Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (2024)
Director: Fuga Yamashiro Run Time: 83 min. Rating: TV-PG Release Year: 2024
Starring: Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa, Nana Mizuki, Natsuki Hanae, Shion Wakayama
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
About the film:
Based on the popular manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, Dan Da Dan is an electrifying, action-packed love letter to sci-fi and horror with the heart of a ruthlessly funny teen rom-com.
The series follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult freak. The two of them start talking after Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them—Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces! Their fateful love begins as well!?
The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!
About the filmmaker:
Fuga Yamashiro started his career in as a production assistant before working as unit director on the award-winning and genre-bending film Inu-Oh (2021) and as an episode director on The Heike Story. He also served as assistant director and storyboard artist on Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020) and as assistant director on Ride your Wave (2019) and Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022). The anime series Dan Da Dan (2024) is Yamashiro’s directorial debut.
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