Americana Kamikaze

Nov 13, 2009

1h 5m

★ 0.0

Inspired by Japanese ghost stories and translated through Temporary Distortion’s idiosyncratic Western sensibilities, Americana Kamikaze features live performers doubled by video doppelgangers in an East meets West psychological horror story.

Overview

NYC’s genre-bending Temporary Distortion mines the worlds of Japanese ghost stories and J-Horror in Americana Kamikaze. Inside one of Temporary Distortion’s signature box structures, an East-meets-West psychological horror story unspools, complete with vengeful spirits, impossible physical manipulations, elliptical storylines, nightmarish cinematography and stunning visuals. Temporary Distortion has been making new works that seamlessly blend theater, cinema and installation since 2002. Their work has been presented in the US, Canada, France and Austria.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Temporary Distortion

Performance Space 122

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Cast

Businessman

Brian Greer

Yuki

Yuki Kawahisa

Woman

Lorraine Mattox

Man

Ryosuke Yamada

Cameo

Peter Blomquist

Cameo

Stephanie Silver

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