Live-action film "Inuyashiki" co-starring Noritake Kinashi and Takeru Sato won the Grand Prix at the Brussels International Film Festival!

The live-action film "Inuyashiki" starring Noritake Kinashi, which will be released on April 20, 2018, won the Golden Raven Award, the Grand Prix at the 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

Inuyashiki" is a manga serialized in "Evening" (Kodansha) by Hiroya Oku, the author of the hit science fiction action series "GANTZ. The manga features two main characters, Ichiro Inuyashiki, a dull businessman, and Kou Shishigami, a high school student, and is based on the theme of "What if one day, out of the blue, he suddenly gained a powerful force? The film depicts the theme of "what would happen if one day, out of the blue, one of them gained a powerful power..." from the perspectives of both "good" and "evil. The original manga was completed in 10 volumes, with the final installment in July 2017, and the TV anime aired in October 2017 with a total of 11 episodes. Now, the live-action movie "Inuyashiki" will finally be released on April 20, 2018. The director is Shinsuke Sato.

At the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), one of the world's three major fantastic film festivals, which was held in the Belgian capital Brussels from April 3 local time, the film "Inuyashiki" won the Grand Prix in the International Competition category, the Golden Raven Award. Shinsuke Sato, who directed the film, won the award for the second time following "I Am a Hero" released in 2016, while lead actor Noritake Kinashi won the award at his first film festival.

The official screening of the film was held on the 10th local date, with the following comments: "We generously give three stars to Shinsuke Sato's new film. Following "I Am a Hero," the BIFFF jury members were again captivated by the film. The film will be screened in competition for the Audience Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy (April 20-28), and is scheduled to be screened at film festivals in Brazil, South Korea, Canada, Spain, and other countries.

The film will also be screened at film festivals in Brazil, South Korea, Canada, Spain, and other countries.

Comments
Noritake Kinashi
It is amazing that the film won the Grand Prix at the Brussels Fantastic Film Festival before its release in Japan!
It's a great thing. The whole team "Inuyashiki" is very happy.
I, Noritake Kinashi, a CG actor, am also very happy.

Director Sato
Thank you very much for awarding us the Grand Prix. I was very happy to receive the Grand Prix for "I Am a Hero" last time as well. We are currently shooting a movie with the same crew as "Inuyashiki", so we are all very happy to hear this news. Inuyashiki" is a very fantastical film about a nameless character, and we are all very happy to hear this news.
It is a very emotional film, and I think we were able to create scenes that would not have been possible otherwise. There are many hero movies in the world, but I believe that this is a hero movie with a unique story and an atmosphere that could only be made in Japan, which is very rare among such movies.
Thank you very much for the Grand Prix.

Mr. Hiroya Oku, the author of the original story
I am honestly happy that this uniquely Japanese entertainment, which could only be made in Japan, has been accepted overseas!
Congratulations!


(C)2018 "Inuyashiki" Production Committee (C)Hiroya Oku / Kodansha