I don’t know about you guys but I’m always up for a little culture, and I’m a big fan of foreign horror, combine the two and what do you have – Sanguivorous. This silent vampire flick is currently touring the U.S. on a 5 city tour as it screens with live Jazz accompaniment. If this sounds as interesting to you as it does to me, then read on for all the details!
Sanguivorous is written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Naoki Yoshimoto and features the renowned avant-garde butoh dancer Ko Murobushi. It stars Ayumi Kakizawa, Masaya Adachi, Mutsuko Yoshinaga and Ko Murobushi.
Cinematography by Katsuya Shinzato and Noaki Yoshimoto, Lighting by Mitsuyo Watanabe and Katsuya Shinzato, Production design by Takashi Yagi, Music by Naoki Yoshimoto, Produced by Sachi Nagamatsu Written and directed by Naoki Yoshimoto
From The Press Release
Sanguivorous (“Kyuketsu”), the first silent Japanese vampire movie, goes for the jugular in a feeding frenzy through New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Hudson and Washington, DC. With live musical accompaniment by Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr., this unprecedented event combines experimental filmmaking, cutting-edge contemporary music, dance theatre — and fangs.
Plot Synopsis:
A young woman suffering from mysterious physical ailments is horrified to discover that she’s descended from generations of vampires. When with her boyfriend, she struggles to control her peculiar appetite. But it’s in her blood…
Performers:
Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion), originally from Osaka, Japan, invents his own instruments to create an intense, organic sound that defies category or genre. His music is grounded in improvisation, yet it retains the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music. Nakatani has released nearly 50 recordings on CD.
Edward Wilkerson, Jr. (saxophone) is internationally recognized as one of the great saxophonists to come out of the Chicago music scene. Founder of the trailblazing octet 8 Bold Souls, Wilkerson has toured throughout the United States, Japan, Europe, and the Middle East. A long-time member of Chicago’s celebrated AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), his music can be heard on over 20 recordings, including two film soundtracks.
Sanguivorous screenings with live music:
March 22, 2013 at 7 pm, Indianapolis Museum of Art (https://www.imamuseum.org/film/silent-film-series-live-mus…); March 31 at 7 pm, CAVE Space (https://www.cavearts.org/) in Brooklyn; April 3 at 7 pm, Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries (https://asia.si.edu/events/films.asp#/?i=1) in Washington, DC; April 4 at 7:30 pm, University of the Arts’ Levitt Auditorium in Philadelphia; and April 8 at 7:30 pm, Time & Space (https://timeandspace.org/events) in Hudson, NY.
Presented by Tidepoint Pictures, the Santa Fe-based Asian motion picture distributor, Sanguivorous promises an evening of electrifying artistic collaboration. The music is live. The vampires — not so much. www.sanguivorous.com.
Watch the trailer here,
