Shutter

A recent poll conducted by CNN revealed that one third of the people believed in
ghosts, and that many of those claim they’ve seen one. At the same time, interest in spirit
photography – events in which images of the dead are caught on film – has never been
higher.

The phenomenon is as old as photography itself, dating back to the 1860s. Spirit
photography has been riddled with controversy and fraud, yet many believe it to be one
of the few methods of capturing ghostly phenomenon that approaches scientific
methodology. Magazines devoted to spirit photography proliferate throughout Asia, and
new internet sites devoted to the subject spring up every day. New York’s Metropolitan
Museum of Art recently hosted an exhibit devoted to spirit photography, called “The
Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult.”

 

This intriguing and foreboding subject is a key element of the psychological
thriller SHUTTER, from executive producers of “The Grudge” and “The Ring.” In
SHUTTER, a newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs
they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they
investigate, only to learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved – and that a past
mistake can lead to an eternity of vengeance.

For photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new wife Jane (Rachael Taylor),
his new assignment – a lucrative fashion shoot in Tokyo – was supposed to be a kind of
working honeymoon. With this exotic professional opportunity and the limitless
possibilities of a new marriage, Ben and Jane arrive in Japan. But as they make their way
on a mountain road leading to Mt. Fuji, their new life together comes to, literally, a
crashing halt. Their car smashes into a woman standing in the middle of the road, who
 

has materialized out of nowhere. Upon regaining consciousness after the accident, Ben
and Jane cannot find any trace of the girl Jane believes she hit with the car.

Shaken by the accident and by the girl’s disappearance, Ben and Jane arrive in
Tokyo, where Ben begins his glamorous assignment. Having worked in Japan before and
fluent in the language, Ben is comfortable there, and he eagerly reunites with old friends
and colleagues. Jane, a newcomer to the city, feels very much like a stranger in a strange
land as she makes tentative, unsettling forays through the city.

Ben, meanwhile, has discovered mysterious white blurs – eerily evocative of a
human form – that have materialized on an entire day’s work from the expensive photo
shoot. Jane’s concerns escalate as she believes the blurs in Ben’s photos are the dead
girl from the road, who is now seeking vengeance for them leaving her to die…

Regency Enterprises Presents A New Regency / Vertigo Entertainment / Ozla
Pictures Production, SHUTTER. The film stars Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor. It is
directed by Masayuki Ochiai from a screenplay by Luke Dawson. The film is produced
by Taka Ichise, Roy Lee and Doug Davison, and the executive producers are Arnon
Milchan, Sonny Mallhi and Gloria Fan. Katsumi Yanagijima is the director of
photographjy, Norifumi Ataka is the production designer, and Michael N. Knue, A.C.E.
and Tim Alverson are the film editors. Music is by Nathan Barr, and the music
supervisors are Dave Jordan and JoJo Villanueva.

SHUTTER is based on the 2004 film of the same name, which became the highest
grossing film in Thailand. The horror-thriller was directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun
and Parkpoom Wongpoom. Its story is simplicity itself: a girl suddenly appears, gets hit
by a car and disappears, only to return to haunt the perpetrators. But with its many twists
and shocks, the film subverted audience expectations, revealing itself to be much more
than a simple ghost story.

The film’s enormous success in Thailand did not translate overseas, because some
of its references had meaning only in the context of Thai culture and perceptions.
Looking to make the story more accessible to American and Japanese audiences,
esteemed producer Taka Ichise, along with Vertigo Entertainment’s Sonny Mallhi, Roy
Lee and Doug Davison, and New Regency Productions’ Sanford Panitch and Alexandra
Sundell, conceived a new version of SHUTTER. Their SHUTTER, while always

  

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respecting the original work, would be reimagined with an American starring cast and a
Japanese director. And it would be filmed entirely in Japan.

Regency’s Sundell and Vertigo’s Mallhi and Lee (whose credits include “The
Departed” and “The Ring”) worked closely with screenwriter Luke Dawson on the
screenplay for the new SHUTTER. Dawson’s as-yet unproduced adaptation of the famed
Japanese manga “Lone Wolf and Cub,” had impressed Regency; he also had a
professional relationship with noted filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, who had directed
Regency’s “The Fountain.”

Dawson was eager to dive into the phenomenon of spirit photography, which has
long had a huge following in Asia, and was making significant inroads in U.S. culture.
To aid in his research, Dawson and some of the other filmmakers visited the MET’s “The
Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult” exhibit.

Additionally, Dawson replaced the film’s original setting, New York City, with
Tokyo. (The film is bookended with sequences set in Brooklyn.) “An important part of
the story is Jane’s feeling out of place in her new surroundings,” says Dawson, “so it
made sense to set the film outside the U.S. Tokyo is the perfect setting for this story, in
which Jane feels like she’s surrounded by chaos, and is unable to fully comprehend the
situation into which she’s been thrown. American audiences don’t see a lot of the inner
workings of Tokyo, so we had a lot of fun capturing how the city would seem strange to
an outsider.”

As work continued on the script, producer Taka Ichise, whose numerous genre
credits include “The Grudge” and “The Grudge 2,” approached Japanese filmmaker
Masayuki Ochiai (“Infection”) to direct SHUTTER. Ichise explains: “On the surface, the
Thai version of ‘Shutter’ doesn’t really tie in with Japan or its culture because it was
made in Thailand, by Thais, for the Thai people. Yet after re-watching it, I came to
realize how certain elements, such as its depiction of the ghost and of spirit photography,
were similar to Japanese horror. It was then I chose Ochiai to direct because I knew he
could find ways to make a very good film for both American and Japanese audiences.”

Like Dawson, Ochiai was intrigued by spirit photography and eager to boost its
burgeoning presence in the West. “Japanese audiences are very familiar with it,” he

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explains. “Everyone in Japan at one point or another has had a sleepless night after being
exposed to spirit photography.

“Spirit photography is so popular in Japan because ghosts mean more to the
Japanese people than to Americans,” he continues. “In Japan, ghosts don’t have to do
anything to be scary. In American ghost stories, they have to wreak all kinds of havoc [to
make an impact].”

While Ochiai won’t admit to any recent ghostly encounters, he says he faced
some “reel”-life terrors when prepping the movie – namely, a principal cast whose native
tongue he didn’t speak. “I had nightmares about the difficulties that would come with
working with actors whose language I don’t know,” says Ochiai. “But my fears went
away at our first rehearsal, when I realized we had a wonderful interpreter, and that
everyone was moving toward the same goal. It was so seamless that I always felt like I
was talking directly with the actors.”

