SAKURAGI RINA (Flower & Snake: Zero, Girl’s Blood)
NAKAMURA ERIKO (August In Tokyo)
ASADA SHUN (TV’s A Detective’s Look)
Directed by
SATO HISAYASU (Splatter: Naked Blood, Survey Map of A Paradise Lost)
Hana-Dama: The Origin bears all the hallmarks of the classic Asian horror genre. At turns poetic and brutal, Hana-Dama: The Origin is an entertaining blood-soaked tale of vengeance that pays homage to both Carrie and Heathers.
YEAR: 2013
GENRE: HORROR
LANGUAGE: JAPANESE (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 106 mins
RATING: N/R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: STEREO
SYNOPSIS
From the wild imagination of director Sato Hisayasu (Splatter: Naked Blood), one of a group of directors known as the “Four Devils” (who made their mark in the softcore “pink” film genre in the late 1980’s), comes a twisted tale of revenge via plant life in the terrifying Hana-Dama: The Origin.
Bullied Japanese high school student Mizuki (Sakuragi Rina, Girl’s Blood) has the ultimate revenge on her teenage tormentors in this horror-fest tinged with dark humor.
Possessed by a powerful spirit, Mizuki sprouts a mysterious flower from her head which empowers her with deadly skills to exact revenge, with bloody consequences, against the bullying classmates led by mean girl Aya (Nakamura Eriko, August In Tokyo).
Hana-Dama: The Origin features supporting performances by Shimamura Maika, Fujiwara Kei and Asada Shun.
