Human Hibachi: The Beginning
Human Hibachi: The Beginning | |
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Directed by | Mario Cerrito |
Written by | Mario Cerrito |
Produced by | Mario Cerrito Michael Joy John Hoehn |
Starring | Wataru Nishida Nicholas Ear Ilana Lo Zachary Chung Pun |
Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Human Hibachi:The Beginning is a 2023 found footage short film and third installment of the Human Hibachi film series. It is written and directed by Mario Cerrito and released by Troma Entertainment.[1]
Plot
The film follows several people who have someone tied to a chair surrounded by sprouting bamboo. The victim refuses to cooperate with them so they leave him there for several hours with the bamboo still growing. When they return later they find his lifeless body with several bamboo sprouts protruding from it.[2]
Cast
- Wataru Nishida as Jin Yamamoto
- Zachary Chung Pun as Aikio
- Nicholas Ear as Kenji
- Ilana Lo as Aya
Production
The movie follows after the original Human Hibachi and Human Hibachi 2: Feast in The Forest. It was filmed and finished in June 2023.[3]
Release
The film was screened at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival in 2023 and released by Troma Entertainment to their Troma Now platform on October 1st 2023.[4][3][5][6]
Awards
At the New Jersey Horror Con and Film festival, the movie won best New Jersey/New York film in 2023.[7]
Reception
Horror Society gives the film a 3 out of 5 stating that the story for this one is decent as a torture porn or a straight forward found footage/snuff film but as a prequel to Human Hibachi it falls short. They also went on to say the acting is solid.[8]
References
- ^ Garcia, Mar (2023-10-05). "Mario Cerrito's Human Hibachi". TBM Horror. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ https://www.horrorsociety.com/2023/10/07/human-hibachi-the-beginning-short-review/
- ^ a b "Human Hibachi: The Beginning filming wraps on Mario Cerrito's cannibal prequel". Horror Society. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ https://www.moviefone.com/movie/human-hibachi-the-beginning/mXZoe3uI3nasyB8W2bZlS5/main/
- ^ McNeely, Kelli Marchman (2023-10-05). "Cannibal Horror 'Human Hibachi: The Beginning' Sinks Its Teeth Into TromaNow". HorrorFuel.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Human Hibachi: The Beginning is headed to Troma Now". Horror News | HNN. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ HorrO (2023-10-09). "Mario Cerrito's "Human Hibachi: The Beginning" Arrives on Troma Now". PromoteHorror.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Human Hibachi: The Beginning (Short Review)". Horror Society. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-03-09.