X-Cross
{{Short description|2007 Japanese film by Kenta Fukasaku}}
{{for|the Sayuri Ishikawa album|X -Cross-}}
{{Infobox film
| name = X-Cross
| image = X-Cross FilmPoster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = U.S. DVD cover
| director = Kenta Fukasaku
| producer = Masatake Kondô
| screenplay = Tetsuya Oishi
| based_on = {{based on|Sono Kētai wa X-Cross de|Nobuyuki Jōkō}}
| starring =
{{plainlist|
- Nao Matsushita
- Ami Suzuki
- Shoko Nakagawa
- Maju Ozawa
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
}}
| music = Yoshihiro Ike
| cinematography = Takashi Komatsu
| editing = Chieko Suzaki
| studio =
{{plainlist|
- Toei Company
- Avex Entertainment
- Earth Star Entertainment
- IMJ Entertainment
- Studio Swan
- Memory Tech
- Quaras
}}
| distributor = Toei
| released = {{Film date|2007|12|1}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| gross =
}}
{{nihongo|X-Cross|エクスクロス 魔境伝説|Ekusu Kurosu Makyō Densetsu|lit. X-Cross: Legend of the Devil's Nest}} is a 2007 Japanese action horror film directed by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel {{nihongo|Sono Kētai wa X-Cross de|そのケータイはXXで||lit. The Cellphone Is an X-Cross}} by Nobuyuki Jōkō. The film stars Nao Matsushita, Ami Suzuki, Shoko Nakagawa, Maju Ozawa, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.{{Cite web|url= http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/38672|script-title= ja:XX エクスクロス 魔境伝説|access-date= 2011-09-25|language= ja|work= Kinema Junpo Film Database|archive-date= 2012-04-06|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085538/http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/38672|url-status= dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=328206 |script-title=ja:エクスクロス 魔境伝説 (2007)|access-date= 2011-09-25|language= ja |work= Allcinema.net|publisher=Stingray}}{{cite web |url=https://eiga.com/movie/53093/ |title=エクスクロス 魔境伝説 |website=Eiga.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.co.jp/movie/328206/ |title=エクスクロス 魔境伝説 |publisher=Yahoo! Japan |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{cite web |url=http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000002199.html |title=XX エクスクロス 〜魔境伝説〜 |publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. |access-date=2023-07-15}}
Plot
Recovering from a failed love affair, Shiyori Mizuno and her best friend Aiko Hiuke decide to travel to the country on vacation. Arriving at a village, the two friends soon discover the villagers are all a part of a brutal cult.
Cast
- Nao Matsushita as Shiyori Mizuno
- Ami Suzuki as Aiko Hiuke
- Shoko Nakagawa as Yayoi Tachibana
- Maju Ozawa as Reika Saionji
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Keiichi Asamiya
- Ayuko Iwane as Shizuka Mononobe
- Nozomu Iwao as Akira Mononobe
:* Rikiya Koyama as Akira Mononobe's voice
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Yae
- Kyōji Kamui
- Takashi Nishina
Music
The film's ending theme song is {{nihongo|"Potential Breakup Song"|こわれそうな愛の歌|Kowaresōna Ai no Uta}} by Aly & AJ. Ami Suzuki covered the song under the pseudonym "Ami Suzuki Joins Aly & AJ" to promote the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ami/news/46.html |title=Hot News {{!}} 鈴木 亜美(すずき あみ)|publisher=Avex Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317072305/http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ami/news/46.html |archive-date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2023-07-15}}
Home media
X-Cross was released in the U.S. on Blu-ray by Media Blasters on September 28, 2021.{{cite web |url=http://media-blasters.com/september-2021-releases/ |title=September 2021 Releases! |publisher=Media Blasters |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/X-Cross-Blu-ray/295558/ |title=X-Cross |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}
References
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External links
- {{Imdb title|1043877}}
{{Kenta Fukasaku}}
Category:2000s Japanese-language films
Category:Films based on Japanese novels
Category:Films directed by Kenta Fukasaku
Category:Japanese action horror films
Category:Japanese slasher films
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