“Ghost Master” (originally titled “Gôsuto masutâ”) is a Japanese horror-comedy that follows Akira Kurosawa (Takahiro Miura, “Attack on Titan Part 1”), a nerdy assistant director working on the set of a low budget rom-com at an abandoned school. Burnt out on campy teen dramas, Akira dreams of becoming the ultimate horror master. When a conflict with the director, Atsushi Suzuki (Shin’ichi Shinohara, “Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages”) causes half the cast to strike, Akira is left in charge of the production. Ditching the scheduled project and pivoting to his own horror script, titled Ghost Master, Akira is shocked when his evil screenplay comes to life and begins possessing the cast, including the film’s star, Yuya (Mizuki Itagaki, “First Love Loss Time”). As a killing spree commences and the body count rises, Akira must band together with the crew and one remaining actress, Mana (Riko Narumi, “How to Become Myself”) to stop the gruesome attacks.
Winner of “Best Film” at the 2020 International Fantasy Film Awards, “Ghost Master” is directed by Paul Young (“Flashback”) and produced by Kazz Kitaki (“Rolling”) and Kensuke Zushi (“The Tiger Mask”). The film also stars Mizuki Itagaki (“First Love Loss Time”) and Motohisa Harashima (“Tango on the Campania”).
“Ghost Master” will stream on Apple TV, DirecTV, Google Play,
Prime Video, FandangoNOW, and more July 13th
