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Americana Kamikaze
Americana Kamikaze

Americana Kamikaze

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.

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HorrorMysteryThriller

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 November 2009

Country

France

Cast

Brian Greer

Brian Greer

Businessman

Yuki Kawahisa

Yuki Kawahisa

Yuki

Lorraine Mattox

Lorraine Mattox

Woman

Ryosuke Yamada

Ryosuke Yamada

Man

Peter Blomquist

Peter Blomquist

Cameo

Stephanie Silver

Stephanie Silver

Cameo

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