Joshua Jackson also has high praise for the interpreter, Chiho Asada. “Chiho was
a miracle because she was able to take our slightly flighty actor talk and translate it into
director talk,” he says with a laugh.

Jackson, best known to audiences for his role in the long-running series
“Dawson’s Creek” and who was recently named the lead in Fox’s high-profile sci-fi
series, “Fringe,” produced by J.J. Abrams, joined the starring cast as Ben. Rachael
Taylor, who had just completed a key role in “Transformers,” would play Jane. They
were joined by David Denman (“The Office,” “Saint of Circumstances”) as Bruno, the
agency head who’s brought his friend Ben over to Japan for the photo shoot, John
Hensley, who stars in the series “Nip/Tuck” and the provocative indie film “Teeth,” as
Adam, a lascivious manager of models, and James Kyson Lee (“Heroes”) as Ritsuo, the
editor-in-chief of a spirit magazine publication.

Rachael Taylor’s Jane is a kind of surrogate for the audience, for it is through
Jane’s eyes that they will experience many of the film’s chilling moments. Taylor notes
that Jane’s journey through an unfamiliar and ultimately terrifying landscape also
mirrored the actress’s experiences in Tokyo shooting the movie. “I’m a country girl, so
Tokyo was a complete other world for me,” says Taylor, who hails from a small town in

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Tasmania. “Tokyo has a very different kind of frenetic pace that you find in the U.S. – or
anywhere –even in New York City.

“I had some serious ‘Lost in Translation’ moments while filming SHUTTER,”
Taylor continues. “I think it’s similar to what Jane goes through in the film. She’s very
much out of her depth and desperately trying to cope with a culture she’s unfamiliar
with.” Looking for an even stronger connection with her character, Taylor reinforced her
own sense of isolation and disorientation by making sure not to assimilate into the Tokyo
lifestyle.

Jane’s new husband Ben is far more comfortable with his surroundings, having
lived in Japan for several years, prior to meeting to Jane. “Ben is supposed to be
comfortable enough in this world, that he’s able to navigate it with a fair amount of ease,”
says Jackson. “Jane is the stranger in a strange land who doesn’t know how to find her
place.”

Both Jackson and Taylor got a quick and intense immersion in the world of spirit
photography. “That phenomenon was one of the major ideas that [director Masayuki]
Ochiai really wanted to convey,” says Jackson. “It’s such an important concept in
Japanese culture, and it’s accepted and well-known everywhere there. We [in the U.S.]
think of ghosts as floating, ephemeral spirits. But in Japan, ghosts are taken much more
seriously, and they take on a more physical presence.”

Taylor says she is a spirit photography skeptic but became more open to the idea
during production. “I am a believer in the existence of certain energies. And I like what
SHUTTER has to say about energy or emotion being able to make itself heard. That
makes sense to me – if something is really strong, it will find a way to materialize or send
a message.”

But it was more than the idea of spirits caught on film that drew the actors to the
project. “I really appreciated the evolving dynamic between this young couple,” says
Jackson. “The relationship seemed real and livable; then, of course, they’re thrown into a
terrifying scenario.” During production, Jackson and Taylor had significant input into
delineating their characters, a fact much appreciated by their director. “Joshua and
Rachael had a lot of great ideas and came up with some wonderful unscripted moments,”
says Ochiai. “For example, they devised this kind of secret physical contact between the

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two characters, little things that two newlyweds would share. They’re not ‘big’ actions,
but are very important to the characters.”

The two actors came to admire Ochiai’s skill in building on the screenplay’s
scares and thrills. “Ochiai has this ability to set a mood and create tension throughout the
story,” says Jackson. “As actors, we worked with him to create the scary moments – and
have the audience join us for the ride.” Adds Taylor: “Ochiai has a really good eye for
what’s authentically scary – and that translates to all audiences.”

The sets and surroundings added interesting touches to the filmmaking,
sometimes in unexpected ways. “There was some construction going on outside the
stages,” recalls Taylor of one memorable incident. “We noticed that whenever a crane
would move, some eerie music from ‘The Omen’ would play. That’s gotta mean
something!”

Some traditional Japanese on-set customs also made an impact on the American
cast members. David Denman recalls that “when Ochiai called, ‘Action,’ every member
of the crew dropped to the ground, hoping to stay out of our eye line. It’s a very
generous gesture, but I never really got used to it. I’m used to having a big crew standing
around looking at me!”

Some interiors were filmed at the famed studios of the Toho Company Ltd., home
to many of the films of Akira Kurosawa – and to “Godzilla” and “Mothra.” When the
studio opened its doors in 1932, its floors were made of dirt, and each Toho-based
production would begin with a ritual where a priest or monk would pour water on the
floor to ward off spirits. The stages have long since been renovated, but the ritual
continues to be performed. “It was really lovely to witness these little blessings for
SHUTTER,” says Taylor.

After principal photography wrapped in Tokyo, post-production work
commenced in Los Angeles. Editors Michael N. Knue, A.C.E and Tim Alverson worked
closely with Ochiai and producer Taka Ichise to create a final cut that maximized the
tension and scares. “We spent a lot of time on getting the pacing right,” says Knue, a
veteran of numerous genre films, including Hideo Nakata’s “The Ring 2,” produced by
Ichise. “SHUTTER moves along at a terrific clip without turning into a conventionally


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paced action film. We keep the pacing fast enough so that when it does slow down, you
really feel that something is going to happen.”

Knue credits sound designer Chuck Michael with helping to solve an editorial
challenge involving a key sequence in which a principal character is tormented by a
ghost; the character is shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by sudden and explosive
camera flashes. First, Knue studied the comparable sequence in the original Thai film.
“I realized that the scene was scary [in the Thai ‘Shutter’] not because of what you see,
but because of what you hear,” Knue explains. “I decided that our scene was too quiet,
and Chuck came in and designed the sound in such a way that it starts off with a shock,
then dips a little, then becomes like an aggressive monster coming after [the character].”

These kind of visceral and psychological shocks are the film’s hallmarks. But
Ochiai insists that SHUTTER also conveys important Eastern-based ideas about the
impossibility of redemption and the nature of evil. “I’m reminded of an old saying from
China, which says ‘Heaven’s net is very rough, but it still catches evil.’”

Put another way: “The law or social system might forgive, but there are entities
out there that will not.”

ABOUT THE CAST

JOSHUA JACKSON (Ben) is currently shooting the lead role in J.J. Abrams’
new sci-fi television show “Fringe,” which will premiere on FOX this year. He recently
completed shooting the independent Canadian feature film “One Week.”

