World Apartment Horror Explained

is a 1991 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, with a screenplay by Otomo and Keiko Nobumoto from a story by Satoshi Kon.^[1] The film stars Sabu (credited as Hiroki Tanaka) as a yakuza henchman who encounters the language barrier and evil spirits in his attempts to evict a Tokyo apartment full of foreigners.

Sabu received the Best New Actor Award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 1992.^{[2] [3]} A manga adaptation by Kon was published by Kodansha, under the same title, on August 1, 1991.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Gerow, Aaron. "Recognizing 'Others' in a New Japanese Cinema." January 2002. Japan Foundation Newsletter, The. http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/publish/periodic/jfn/pdf/jfn29_2.pdf
2. Book: Osmond, Andrew . September 30, 2009 . Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist . Berkeley, California . Stonebridge Press . 17, 60. 978-1933330747 . February 27, 2014 .
3. Web site: 2008 Projects. 2008. Asian Project Market. Busan International Film Festival. February 27, 2014. March 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303095947/http://apm.asianfilmmarket.org/eng/database/view_ppp_history.asp?order_year=2008&idx=296&no=1. dead.
4. Book: Kon, Satoshi. 今敏アニメ全仕事. Kon Satoshi Animation All of the Works. Japanese. June 16, 2011. G.B.. Tokyo. 73. 978-4901841948. February 27, 2014. December 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207000106/http://www2.gbnet.co.jp/cgi-bin/system/books/2011/05/%E4%BB%8A%E6%95%8F%E3%80%80%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%85%A8%E4%BB%95%E4%BA%8B.html. dead.
5. Book: Kon, Satoshi. ワールド・アパートメントホラー. World Apartment Horror. Japanese. August 1, 1991. Kodansha. 978-4-06-313241-0. February 27, 2014.