It's a Beautiful Day (クソすばらしいこの世界) is a 2013 Japanese horror film directed by Kayoko Asakura. It stars Kim Kkot-bi. It is the debut film by Kayoko Asakura and had its premiere at the Yubari Film Festival in 2013.[2] The film is set in California, where A-jung (Kim Kkot-bi) is picked up by her Japanese friend Takako (Amagi Chika). They visit Takako's friends who treat A-jung poorly. That night around a campfire, mysterious supernatural events begin to happen involving Takako's friends.[2]
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| Directed by | Kayoko Asakura |
| Written by | Kayoko Asakura |
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| Cinematography | Toshihiko Kizu |
| Edited by | Chieko Suzaki |
| Music by | Nobuhiko Morino |
Production company | Booster Project |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Budget | 10—15 million yen[1] |
Release
editIt's a Beautiful Day premiered at the Yubari Film Festival on February 22, 2013.[2] It received a theatrical release in Japan on June 8, 2013.[2]
Reception
editDerek Elley of Film Business Asia gave It's a Beautiful Day a 7/10 rating, opining that the "blackly humorous" film mixed "Japanese splatter with US backwoods horror" to produce "an Asian-American hybrid that's a delirious trip to the outer reaches of the slasher movie."[2] In a review written for Fangoria, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas praised the film, calling the performances "compelling" and going on to say, "the supernatural twist will either win you or lose you, but the film admirably does not stop to see if we're keeping up."[3]
References
edit- ^ Peet, Spencer (20 November 2013). "Interview: Director Kayoko Asakura Talks It's A Beautiful Day". diversejapan.wordpress.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Elley, Derek. "It's a Beautiful Day". filmbiz.asia. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Nicholas, Alexandra (27 April 2023). "Wild Women With Steak Knives: It's a Beautiful Day". fangoria.com. Fangoria Publishing, LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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