Jackson enjoyed a successful run on London’s West End starring in “A Life In
The Theatre” alongside Patrick Stewart. The acclaimed comedy was written by David
Mamet. Additionally, he starred in Regent Films’ “Aurora Borealis,” as a troubled young
man opposite Donald Sutherland and Juliette Lewis.

Well known as “Dawson’s Creek’s” fast-talking, self-deprecating Pacey Witter,
Jackson has been working in front of the camera for over fifteen years. His first feature
film was Michael Bortman’s “Crooked Hearts,” which was quickly followed by the
“Mighty Ducks” trilogy, “Digger” and “Andre the Seal.” In 2000, Jackson starred in
Universal Pictures’ “The Skulls,” and more recently in Rose Troche’s acclaimed drama
“The Safety of Objects,” the HBO Films version of Moises Kaufman’s groundbreaking

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play “The Laramie Project.” He had noted cameos in Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s 11,”
“Scream 2,” “Urban Legend,” and “I Love Your Work.” His additional feature film
credits include “Cursed,” “Gossip,” Bryan Singer’s “Apt Pupil” and “Cruel Intentions.”

Jackson, a Vancouver native, divides his time between his hometown and Los
Angeles.

RACHAEL TAYLOR (Jane) starred in last summer’s explosive hit
“Transformers” directed by Michael Bay. The film, based on the popular 1980s action
figure franchise, tells the story of dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons.
They bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance.
The DreamWorks produced film was released by Paramount Pictures and was the second
highest grossing film of 2007.

Taylor recently completed shooting the independent film, “Bottle Shock” in Napa
Valley for director Randall M. Miller. Co-starring Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman,
“Bottle Shock” takes place in 1970 and is based on the true story of the birth of Napa
Valley wine country. Taylor portrays a university student who interns at the winery.
“Bottle Shock” was an Official Selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

While studying politics and history at the University of Sydney, Taylor landed her
first break on an Australian television show called “headLand.” For her role as Sasha
Forbes, Taylor earned a nomination for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female
Talent in 2006.

Taylor grew up in Launceston, Tasmania. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

DAVID DENMAN (Bruno) was a series regular on NBC’s Emmy® winning
show “The Office,” for which he received a Screen Actors Guild award for his portrayal
of the irascible warehouse worker Roy. Denman can next be seen in the Weinstein
Company’s comedy “Fanboys” and in the Miramax film “Smart People,” the latter also
starring Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church and Sara Jessica Parker.

Many remember Denman from his big screen debut with Keanu Reeves and Gene
Hackman as the deaf tight end in the Warner Bros. football comedy “The Replacements,”
and for the Spyglass/Disney snowboard comedy “Out Cold,” in which he played the

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sexually confused bartender Lance. Denman’s other feature credits include Screen Gems
remake of “When a Stranger Calls,” and “Big Fish,” directed by Tim Burton, starring
Ewan McGregor.

On television, Denman starred in USA Network’s movie of the week “The
Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story” with Dean Cain. He has appeared on
numerous series including “Close to Home,” “Without A Trace,” “Bones,” “Crossing
Jordan,” “C.S.I Miami,” “The X-Files,” “E.R.,” “Arli$$,” and, most notably, as Skip the
Demon on “Angel.” Additionally, Denman has been seen in the NBC Miniseries “The
60’s” and in the TV movie “A Vow to Cherish” with Ken Howard, Barbara Babcock, and
Ossie Davis.

On stage, Denman has performed at South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse,
Shakespeare Orange County, Shakespeare on the Sound, Utah Shakespearean Festival,
and the Chautauqua Theater Company in such plays as “Bus Stop,” “As You Like It,”
“But Not For Me,” “Twelfth Night,” “Henry IV part I,” “The Winter’s Tale,” “Three
Musketeers,” “The Tempest,” “The Seagull,” and “The House of Blue Leaves.”

Denman grew up all over Southern California attending 8 different schools and
was fortunate enough to end up at Fountain Valley High School were fellow classmates
included “Hustle and Flow” writer/director Craig Brewer and “Munich” actor Omar
Metwally. After high school, David attended the American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco before he received his B.F.A. from the Juilliard School in N.Y.C.

Denman most recently booked the lead role in the FOX pilot “Saint of
Circumstances” under the direction of Zach Braff.

JOHN HENSLEY (Adam), once a horse-wrangler in Wyoming, has seamlessly
transitioned from performing in the rodeo arena to roping a career in television and the
big screen. Hensley is making a name for himself as one of Hollywood’s up-and-coming
young actors, starring opposite Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, and Joely Richardson, as
Matt McNamara, on the award-winning FX Network series “Nip/Tuck.” The series,
currently in its fifth season, has already garnered a multitude of awards including a total
of five Emmy nominations, five Golden Globe® nominations, and the 2005 Golden
Globe Award for Best Television Series, Drama.

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For the big screen, Hensley stars in the recently-released independent feature film,
“Teeth,” which debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival,
directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. Hensley also stars in the independent film, “50 Pills,”
which premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. It was written by Matthew Perniciaro
and directed by Theo Avgerinos for October Night Productions. Hensley stars opposite
Lou Taylor Pucci (“Thumbsucker”) in this comedy about a college student who, after
losing his scholarship, must sell 50 pills in a day in order to make his tuition payment.
Hensley also filmed “Peoples” for writer/director Joseph Ardery, as the lead character in
the coming of age drama about troubled youths in Kentucky. The 2004 film visited
numerous festivals, taking home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at the Beverly
Hills Film Festival and the award for Best Full Feature at the Pocono Mountains Film
Festival in Pennsylvania.

In 1999, Hensley made his television debut on Comedy Central’s cult hit
“Strangers With Candy.” He went on to land the memorable role of Meadow’s high
school boyfriend on HBO’s award-winning series “The Sopranos.” Hensley also played
the lead opposite Gabriel Byrne in ABC’s highly acclaimed but short-lived series
“Madigan Men,” under the direction of Emmy award-winner Jim Burrows, as well as the
role of Gabriel Bowman in TNT’s series “Witchblade.” He also guest starred on the CBS
drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

After graduating high school in Kentucky, Hensley spent three years in Wyoming
as a horse-wrangler before deciding to pursue his passion for acting. He then attended
Fort Lewis College in Colorado where he studied humanities and immersed himself in
the theater community. Together with friends he formed an improv group that became so
successful it was invited to perform with Chicago’s famed Second City Theatre Troupe.
Despite his strong ties to his southern roots, John Hensley now calls California his home.
He resides in Los Angeles.

JAMES KYSON LEE (Ritsuo) stars as Ando on NBC's critically acclaimed hit
drama “Heroes.”

