

Sat, Jan 21
|Highways
Holy Mother
a Film Maudit 2.0 Feature Film Presentation
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2023, 11:59 PM – Jan 22, 2023, 2:00 AM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
About The Event
A person with mysterious powers suddenly appears in a desolate town amidst the chaos of modern-day Japan. He is caught up in a gang war between rival yakuza gangs with no identifiable gender. Gradually, he becomes friendly with the people of the town, until strange assassins appear in the city. This fantastical horror riff on Kurosawa’s Yojimbo is an outrageous blast of action + gore from the “Tom Savini of Japan”, Yoshihiro Nishimura, featuring transgender actor Anna Nagasaki as the stranger without a name…
Writer / Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura
Cast: Anna Nagasaki, Eihi Shina, Houka Kinoshita, Fujiyan, Natsumi Tadano, Masanori Mimoto
Year: 2022
Run Time: 1hr 55min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantastical Action Gore
Director was born in 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. He is attracting worldwide attention as an up-and-coming director and genius with his unique worldview that condenses all genres, including horror, splatter, action, and comedy. His credits include work as a special modeling producer, make-up artist, film producer, and film director. His theatrical directorial debut, (2008), became a cult hit seen at over 70 film festivals worldwide. Recently, he has been working internationally, including the U.S. () and Canada ().Yoshihiro NishimuraTokyo Gore PoliceABCs of DeathProfane Exhibit