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Your new movie Human
Hibachi: The Beginning - in a few words, what is it about?
Human
Hibachi: The Beginning
is a look at Jin (Wataru Nishida) in his home
country of Japan. It shows how he got his start and how the Human
Hibachi films began. With
Human Hibachi:
The Beginning being a prequel to Human
Hibachi - how close are these two films actually related? They are very related. The prequel basically shows how
strong Jin’s character is. Jin is the restaurant owner in the first Human
Hibachi. The whole concept of the
killer bamboo - did you put any actual research into this? I have always been fascinated with bamboo. I think it’s an amazing
plant. With this type of torture being used in Japan, I felt it was
perfect for this film. You
just have to talk about the effects work in your movie for a bit! Thanks for complimenting the effects. My wife,
Charmaine, did the effects for this film. I’m so proud of her. We had
much time to discuss things as we live together and she was able to take
my vision and make it happen. The bamboo was tricky to use but she ended
up doing great. What
can you tell us about Human
Hibachi: The Beginning's approach to horror? The approach on this film was to use the foreign language
as a scare tactic. Hearing a foreign language and not knowing what is
really being said makes it that much scarier. Obviously the subtitles
help but just hearing it makes it scary. Also, bamboo torture is seldom
used in horror so I wanted to do something different.
A
few words about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand? The directorial
approach to this film was to make sure the Japanese language was spot on
to what was happening in the scene. Secondly it was to make sure the
bamboo impalement looks great. Do
talk about Human
Hibachi: The Beginning's cast, and why exactly these people? The cast was amazing. Wataru Nishida I
worked on in the other two Human
Hibachi films, so we had that chemistry
built in. Zachary Chung Pun, had worked on the first Human
Hibachi, so he was familiar with the project. Ilana Lo and Nicholas Ear were great additions
and really delivered as well. What
can you tell us about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere? We shot the film in one night. It was at
Raymond Bolden jr’s house. Ray was one of the main characters in Human
Hibachi 2. His wife grows bamboo and that’s exactly what I was looking
for, it worked perfect. Everyone on set did great and it was a fun time. The
$64-question of course, where can Human
Hibachi: The Beginning be seen? Human
Hibachi: The Beginning is not available yet, however it will be
included in the franchise box set on DVD, and should be getting a VOD
release too. You can follow Human Hibachi Franchise page on Facebook and
on Instagram for updates.
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Anything you can tell us about audience and critical reception of your movie?
The first two movies have built a strong cult
following around the world. The DVDs have sold in 10 countries around the
world. So I expect this to do the same. Will
there ever be yet another Human
Hibachi movie? And/or any other future projects you'd like to
share? We have been throwing the idea of
doing a third Human
Hibachi film, but it has to be the right timing. Thanks for the interview! Thanks for the interview!
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