Director: José Mojica Marins
Writer: José Mojica Marins and Dennison Ramalho
Release year: 2008
Brasilian title: Encarnação Do Demônio
The return of Coffin Joe
He is pure evil incarnated. For forty years he has waited, imprisoned and almost forgotten. Now, the system that put him away for his sick crimes, is about to set him free again. His name is Coffin Joe. And he will live forever.
Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
Writer: Hangan Oguri
Release year: 2009
Japanese title: Yomigaeri No Chi
Simply beyond and back, with the sound of rock.
Japan during the middle ages, a time when mysticism and dark overlords still ruled the land. A deviant tyrant, master of a ruthless clan, calls on a respectable masseur to ease his physical burdens. The masseur agrees to help, and for this he pays with his life. But his refusal to enter the hereafter, has him coming back as a ‘hungry ghost’ to take care of unfinished business…
Directors: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax & Joon-Ho Bong
Writers: Michel Gondry, Leos carax & Joon-Bo-Hong
Release year: 2008
Tokyo seen through visionary eyes
With great anticipation audiences attended Offscreen Film Festival’s opening-film Tokyo! (the screening sold out). Understandably, as the movie is a quite ambitious project featuring three prominent directors of contemporay cinema, each stituating their unique tale in modern day Tokyo, one of the most enigmatic metropolitan cities on earth.
