Anatomia Extinction (1995) coming to disc, maybe

[HungFist]

There's a new distributor in town, called Error_4444

And their first release will be Yoshihiro Nishimura's best film, Anatomia Extinction (1995).

Never thought that would come out officially! Tokyo Gore Police is a sort of remake of Anatomia Extinction, but ironically Anatomia looks much better for being shot on (16mm) film. It's super Tsukamoto esque, some shots I was sure Nishimura lifted from Tokyo Fist until I realized Anatomia was released before Fist. Anatomia is also a bit more cyber-punk horror than splatter compared to Tokyo Gore, but with all the gory handmade special effects you'd expect from Nishimura.

Now, details regarding the new release are sparse. It doesn't say if it will be on DVD, BD or what. And seems like their releases will be available exclusively from their own web shop. Whether they send overseas is unknown...

https://www.facebook.com/teamerror4444/ ... e_internal

https://error4444.bigcartel.com/

Thanks to DukeTogo84 for the news.

[HungFist]

More info via facebook:

"We believe we’ll be able to offer worldwide shipping through our big cartel website. If not, we have alternatives in mind for everyone outside of the U.S.
As for the region of the disc, we’ll reveal the final details over the coming weeks! But we would prefer region free."

[Guro Taku]

Never thought that would come out officially!

Well, I don't think Nishimura's film school friend who became a conservative politician (?) is in this one, so I guess that makes it possible? This and SPEAKERHEAD THE BOO (another fun early Nishimura short) made the festival rounds several years ago. I'd definitely be down for an official DVD/BD release of ANATOMIA EXTINCTION. It may actually be my favorite Nishimura film. The guy displayed some very exciting talent early in his career. Not sure what happened since. I mean, I theoretically could pop his latest film WELCOME TO JAPAN into my BD player right this minute and watch it but so far I have felt like my time on Earth is limited and there are more worthwhile things to do.

[HungFist]

Well, I don't think Nishimura's film school friend who became a conservative politician (?) is in this one, so I guess that makes it possible?

That, and the lack of Michael Jackson

(one episode in Paradox, 1984, is a remake of the Thriller music video, and I'm pretty sure Nishimura didn't license the music )

(Nishimura's version is better than the original, btw)

ANATOMIA EXTINCTION. It may actually be my favorite Nishimura film.

I think this is my favourite as well. Tokyo Gore and Vampire Girl are great too, and Helldriver can be a blast of you manage to ignore everything that is terribly wrong about it.

Not sure what happened since.

Looks to me like he's going down the good old ageing path ala Argento. And cheap digital (filming and effects) certainly doesn't help.

I also haven't bothered with Welcome to Japan. Or that new cooking comedy.

[HungFist]

Anatomia Extinction
$34.99 — Coming soon

Pre-Order Date: March 25th, 2021
Pre-Order Details Forthcoming

-Limited to 1,000 Copies
-New Scan & Restoration of Original 16mm Elements Supervised by Director, Yoshihiro Nishimura
-Exclusive Art Cards by Yoshihiro Nishimura
-Introduction by Yoshihiro Nishimura
-Deleted CGI Opening Sequence
-Short Film
-Audio Commentary by Yoshihiro Nishimura
-Anatomia Extinction & Tokyo Gore Police: A Shared World Broken Down by Yoshihiro Nishimura
-Trailer
-New English Subtitles Designed by Yoshihiro Nishimura
-8-Page Booklet With Essays by Panos Kotzathanasis, Owner of Asian Movie Pulse & Mathilde Block, Genre Films Curator
-O-Card Slipcover With Newly Commissioned Artwork
-New Sleeve & Reversible Sleeve Artwork
-2 Stickers

https://error4444.bigcartel.com/product ... extinction

[HungFist]

"Anatomia Extinction Pre-Orders Are LIVE! ~ OVER 50% SOLD OUT!"

Side note: Seems like Nishimura has become a painter
https://westart.thebase.in/

[HungFist]

R.I.P Yoshihiro Nishimura! Died yesterday from liver cirrhosis, at 59.

I met him several times in Yubari Film Festival, where I saw many of his films before their official premieres in secret screenings. You just had to go and ask Nishimura to find out the time and location. I still remember lining up at 11 p.m. in front of a screening room that according to the schedule has no program, and everyone else is also standing there silently, unsure if we could say anything, or if even the festival staff knew what was going on.

Likewise I will not forget the side program he and Noboru Iguchi organized in Yubari... the two men could be caught running in the snow bare-assed because they lost some bet, doing Troma film screening marathons, organising make up effect demonstrations or Audition themed torture event with Eihi Shiina, or just serving sushi to the audience... from a naked human tray. And some more stuff I shouldn't even write about.

And for his films... there's great gems to be found in his filmography. While his 2000s work is well know, I think he did some of his best work in the 80s and 90s. Thank God we got Anatomia Extinction - one of the seminal 90s body horror / cyber punk films - on BD, but his older films that I saw projected in 8mm in Yubari may be lost forever now. Those student works are pretty amazing for what they are, and to be honest, better than his new films. Paradox (1984) is an 8mm episode film that mixes Sogo Ishii vibes (the 1st episode is a biker gang story), splatter effects (another story is about flesh eating killer cockroaches killing teenagers), and even Michael Jackson (one part is a remake of the Thriller music video). You'd never believe this was made by a high school student.

Paradox

(no, I don't have the film. Nishimura kindly sent me the photos for a review more than 10 years ago)

He also did a bunch of films while in university... The Face (1985) is kind if like Basket Case as a catchy youth film, The Saints Come Marching In (1986) an increasingly psychedelic horror film, and Fake Country (1987) a dark dystopian tale set during WWIII, about a solder trying to escape from the army where soldiers are assigned as human missiles.

* all of the release years stated above are estimates. The production years were not stated, and I simply had to make estimates based on his age, because the site I was reviewing them for required that data. These years now appear in some databases, but my old reviews are likely the source, so they could be off.



Of course, in his later years less flattering news about Nishimura came up. But I think now is not the time to discuss that. Let's just try to remember what good did for cinema.



Noboru Iguchi on Nishimura:
https://x.com/igunobo/status/2059154294499377468