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee moved with his family to New York City at the
age of 10. He graduated from Bronx High School of Science and continued his education

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at Boston University and New England Institute of the Arts where he studied
communications and broadcasting.

After trying out improv and inspired by his newly discovered passion for
performing, Lee sold his used car for $1800 in the summer of 2001 and purchased a one-
way ticket to Los Angeles, where he began his training in music, dance, and acting.

At his first small screen audition, he landed a guest-starring role on “J.A.G.,” and
has since appeared on “Las Vegas,” “The West Wing,” “Heist,” “Threat Matrix” and
“All About the Andersons.”

Lee stars in three other feature films to be released this year: “Necrosis,” “Then
There’s the Afterlife” and “Destiny,” the latter directed by Matthew Vaughn.

A student of improvisation and sketch comedy at The Groundlings, UCB and I.O.
West, Lee also enjoys playing basketball and the piano, as well as reading biographies
and watching documentaries.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

MASAYUKI OCHIAI (Director) previously helmed the noted genre films
“Infection” and “Hypnosis.” SHUTTER marks his helming debut on an American
production with an English-speaking cast.

LUKE DAWSON (Screenplay) wrote an as-yet-unproduced adaptation of the
popular Japanese manga “Lone Wolf and Cub.” SHUTTER is his first produced
screenplay.

TAKA ICHISE (Producer), producer of such internationally acclaimed horror
films as “Ring,” “Dark Water” and “The Grudge,” has been instrumental in establishing
the recent worldwide Japanese film trend and has sold English-language remake rights
for five films to date. Since 1984, the genre king, now known as a “Horror King,” has
not only produced more than 50 films, but has also set box-office records in both Japan
and Asia.

Ichise first found recognition as a producer with “To Sleep So As To Dream”
(“Yumemiruyouni Nemuritai”), a fantasy thriller, which won accolades at both the New

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York and Venice Film Festivals. In 1987, he produced “Tokyo the Last Megalopolis”
(“Teito Monogatari”), a sci-fi film, which earned high marks both at the Japanese box-
office and on video sales. The feature was subsequently made into an animated video
series, “Doomed Megalopolis” (“Teito Monogatari”), which became a cult hit in its
international release. A joint-venture film between Japan and Hong Kong followed: the
sci-fi action film “The Peacock King” (“Kujakuoh”), which again scored at the Japanese
box-office and on video sales.

Ichise launched his own production company, Oz Co., Ltd., in 1989 and in 1992
established Los Angeles-based OZLA Pictures, Inc., as an independent production
company. Ichise has produced eight films under the banner to date, including the action
film “American Yakuza,” starring Viggo Mortensen, which became a huge video success
in the UK and Australia; action thriller “No Way Back,” starring Russell Crowe and
distributed by Columbia TriStar; and Christopher Gans’ action thriller “Crying Freeman,”
starring Mark Dacascos, which climbed to number one at the box office in both France
and South Korea.

In 1997, Ichise produced the acclaimed horror masterpiece “Ring,” directed by
horror master Hideo Nakata, which was based on the novel by Koji Suzuki, the “Stephen
King” of Japan. “Ring” became a huge hit, also establishing a new box-office record for
Japanese films in many countries including Hong Kong and Taiwan. “Ring” won Best
Film and Best Visual Effects at Sitges in 1999 as well as several other international film
festival awards. Its sequel “Ring 2,” also directed by Nakata, doubled box-office sales of
Ichise’s former effort.

Dreamworks produced an English-language remake of “Ring,” directed by Gore
Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts. “The Ring” cumed USD $129 million in the U.S.
after debuting at number one at the box-office during its first week of release in 2002.
Dreamworks’ American sequel, “The Ring 2,” had original “Ring” director Hideo Nakata
helm with Naomi Watts again attached to star. The film was released in 2005 all over the
world and again took the first place at the U.S. box -office.

Demonstrating his versatility, Ichise has also produced a number of Asian films
including the 1998 Hong Kong romantic thriller “Moonlight Express” (“Mouichido
Aitakute”), starring Leslie Cheung; the 2001 release of the Hong Kong romantic thriller

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“Bullets of Love,” directed by Andrew Lau and the 100% Korean-financed drama “Last
Scene,” which was directed by Hideo Nakata and released in 2002.

The martial arts fantasy “The Princess Blade” (“Shurayukihime”) followed with
action sequences directed by Hong Kong specialist Donnie Yen. The film screened at the
Berlin Film Festival in 2002 and received critical acclaim upon its release in the U.S.

The international hit horror thrillers and festival favorites “Ju-on” and “Ju-on 2”
are based on the cult classic video series also produced by Ichise. Mandate Pictures and
Ghost House Pictures picked up the English-language remake rights with Ichise and Sam
Raimi producing. Takashi Shimizu, who directed both Japanese versions, helmed “The
Grudge” remake in his English-language debut. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, the film
was widely released by Columbia Pictures in the U.S. in 2004. The film ruled the U.S.
box office and collected an impressive $110 million in the U.S. market alone. The same
producing team reunited with Shimizu for “The Grudge 2.” It was released during
Halloween, 2006 and it ruled the U.S. box office again.

Disney-partner Pandemonium picked up the remake rights for Ichise’s multiaward-
winning horror film “Dark Water” (“Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara”). The
American remake of the same name was directed by Walter Salles, starred Jennifer
Connolly and was released in 2005 by Buena Vista.

As a unique global filmmaker, Ichise continues to surprise the international
audience with fresh, intriguing, and well-crafted films in English and Japanese. He is
currently working on “Shutter” at New Regency, which was directed by Masayuki Ochiai
and is scheduled to hit U.S. theatres on March 21, 2008 and a Japanese language action
adventure “Goemon” directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, which will be released in Japan in
January of 2009.

ROY LEE (Producer) earned his first motion picture producing credit as
executive producer on Gore Verbinski’s 2002 blockbuster “The Ring.” He went on to
produce the 2004 haunted house horror “The Grudge,” based on the 2000 Japanese film
“Ju-On” directed by Takashi Shimizu. “The Grudge” currently holds the record for the
biggest opening weekend of all time for a horror film upon its October 2004 release. “The
Grudge 2,” released in 2006, starring Amber Tamblyn and Sarah Michelle Gellar,

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directed by Takashi Shimizu, topped the box office at $22 million in its opening
weekend. October 2006 saw the release of “The Departed,” a crime thriller at Warner
Bros., directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo
DiCaprio. The film grossed $27 million in its opening weekend, making it Scorsese’s
biggest opening ever. The film went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best
Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

A Korean-American born in Brooklyn and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Lee
earned a Bachelors degree from George Washington University and a law degree from
American University. After a brief stint as a corporate attorney, Lee relocated from
Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a career in the film industry. He
landed his first job with the production company Alphaville, where he worked on films
such as “The Mummy,” “The Jackal” and “Michael.” With his experience tracking
scripts at Alphaville, he later co-founded a website called ScriptShark.com, which
allowed aspiring writers the opportunity to have their screenplays evaluated by industry
professionals. This success led to an assignment with a talent management company
where he tracked short films for distribution on personal computers.

