Higanjima

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Higanjima
彼岸島
Genre Horror
Manga
Written by Kōji Matsumoto
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Magazine
Original run 2002 – 2010
Volumes 33
Manga
Higanjima Saigo no 47 Nichikan
Written by Kōji Matsumoto
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Magazine
Original run 2010 – ongoing
Volumes 5
Live-action film
Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island
Directed by Kim Tae-gyun
Licensed by
Released January 9, 2010
Television drama
Higanjima (Island of Red Spider Lillies)
Directed by Kenji Yokoi
Written by Kōji Matsumoto
Masaru Nakamura
Network TBS
MBS
Original run October 24, 2013 – ongoing

Higanjima (彼岸島 lit. "Island of Red Spider Lillies") is a Japanese manga series by Kōji Matsumoto. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010.[1]

Plot

Akira Miyamoto, a teenager found out that his older brother, Atsushi Miyamoto is missing. Then his family begins to become a mess. His family's business fails, and his father becomes an alcoholic. His two parents are always comparing Akira to his brother. Another problem is that Akira has a crush on a girl named Yuki, who already has a boyfriend, his friend Ken-chan.

One day Akira finds a girl unconscious in front of his house. She says that she knows where Atsushi is and brings Atsushi's ID card. She introduces herself as Rei Aoyama, and she said that Atsushi is now trapped in an island named Higanjima where the inhabitants are vampires. Akira invites his friends to help his brother and lies that it is a vacation to celebrate their graduation.

But when they set out, vampires attack their boat and captured all of them except Rei. However, Akira escapes with his friends before they can drain their blood. On the island he met Atsushi, who soon explains that the island is inhabited with vampires led by a vampire man named Miyabi. Trained by Atsushi, Akira with his friends begin the battle against Miyabi and his vampire army in order to get off of the island alive.

Cast

Reception

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times describes the vampires as "not the sensitive heartthrobs of Twilight but vicious, ravenous types who revel in terror and torture."[2] The film grossed $1,247,050 in Japan and $22,142 in Taiwan.[3]

TV series

A live-action television adaptation began airing in October 2013, starring Shunya Shiraishi of Kamen Rider Wizard fame as Akira. Other cast members include Ryohei Suzuki, Rio Yamashita, Megumi Sato, Rui Kurihara, Yuya Endo, Shingo Tsurumi, and Yūga Yamato.[4]

Video game

A video game adaptation of Higanjima was released in 2005 by Now Production for the PlayStation Portable.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Live-Action Higanjima Horror Film's English Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  2. ↑ Schilling, Mark (December 25, 2009). "' Higanjima'". The Japan Times. Retrieved February 25, 2012. 
  3. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2010W24&id=_fHIGANJIMA01
  4. ↑ http://www.jefusion.com/2013/10/junya-shiraishi-leads-higanjima-live-action-tv-series.html
  5. ↑ Higanjima PSP video game at IGN
  6. ↑ "Update: Higanjima" video game at IGN

External links

Films directed by Kim Tae-gyun


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