God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
{{short description|2006 film by Shūsuke Kaneko}}
{{Infobox film
|name = God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
|image = God's_Left_Hand,_Devil's_Right_Hand_(2006)_US_Poster.jpg
|director = Shūsuke Kaneko
|producer = Yoshio Sakai
Ikuo Suo
|writer = Yoshinori Matsugae
|based_on = {{based on|Kami no Hidarite, Akuma no Migite|Kazuo Umezu}}
|starring = Asuka Shibuya
Ai Maeda
Saaya Irie
Reon Kadena
|music = Wataru Hokoyama
|cinematography = Kanji Takama
|editing = Yousuke Yafune
|distributor = Toshiba Entertainment
|released = {{Film date|2006|07|14}}
|runtime = 94 minutes
|country = Japan
|language = Japanese
}}
{{nihongo|God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand|神の左手 悪魔の右手|Kami no Hidarite, Akuma no Migite}} is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko, based upon Kazuo Umezu's ultra-violent/horror manga Kami no Hidarite, Akuma no Migite.{{cite web|title=Official website for Shûsuke Kaneko's GOD'S LEFT HAND, DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND (KAMI NO HIDARITE AKUMA N|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/official-website-for-shusuke-kanekos-gods-left-hand-devils-right-hand-kami-.html|publisher=Twitch Film|accessdate=8 January 2014|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108071143/http://twitchfilm.com/2005/09/official-website-for-shusuke-kanekos-gods-left-hand-devils-right-hand-kami-.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Movie Based on Kazuo Umezu Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-10-19/movie-based-on-kazuo-umezu-manga|publisher=ANN|accessdate=8 January 2014}} The film released on July 14, 2006, at the Fantasia Film Festival.{{cite web|title=God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand|url=http://fantasiafestival.com/2006/en/films/film_detail.php?id=11|publisher=Fantasia Festival|accessdate=8 January 2014|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108064131/http://fantasiafestival.com/2006/en/films/film_detail.php?id=11|url-status=dead}} It stars Asuka Shibuya, Ai Maeda, Saaya Irie and Reon Kadena.
Synopsis
So (Tsubasa Kobayashi) is a six-year-old boy capable of seeing horrific images of other people's evil acts. This ability ends up putting him in a coma after one episode leaves him with huge bloody wounds. Sou is able to communicate with his sister Izumi (Asuka Shibuya) through a broken cell phone and he pleads with her to find the killer, as he knows that the person won't stop on their own.
Cast
- Asuka Shibuya as Izumi Yamabe
- Tsubasa Kobayashi as So Yamabe
- Ai Maeda as Yoshiko Tani
- Momoko Shimizu as Momo
- Saaya as Ayu
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0471765}}
{{Shusuke Kaneko}}
{{Kazuo Umezu}}
Category:Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Category:Japanese horror films
Category:Japanese fantasy films
Category:Japanese slasher films
Category:Japanese splatter films
Category:Films based on works by Kazuo Umezu
Category:Live-action films based on manga
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