Spin-Off Novel of Film 'Chilled' to Be Published by KADOKAWA
The novel expands the world of an award-winning independent Japanese film into a new medium, offering a different perspective on the same story.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
KADOKAWA will publish a spin-off novel of the film 'Chilled' on July 31, 2026. The novel, written by Inishi Kara and supervised by original creator Yusuke Iwasaki, follows a woman named Tsuzuki who encounters people who appear packaged like shrink-wrapped books. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The spin-off novel of the live-action film 'Chilled' will be released as a book by KADOKAWA on July 31, 2026. The novel is written by Inishi Kara and supervised by original creator and director Yusuke Iwasaki. It is told from the perspective of Tsuzuki, a woman who meets the protagonist Sakai in the film. In the story, Tsuzuki begins to see people whose bodies appear packaged like shrink-wrapped books, and she becomes convinced these figures are omens. The film 'Chilled' was the first live-action feature by NOTHING NEW and Iwasaki's directorial debut. It was selected for the Forum section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Award as the only Japanese film to do so. The novel is priced at 1,925 yen and will be available in 46-size format.
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- ASCII.jp 映画『チルド』のスピンオフ小説が、KADOKAWAにて書籍化決定