As an independent producer, Lee began importing films from Japan, Korea, Hong
Kong and the Philippines to be remade in the United States. Together with partner Doug
Davison, Lee founded Vertigo Entertainment in 2001, where the producing pair recently
produced “The Strangers” (a suspense thriller starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman and
directed by Bryan Bertino), a remake of the supernatural thriller “A Tale of Two Sisters”
(starring Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn and Arielle Kebbel and directed by Thomas
and Charles Guard), and “Assassination of a High School President” (a noir teen comedy
starring Bruce Willis and Mischa Barton, directed by Brett Simon). Vertigo is also in
various stages of production and development on a multitude of projects, including “The
Host” (a remake of the monster movie, which was the highest grossing film of all time in
Korea), “Confessions of Pain” (a crime thriller to be written by Bill Monahan and to star
Leonardo DiCaprio), “Old Boy,” and a remake of the hit Japanese franchise “Death
Note” (written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides).

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DOUG DAVISON (Producer) astonished Hollywood with the wildly successful
haunted house thriller “The Grudge,” which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar and was based
on the 2000 Japanese thriller, “Ju-On,” directed by Takashi Shimizu. The box-office hit,
released in 2004, holds the record for the biggest horror opening weekend of all time.
“The Grudge 2” was released in October 2006, starring Amber Tamblyn and Sarah
Michelle Gellar, directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film topped the box office at $22
million in its opening weekend. That month also saw the release of “The Departed,” a
crime thriller at Warner Bros., directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Jack Nicholson, Matt
Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio, which grossed $27 million in its opening weekend,
making it Scorsese’s biggest opening ever. The film went on to win four Academy
Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Davison produced “The Grudge” with Roy Lee, his partner in Vertigo
Entertainment, a motion picture development and production company the pair founded
in 2001 (based at Universal). Their first production, DreamWorks’ “The Ring” (adapted
from Hideo Nakata’s popular 1998 Japanese fright film) opened a year later to
resounding success, tallying a quarter billion dollars at the global box office. Hideo
Nakata directed the sequel, “The Ring Two” (adapted from his Japanese sequel, “Ringu
2”), which won the U.S. box office sweepstakes its opening weekend in March 2005.
That year, Davison produced another Japanese horror adaptation, “Dark Water” (based
on Koji Suzuki’s novel), directed by Walter Salles and starring Oscar-winner Jennifer
Connelly in a thriller depicting a haunted apartment building. Early 2006 saw the release
of Vertigo’s “The Lake House,” a romance at Warner Bros., starring Keanu Reeves and
Sandra Bullock, which has grossed $100 million worldwide.

Vertigo has several films coming out later this year, including “The Strangers” (a
suspense thriller starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman and directed by Bryan Bertino),
“Assassination of a High School President” (a teen comedy starring Bruce Willis and
Mischa Barton and directed by Brett Simon) and “A Tale of Two Sisters” (a horror
thriller starring Elizabeth Banks and David Strathairn and directed by Thomas and
Charles Guard). Vertigo is also in various stages of development and production on a
number of projects, including “Night of the Living Dorks” (a horror comedy written by
Chris Bishop and to be directed by Michael Showalter), “The Brigands of Rattleborge” (a

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revenge western written by Craig Zahler), “Old Boy,” and a remake of the hit Japanese
franchise “Death Note” (written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides).

Davison, a Washington, D.C. native, attended Hamilton College in upstate New
York. After graduating with a degree in English literature, he relocated to New York
City, where he pursued work in the film industry, first as a set production assistant on
“Die Hard: With a Vengeance,” then as a script reader at New Line Cinema. Upon
relocating to Los Angeles, Davison landed at Mad Chance Productions where, under the
tutelage of Andrew Lazar, he worked as the company’s director of development before
becoming president of production, co-producing “Death to Smoochy,” written by Adam
Resnick, directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Robin Williams and Edward Norton.
While at Mad Chance, Davison also developed such projects as “Space Cowboys,” “Cats
and Dogs” and “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.”

ARNON MILCHAN (Executive Producer) is widely renowned as one of the most
prolific and successful independent film producers of the past 25 years, with over 100 feature
films to his credit. Born in Israel, Milchan was educated at the University of Geneva. His
first business venture was transforming his father’s modest business into one of his country’s
largest agro-chemical companies. This early achievement was a harbinger of Milchan’s
now-legendary reputation in the international marketplace as a keen businessman.

Soon, Milchan began to underwrite projects in areas that had always held a special
interest for him – film, television and theater. Early projects include Roman Polanski’s
theater production of “Amadeus,” “Dizengoff 99,” “La Menace,” “The Medusa Touch” and
the mini-series “Masada.” By the end of the 1980s, Milchan had produced such films as
Martin Scorsese’s “The King of Comedy,” Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon at Time in America”
and Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil.”

After the huge successes of “Pretty Woman” and “The War of the Roses,” Milchan
founded New Regency Productions and went on to produce or executive produce a string of
successful films including “J.F.K,” “Sommersby,” “A Time to Kill,” “Free Willy,” “The
Client,” “Tin Cup,” “Under Siege,” “L.A. Confidential,” “The Devil’s Advocate,” “The
Negotiator,” “City of Angels,” “Entrapment,” “Fight Club,” “Big Momma’s House,” “Don’t
Say a Word,” “Daredevil,” “Man on Fire,” “Guess Who,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Big

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Momma’s House 2” “Date Movie” “Firehouse Dog,” the recent box-office smash “Alvin
and the Chipmunks,” the parody “Meet the Spartans,” which opened at number-one in box
office, and “Jumper,” a sci-fi action-adventure starring Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson,
Jamie Bell, and Samuel L. Jackson, directed by Doug Liman.

Upcoming films are “Meet Dave,” a fish-out-of-water comedy starring Eddie
Murphy; “What Happens in Vegas,” a romantic comedy toplining Cameron Diaz and Ashton
Kutcher; “Mirrors,” a thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland; and “Bride Wars,” a comedy
starring Kate Hudson (who also produces) and Anne Hathaway.

Along the way, Milchan brought on board two powerful investors and partners who
share his vision: Nine Network and Twentieth Century Fox. Fox distributes Regency movies
in all media worldwide (excluding an output arrangement Regency has in Germany),
including on U.S. pay television, and international pay and free television.

