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Home • News • Live-Action Homunculus Gets Teaser Trailer and More Cast

Homunculus Live-Action Gets Teaser Trailer and More Cast

Arion Wolff
14/12/2020

The live-action film inspired by Hideo Yamamoto 's Homunculus has received a teaser trailer and four new cast members.

Additionally, the film premieres on April 2, 2021. In addition to premiering in Japanese theaters, it will also be available on Netflix worldwide.

New cast members (left to right)

  • Ryo Ito as Manabu Ito
  • Yukino Kishii as “Mysterious Woman”
  • Seiyo Uchino as Yakuza Boss
  • Anna Ishii of the group E-girls as a high school student

Ju-On horror franchise creator Takashi Shimizu is directing the film. Gou Ayano (pictured below) will play the protagonist Susumu Nakoshi.

Synopsis

The psychological horror story centers on a man who agrees to let a medical student drill a hole in his head to pay his bills. However, as a result of this experiment, the man's sixth sense awakens, and the side effects haunt his life and the lives of those around him.

Finally, Hideo Yamamoto's Homunculus manga launched in Shogakukan 's Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2003 and ended in 2011.

Source: Comic Natalie

Tags: Homunculus Live-action Netflix Shogakukan Weekly Big Comic Spirits
By Arion Wolff
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