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Live-Action Japanese Fatal Frame Film's Theatrical Trailer Streamed
posted on by Kyle Cardine
MaiDiGitv's began Tecmo's Fatal Frame (Zero or Project Zero) horror game franchise on Friday.
The trailer features the theme "Love Ain't Easy" by JAMOSA:
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 will actually adapt a novelization of the game by Eiji Ohtsuka.
Mysterious Disappearances at the dormitory.
Mari Asato (Bilocation) is directing the film, and principal photography began on March 27. Nakajō made her acting debut in the 2012 live-action television series Kuro no Onna Kyōshi (Black Female Teacher), and Fatal Frame will be her film debut. She acknowledged the pressure she feels due to this, and said that she uses it to strive hard in the daily shoots.
The franchise is also planned get a Hollywood adaptation after the current project is completed.
The original game debuted on the PlayStation 2 console in 2001, and it spawned several sequels and remakes on multiple platforms.