Milchan also successfully diversified his company’s activities within the sphere of
entertainment, most specifically in the realm of television through Regency Television
(“Malcolm in the Middle,” “The Bernie Mac Show”). Regency recently acquired a stake in
Channel 10, BabyFirstTV, and an Israeli TV network. In addition, Regency holds television
rights to Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association events.

SONNY MALLHI (Executive Producer), a native of Chicago, earned a
Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago. Mallhi joined friends Roy Lee and
Doug Davison in their upstart venture, Vertigo Entertainment, founded in 2001, and
currently serves as executive vice president of development. Mallhi has a number of
projects in various stages of development and production, including “The Strangers” (a
suspense thriller starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman and directed by Bryan Bertino),
“Possession” (a psychological thriller starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace,
directed by Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist) and “Since Walker Left” (a family drama
to star Julianne Moore, Bryce Dallas Howard and Vanessa Redgrave, directed by Keith
Gordon).

KATSUMI YANAGIJIMA (Director of Photography) has worked on many
films, most notably “Sonatinve,” directed by Takeshi Kitano; “Sora Ga Konnani Aoi

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Wake Ga Nai,” directed by Akira Emoto; “Brother,” directed by Takeshi Kitano; “Battle
Royale,” directed by Kinji Fukasaku; and “Go,” directed by Isao Yukisada.

Mr. Yanagishima studied photography before segueing – by accident, he says –
into film production as an assistant cameraman at Mifune Film Production, owned by the
late actor Toshiro Mifune.

NORIFUMI ATAKA (Production Designer) was production designer on
“Sakebi” directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Pistol Opera” directed by Seijun Suzuki,
“Noroi,” directed by Koji Shiraishi, “Hitono Sexo Warauna” (literal translation: Don’t
Laugh About People’s Sex) directed by Nami Iguchi, and “Gekko No Sasayaki
(Moonlight Whispers) directed by Akihiko Shioda.

Norifumi Ataka initially wanted to pursue a career as a film director. As a student
at Tokyo Zoukei University, he accepted an art directing internship – and now, years
later, he is one of Japan’s busiest production designers.

MICHAEL N. KNUE, A.C.E. (Editor) has been editing television and major
motion pictures for 30 years. His credits range from Sylvester Stallone films (“Lock Up”
and “Rocky V”) to the Horton Foote drama, “Lily Dale,” for which he received an
American Cinema Editor’s Eddy nomination. His television credits include “St.
Elsewhere” and “The Guardian,” as well as many TV movies and pilots.

Most of Knue’s work can be seen in a variety of science fiction and horror. He
cut the cult favorite, “The Hidden,” and the live-action version of Todd McFarland’s
“Spawn.” Knue edited “Nightmare on Elm St.: The Dream Master” and directed second
unit photography for “Freddy’s Dead: the Final Nightmare.” Other films include “Dead
Silence,” “House” and “Death Sentence,” the latter starring Kevin Bacon and directed by
James Wan (“Saw”).

Knue started making documentaries and producing and directing local educational
television in Cincinnati, Ohio. For 16 years he taught editing courses in UCLA
Extension’s Department of Entertainment Studies.

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TIM ALVERSON (Editor) was editor on the genre films “Dragon Wars: D-War”
and “Darkness Falls,” and on “The Astronaut’s Wife,” “Music Within” and “D-Tox.” He
has served in various editorial capacities on “Jumper,” “The Skeleton Key,”
“Something’s Gotta Give,” “Con Air,” “Broken Arrow,” and many other titles.

NATHAN BARR (Music) was composer on the films “Grindhouse”
(“Thanksgiving” segment), “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Club Dread,” “Hostel,” “Hostel:
Part II,” “Beerfest,” and many others.

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REGENCY ENTERPRISES Presents


A NEW REGENCY / VERTIGO
ENTERTAINMENT / OZLA PICTURES
Production


“SHUTTER”

JOSHUA JACKSON
RACHAEL TAYLOR
MEGUMI OKINA
DAVID DENMAN
JOHN HENSLEY


MAYA HAZEN
JAMES KYSON LEE


Directed by.............................................MASAYUKI OCHIAI
Screenplay by ...............................................LUKE DAWSON
Produced by ......................................................TAKA ICHISE
.................................................................................. ROY LEE
.................................................................... DOUG DAVISON
Executive Producers ................................ ARNON MILCHAN
.....................................................................SONNY MALLHI
...........................................................................GLORIA FAN
Director of Photography ................KATSUMI YANAGIJIMA
Production Designer................................ NORIFUMI ATAKA
Film Editors ................................MICHAEL N. KNUE, A.C.E
..................................................................... TIM ALVERSON
Co-Producers ................ PAIBOON DAMRONGCHAITHAM
.........................................................BOOSABA DAORUENG
....................................................VISUTE POOLVORALAKS
......................................................... YODPHET SUDSAWAT
Music by ....................................................... NATHAN BARR
Music Supervisors................................... DAVE JORDAN and
............................................................... JOJO VILLANUEVA
Casting by ...............................................DONNA ISAACSON
...................................................CHRISTIAN KAPLAN, CSA


First Assistant Director ................................EDWARD LICHT
Second Assistant Director.......... AMY WILKINS-BRONSON
Line Producer................................... SATOSHI FUKUSHIMA
Associate Producer ..................................... RICHARD GUAY


CAST
Ben...........................................................JOSHUA JACKSON
Jane........................................................RACHAEL TAYLOR
Megumi....................................................... MEGUMI OKINA
Bruno ..........................................................DAVID DENMAN
Adam.............................................................JOHN HENSLEY
Seiko ............................................................... MAYA HAZEN
Ritsuo..................................................... JAMES KYSON LEE
Akiko ..................................................YOSHIKO MIYAZAKI
Murase ....................................................... KEI YAMAMOTO
Natasha .............................................................DAISY BETTS


