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Prisoners of the Ghostland
Directed by
Sion Sono
Produced by Laura Rister, Reza Sixo Safai, Nate Bolotin, Michael Mendelsohn, and Ko Mori
Written by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai
Produced by Laura Rister, Reza Sixo Safai, Nate Bolotin, Michael Mendelsohn, and Ko Mori
Written by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai
With:
Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi, Young Dais, Charles Glover, Takato Yonemoto, Tetsu Watanabe, and Hiroshi Kaname
Cinematography:
Sôhei Tanikawa
Editing: Taylor Levy
Music: Joseph Trapanese
Editing: Taylor Levy
Music: Joseph Trapanese
Runtime:
103 min
Release Date: 17 September 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 17 September 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Intentionally bonkers genre mash-up teams Nicolas Cage with director Sion Sono for an over-the-top Weird Western set in a post-apocalyptic quarantined region of Japan that blend elements of modern-day and ancient Japanese society with American frontier towns.