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SM Cinema to Open Live-Action Fatal Frame Film on December 9
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Philippine Asian film distributor SineAsia announced on November 27 that it will open a Tagalog-dubbed version of the live-action film adaptation of Tecmo's Fatal Frame (Zero or Project Zero) horror video game franchise on December 9. SineAsia will open the film exclusively in SM Cinema theaters. SineAsia also began streaming a Tagalog-dubbed trailer for the film.
Fatal Frame, Tagalized [TRAILER] Opens Dec. 9 in SM CinemasFATAL FRAME revolves around the mysterious disappearance of several girls at an all-girls Catholic boarding school in Japan. It mainly follows Michi, a girl with a love for photography who discovers a captivating photo of Aya, the school's most popular girl. She and all those who have seen and become enraptured with the photo are haunted by the spirit of Aya—despite the fact Aya is supposed to be alive and well, though locked in her room. Soon, those girls who have seen the photo begin to disappear one by one and Michi fears it's only a matter of time till she joins them. Don't miss the Tagalized release of one of Japan's scariest horror films! FATAL FRAME opens exclusively in SM Cinemas on December 9! #JHorror #FatalFrame #SineAsia
Posted by SineAsia on Friday, November 27, 2015
The original game follows a heroine who uses a Camera Obscura that can photograph spirits. She engages with spirits in a dilapidated Japanese-style house and other settings that gave the title (and its many follow-ups) a particular Japanese ambiance. The film actually adapts a novelization of the game by MPD-Psycho creator Eiji Ohtsuka.
The film opened in Japan in September 2014. Ayami Nakajō and Aoi Morikawa, two popular models in the Japanese magazine Seventeen, starred in the film. The story's setting has been moved from a Japanese house to an old school dormitory. In the story, Aya Tsukimori (Nakajō) becomes part of an ancient "cursed incantation" at a girls' high school dormitory. Michi Kazato (Morikawa) is a classmate who is pursuing the Mysterious Disappearances at the dormitory.
Mari Asato (Bilocation) directed the film. Nakajō made her acting debut in the 2012 live-action television series Kuro no Onna Kyōshi (Black Female Teacher), and Fatal Frame is her film debut.
The franchise is also slated to have a Hollywood adaptation after the current project is completed.
The original game debuted on the Sony PlayStation 2 console in 2001, and it spawned several sequels and remakes on multiple platforms.
