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Fantastic Fest 2023: Kenichi Ugana’s Visitors (The Complete Edition) (Japan, 2023)!

The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo watches Kenichi Ugana’s Visitors and has some thoughts! “here’s a ruthless efficiency to Visitors, not just because of its brief runtime. There’s no wasted time in setting up the premise, and if you’re in this thing for Troma-esque gore effects, you won’t have to wait too long for those either. But that’s all in exchange for fulsome explanations of what’s happening. If you’re the type that needs to know why the zombies or demons or whatever are marauding around Japan and the world, you’ll probably be left wanting. But, for me at least, that’s usually the least interesting part of the movie. Instead, where Ugana chooses to focus his attention is the relationships between the main characters, who establish a bond while largely communicating in grunts, squeals, and screams, both pained and perversely delighted.

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