It's a Beautiful Day (film)

It's a Beautiful Day
Directed by Kayoko Asakura
Produced by
  • Yukihiko Yamaguchi
  • Chikako Nakabayashi
  • Mori Ko
Written by Kayoko Asakura
Starring
Music by Nobuhiko Morino
Cinematography Toshihiko Kizu
Edited by Chieko Suzaki
Production
company
  • Booster Project
  • Eleven Arts
Release dates
  • February 22, 2013 (Yubari Film Festival)
Running time
 78 minutes
Country
  • Japan
  • United States

It's a Beautiful Day (クソすばらしいこの世界) is a 2013 Japanese-American 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.[1] 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.[1]

Release

It's a Beautiful Day premiered at the Yubari Film Festival on February 22, 2013.[1] It received theatrical release in Japan on June 8, 2013.[1]

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a seven out of ten rating, noting that the film is "restrained, with no fountains of blood and few flying bodyparts" and that "the film deliriously pushes the borders of the genre"[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Elley, Derek (June 15, 2013). "It's a Beautiful Day". Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 25, 2013.

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