Megan..............................................ADRIENNE PICKERING
Wedding Photographer ........................ PASCAL MORINEAU
Police Officers .............. MASAKI OTA, HEIDERU TATSUO
Yoko ............................................................... ERI OTOGURO
TGK Receptionist......................................... RINA MATSUKI
Clients............... TOMOTAKA KANZAKI, JUN YAKUSHIJI
Emi ...................................................................EMI TAMURA
Studio Models...POLINA KONONOVA, YULIA RYZHOVA
Office Lady......................................................MIKA KINOSE
Pachinko Parlor Employee ..........MASAKAZU NAGAKURA
Pachinko Parlor Customer ..................... SHINJI FURUKAWA
Waitress At Japanese Restaurant ..................MARIA TAKAGI
Restaurant Manager......................................AKIHIKO ANDO
Models..................... ALESSANDRA, KATRINA B, TANYA
Tokyo Doctor ..................................................... TAKAO TOJI
Tokyo Exam Room Nurse .................. SHIZUKA FUJIMOTO
Ghost Magazine Layout Designer ..........YUTAKA MISHIMA
Mother On Train............................................MAIKO ASANO
Boy On Train........................................................... REI SATO
Passengers On Train ......................... HOMARE HASEGAWA
......KEI HIROSAWA, MICHIYO KANEKO, KOICHI KASE
....................... YASUKE KAWARADA, AYUKO KOYAMA
................................. KONOMI MORIYAMA, AKIRA SATO
......................................................... MIYOKO YAMAGUCHI
Girl In Park...................................................RUNA KOZUKA
TGK Female Staff ....................................................NATSUKI
Megumi’s Father..............................AKIHIRO SHIMOMURA
Monk ........................................................GEN TAKATSUKA
Brooklyn Nurse ..............................NATALIA TSVETKOVA
Models In Adam’s Photo Box .................. ASYA, GRAZIELA
........................... AMI FUJIMOTO, MIKI HIRONO, INGRID
..................................... ANANDA, EMIKO KONDO, LIANA
................ TSUKASA MINAMI, ASAMI MOMOSE, NADIA
.................................NADIYA, NATSUE ORIKAWA, ZOYA
Models In Headshots ..........................OLGA ALEX, JULIA G
................................................................IRA M, NATALIA SI
Ben Doubles ........MARK CHINNERY, ANDREW DURDEY
...................................................................... ALBERT SMITH
Jane Doubles..................................YULIA KOZYRITSKAYA
...................... NATALIA MOKIENKO, NATALIA SILKINA
Megumi Doubles .......... SHO NISHINO, SHIHO OKAMOTO
................................................................... CHIE YOKOMIZO
Adam Double....................................................................ERIK
Ritsuo Double.....................................SHIGERU KURIHARA
Stand-Ins................................................... IRINA IZHANOVA
................................... YUTAKA SOMEYA, ANNA ZORINA
Doubles Drivers.................................. KEISUKE NAKAJIMA
.................................................................... YUTAKA SATOH
Stunt Coordinator .................................... MASANORI SAITO
Car Stunt Coordinator.....................MASANOBU AMEMIYA
Stunts By ...............................................SHUNSUKE GONDO
............................................NAMI HANADA, SHINJI NORO
Unit Production Manager – Japan ........ KEIZO SHUKUZAKI
First Assistant Director – Japan ............KAZUHIKO KONDO
Second Assistant Director – Japan ....YOICHI MATSUNAGA
Assistant Directors.................................... ISSEI TOKUNAGA


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..............................................................RYUJI YAMAGUCHI
Art Director...................................................AYAKI TAKAGI
Assistant Art Directors...................NORIHISA HARASHIMA
...................... HIRONORI IWAMOTO, TAKU MATSUOKA
........................................................................YURI SUGANO
Set Decorator ...........................................FUMIAKI SUZAKA
Set Dressers........................NAO IDEI, HIROYUKI MINATO
.............................NAOKO TAKEMURA, RYOGA TOKIYA
.........................................................NOBUAKI WATANABE
Storyboard Artist.................................. HIROMITSU SOUMA
Camera Operator............................................SHINJI SUZUKI
First Assistant Camera ................................ TAKAHIRO IMAI
Assistants Camera........ AKIO FUJITA, TAKU KOBAYASHI
..................................SHIGETO KUNII, SHIGETO MIZUNO
.............................................................HIROTAKA YATABE
Still Photographer/Photography Advisor
to Joshua Jackson..................................................BILL KAYE
Photo Associate.......................................... NAOKI IKEHATA
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound
Designer....................................................CHUCK MICHAEL
Sound Mixers....................JIM BOLT, MASATO KOMATSU
Assistant Sound Mixers ................................ SAKIKO ASAMI
.....................TAKASHI NAKAZATO, SHINJI WATANABE
............................................................ HIROKI YAMAMOTO
Re-Recording Engineer................................PAUL PAVELKA
First Assistant Editors..................................MEL FRIEDMAN
................................................................ YOSHIE ISHIGURO
Editorial Production Assistants.........................WATO KUSUI
.......................................................CHRISTOPHER ZAMPAS
Script Supervisor.............................. KAZUKO SHINGYOKU
Chief Lighting Technician .....................YOSHIMI WATABE
Chief Assistant Lighting Technician.......... KOSUKE SUZUKI
Assistant Lighting Technicians.............SATORU AKEBOSHI
.......................... TOSHINORI EKAWA, TAKESHI FUKASE
TEIZO KAKUDA, KEITA KUSAKA, SHINICHI NEMOTO
.......................................... SOSHI SATO, JUN YOKOYAMA
Key Grip ................................ KATSUYUKI YANAGISAWA
Best Boy Grip ........................................ YASUCHIKA GOTO
Costume Designer – Japan ........................ AKIKO NOMURA
Costumer.........................................MINAKO MATSUMOTO
Key Makeup & Hair – US ....................... RICK FINDLATER
Makeup & Hair – US ........GEORGIA LOCKHART-ADAMS
Key Makeup & Hair – Japan ...................FUMI TAKESHITA
Makeup & Hair – Japan ..........................YOKO YAMAZAKI
Location Managers .................................TAISHI HIRAHARA
............................................................YOSHINORI IMAOKA
Special Effects Coordinator .............. HIDEKAZU KISHIURA
Special Effects ........................................ ATSUKO MURATA
Special Effects Makeup ...............................YUICHI MATSUI
Assistants Special Effects Makeup .......MIKA MATSUMOTO
................................... FUMIHIRO MIYOSHI, KAYO SAEKI
...............................................................CHIHO YOSHITAKE
Set Construction Coordinators.......... HISASHI HASHIMOTO
.................................. JIRO HIRAI, KAZUYUKI MURAEDA
...............................KIYOSHI MUROFUSHI, NAOKI SAITO


