At the second Okinawan International Movie Festival, he discusses getting famous for horror by accident, how the Asian horror wave has died down in the U.S., his new film "The Complex" and why he's hoping to work in Bollywood.
The director of Japanese horror-phile favorite, the Ringu franchise (The Ring), Hideo Nakata arrived in Japan's southern islands this week for the domestic debut of his latest chiller, "The Complex," at the Okinawan International Movie Festival. The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the veteran genre master to discuss the social undercurrents of his new film, how he never planned to make -- nor particularly liked -- scary movies, and why his next project might be taking him to Bollywood.
The director of Japanese horror-phile favorite, the Ringu franchise (The Ring), Hideo Nakata arrived in Japan's southern islands this week for the domestic debut of his latest chiller, "The Complex," at the Okinawan International Movie Festival. The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the veteran genre master to discuss the social undercurrents of his new film, how he never planned to make -- nor particularly liked -- scary movies, and why his next project might be taking him to Bollywood.