Backrooms Director Kane Parsons to Appear Live on TOKYO MX
A 21-year-old director whose YouTube short became a global hit is fronting Japanese TV promotion ahead of the film's Japan release, capped by a stage greeting with Hideo Kojima.
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Kane Parsons, the 21-year-old director of A24's horror film 'Backrooms', will appear live on TOKYO MX's evening program '5-ji ni Muchu!' on September 3, the day before the film's Japanese release. The appearance was arranged at the show's request. Parsons will discuss production stories and horror topics. The following day he holds a stage greeting with game creator Hideo Kojima at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills. The film has grossed about $394 million worldwide.
Parsons posted the short 'The Backrooms (Found Footage)' to YouTube at 16, and the film grew out of that. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark, a furniture store owner who wanders into another dimension from the store's basement. Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass and Finn Bennett also appear. Japan gets the 126-minute 'Everything Must Go Edition' with additional footage. The film has taken about $394 million worldwide since its overseas rollout in May.
The Thursday edition of the show features commentators Shimako Iwai and Yukari Nakase, known for their unfiltered talk. Kojima has already seen the film and compared its art direction to pseudo-3D games from the 2D era.
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