Weaving together two narratives which gradually converge, Kurosawa keeps turning the screws, aided by a deliciously unsettling performance from Kagawa. Creepy arrives in US theaters starting on October 21st this fall.Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa ('Tokyo Sonata') returns to his horror roots with another exploration of societal ills.

This first premiered at the Berlin Film Festival this year and opened in Japanese theaters this June. The screenplay is by Chihiro Ikeda & Kiyoshi Kurosawa, based on the novel by Yutaka Maekawa.

Creepy is directed by veteran Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, of the films Bright Future, Ghost Cop, Tokyo Sonata, Retribution, Journey to the Shore, Seventh Code, Charisma previously. One day, the daughter, Mio, tells him that the man is not her father and she doesn't know him at all. Their neighbor, Nishino, has a sick wife and a young teen daughter. Meanwhile, Takakura and his wife Yasuko recently moved into a new home. She is the only surviving family member from the case. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred 6 years earlier. Here's the official UK trailer for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Creepy, direct from Eureka's YouTube: That guy's smile is the freakiest part about it. One review on ScreenAnarchy says 'it's an example of a master attempting a new direction - in the form of a good, old-fashioned, bloody, spirited thriller.' This definitely does look creepy. Not only has it played at numerous fests, but the film has received some great reviews so far. The cast includes Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yüko Takeuchi, Haruna Kawaguchi, and Masahiro Higashide. The latest from filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the film is about an ex-detective and criminal psychologist who discovers that his new neighbor isn't quite who he says he is. 'When the two connect, the true terror begins.' Eureka Entertainment has debuted an official (subtitled) trailer for the Japanese horror-thriller Creepy, which has been playing the film festival circuit all year so far.

Creepy by Yutaka Maekawa