misako Uno, a few years back when she was preparing her lines for the Juon 2 movie. She hardly ate anything at the time, and got thinner and thinner. At least in the first Juon movie, Yoko Maki understood what her two biggest assets were and kept them in tip-top shape.
Megumi Okina: Please eat something!
OgieDoggie
The horror part of this movie must be when they get their bill from the hotel they spend their honeymoon in Tokyo (that would shock anyone).
Crimsonsil
the original thai movie was better, not that this version was bad or anything.
rranta
Why anyone would want to go Hollywood is beyond me. They haven't really made any good movies in years. it's all formula now days, the script being written to support the "Stars" in the movies. Now, Japan has Godzilla. I wish we did.