Construction Foremen ................... TAKAYUKI HAGIWARA
........................................................HISATOSHI KOJOZONO
Standby Carpenter ................................ HIROYUKI KIMURA
Stage Foremen ...................................FUKUICHI HIRASAKA
..............................................................SANEYUKI KIMURA
Paint Foremen................................................... YUKIO ENDO
......................TAKAO MABUCHI, KENICHI NAGASHIMA
Production Coordinators.. HIDEAKI JIMBO, YOKO OYABU
Assistants to Masayuki Ochiai....... KURANDO MITSUTAKE
.........................................................CHIAKI YANAGIMOTO
Assistants to Arnon Milchan ..........................JANE BULMER
.............................................. MICHAEL BRADLEY COMBS
Assistant to Taka Ichise........................HIROKO STANHOPE
Assistant to Satoshi Fukushima.....................NAOMI HATTA
Production Assistants .....................................KYOHEI KATO
..................... CHISONO KIKKAWA, JOTARO KITAMURA
.....KEISUKE NAKATA, AKIKO OKADA, SHINYA SAEKI
.............................TSUZUMI TAKAGI, KATSUYA TSUKUI
Production Accountant ................................NATSUKO NEZU
Casting Associate – Japan .............MASASHI YAMAGUCHI
Casting Assistant – Japan .............................. YASUKO ANJO
Medic....................................................TETSUYA MYOUJIN
Technical Advisors – Picture Vehicles......MICHAEL CURMI
..................................................DR. FERDINAND FRONING
Interpreters.......................... CHIHO ASADA, RINA OHASHI
Clearance ........................................... MARIKO NISHIZAWA
Japanese Tutor – US Cast ....................HIDEO KUNIMATSU
Production Legal – Japan ............................ATSUSHI NAITO
Commercial Photo Shoot Art Director ........... YUJI MURATA
Commercial Photo Shoot Planner.......... TAZUKO SHIMADA
Commercial Photo Shoot Supervisor..............NOBUO NAITO
Commercial Photo Shoot Designer......... MASAYA KUBOTA
Commercial Photo Shoot Makeup & Hair....TOSHIYA OHTA
Commercial Photo Shoot Stylist........SACHIYO YOKOMIZO
Sound Effects Editors .............. SCOTT A. JENNINGS, MPSE
................................................................. DAVID GRIMALDI
Supervising Dialogue Editor....... ELIZA POLLACK ZEBERT
Dialogue/ADR Editor...................... CLIFF LATIMER, MPSE
Assistant Sound Editor ...............MATT “SMOKEY” CLOUD
Foley Editor.................................................NASH MICHAEL
Foley Artists ...........DAWN FINTOR, ALICIA STEVENSON
Foley Mixer .......................................DAVID BETANCOURT
Post Production Facilities Provided by......................................
..............................TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX STUDIOS
ADR Mixers ............................................................ RON COX


.......................................CHARLEEN RICHARDS-STEEVES
ADR Recordists...........TIM LAUBER, DAVID LUCARELLI
Recordist.................................................MATT PATTERSON
Voice Casting ........................................CAITLIN McKENNA
Negative Cutter.............................................GARY BURRITT
Lab Color Timer ................................. GILBERT CARRERAS
Digital Intermediate Facility/Optical,
Main & End Titles By ....... PACIFIC TITLE & ART STUDIO
Digital Intermediate Producer......................DARIN MILLETT
Digital Film Colorist.................................. MICHAEL EAVES
Digital Conform...........................................AMY TOMPKINS


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Preview Projection Engineer..............................LEE TUCKER
Music Editor ...........................................LISÉ RICHARDSON
Score Supervisor ..................................... AUDREY deROCHE
Scoring Mixer..........................................DAMON TEDESCO
Music Coordinator ...................................REBEKAH TOUMA
Music Clearance & Legal .................CHRISTINE BERGREN
Visual Effects Producer ....................... THOMAS F. FORD IV
Ghost Photos by.......SCOTT FRIEDMAN, JAMES W. HALE


Visual Effects by BIG-X

Visual Effects Supervisor .................HAJIME MATSUMOTO
Visual Effects Coordinators..............KAZUMI KOSHIMURA
.............................TOMOTAKA MIWA, NOBUAKI SUGIKI
3D Digital Artists.................................. KEITA NAKAYAMA
...............SHIGENORI TAKEKUMA, RYOUICHI TANAKA
...............................................................HITOSHI TSUKADA
2D Digital Artists...............................KIYOTAKA TAGUCHI
..................................YUKO TSUDA, NAOYASU YUTAKA
Inferno Artist.............................................. NOBUYA ISHIDA
Digital Mat Art by................................ KEISUKE KATOHNO
Digital I/O Coordinator........................YOSHIKO YASUOKA


Visual Effects by PIXEL MAGIC

Visual Effects Supervisor ...........RAYMOND McINTYRE, Jr.
Visual EffectsProducers.......GEORGE MACRI, REIDPAUL
Digital Artists........ PATRICK FLANAGAN, KEVIN KIPPER
........................................................................NEAL SOPATA


SONGS

FALLING
Written and Performed by Krysten Berg
Courtesy of Song and Film


FALLOUT
Written and Performed by Brydon Stace
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music


JUST THE TIP
Written by Ali Theodore, Alana de Fonseca,
Zach Danziger and Joseph Katsaros
Performed by Becca Styles
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


IN A WAR
Written by Ariel Rechtshaid, Matthew Popieluch,
Lewis Pesacov, Josh Kessler and Marc Ferrari
Performed by Michael Popieluch
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari / MasterSource


GOOD TO ME
Written by Nathan Barr
Performed by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott


UNDERWATER
Written by Leo Canneto and Lisa Donnelly
Performed by A.M. Pacific
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


COME ON SHAKE
Written by Ali Theodore and Michael Sandlofer
Performed by Shake
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


OMO CHA NO CHA CHA CHA
Written by Akiyuk Nosaka, Osamu Yoshioka and
Nobuyoshi Koshibe


THAT KINDA BOOTY
Written by Ali Theodore, Julian Davis and
Aaron Jacob
Performed by Dem Naughty Boyz
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


DO SOMETHING
Written by Kenneth Mangram, Keith Wilkins and
Gerard Harmon
Performed by Shane Tsurugi for Rock Life
Courtesy of The Talent House


SKY BUSINESS
Written and Performed by Matt Pelling and
Paul Williard
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music


SEVENTY–SEVEN
Written by Dino Zisis and Scott Gerbosi
Performed by Dino Zisis
Courtesy of Crucial Music


NASTY FUNKY CRAZY
Written by Ali Theodore, Alana de Fonseca,
Zach Danziger and Joseph Katsaros
Performed by Becca Styles
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


OH JOEY
Written by Ali Theodore and Joseph Katsaros
Performed by Lucky 13
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment


THE PRODUCER(S) WISH TO THANK THE
FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE:
TOHO STUDIOS
NIKKATSU CORPORATION
NIHON SHOUMEI, INC.
OAKWOOD RESIDENCE ROPPONGI TOKYO
DAIMLER AG
CHRYSLER LLC


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