Director: Tetsuhiko Nono
Cast: Hirofumi Arai, Jun Murakami, Niinobu Ryomei
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You know the drill. Lonely motorbike mechanic used to be professional killer. Tries to move on with his life. Ends up killing people anyway. Just your average Japanese thriller.

Why does Ken (Hirofumi Arai) want to quit his old profession? Who is Yoko, the older woman he lives with? And what exactly did his father do to get himself killed?

You may recall the other week when I got so excited by Pixar's Brave poster that I started seeing Brian Blessed and The Ghost of Christmas Present everywhere.

Now, hot on the heels of that red-tinted revelation comes the news that Japan does Pixar better than America. Yes, they've somehow turned the US animation, which sort of resembles a Ghiblli anime (I'm thinking Princess Mononoke), into something that REALLY resembles a Ghibli anime. It's astonishing. And gorgeous. And lovely. And I should properly stop typing now before my drool breaks the keyboard...

Don't believe me? Here's the proof:

With its low-budget, handheld style and box office success, Paranormal Activity was a certified phenomenon. So much so that it now will have two sequels, one of them specific to Japan.

Titled Tokyo Night, this Paranormal Activity 2 is not a remake of the original but a direct follow-on from Oren Peli's film. And so we see an exchange student travel back home after visiting San Diego, only to unwittingly bring something back with her. And by something, we mean a camcorder and some very loud bumps in the night.

The producers are keen to cash in on the movie's popularity: "Paranormal Activity was a huge success with Japanese audiences and we feel confident that our own Japanese continuation of the franchise can find an enthusiastic genre audience both here and overseas."

Directed by Toshikazu Nagae, who wrote the screenplay as well, Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night will star Noriko Aoyama as its home video-recording victim. With our own Paranormal sequel released here around Hallowe'en, this hits its home territory in December. We'll no doubt get it soon after.