The Fearsome Melody (2026)
A haunted melody, a used record one must possess. At any cost. Adapted from Junji Ito's short story Used Record.
Directors: Yōichi Nishiyama, Takumi Kimizuka.
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Yoriko Doguchi as |
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Higa Hitomi as |
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Natsuko Akiyama as |
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Genta Jō as |
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Kentarō Hayashi as |
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Junko Ogawa as |
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Shin Matsumoto as |
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Yoshio Ishibashi as Kawauchi |
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Yuichi Kishino as |
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Naoki Tokisu as Itsuki |
| Directing | Yōichi Nishiyama | Director |
| Writing | Junji Ito | Novel |
| Directing | Takumi Kimizuka | Director |
| Writing | Takumi Kimizuka | Writer |
| Camera | Sho Kimikuza | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ryûji Ikoma | Producer |
| Production | Takehiko Tanaka | Producer |
| Production | Taizô Nishihata | Producer |
| Crew | Kenichi Negishi | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Shinji Suzuki | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriki Arai | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Mitsugu Mikami | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Yuichi Kishino | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Susumu Miyasaka | Producer |
| Production | Takashi Ikoma | Producer |
| Directing | Hiroshi Ogi Ikuta | Assistant Director |
| Production | Sakae Takizawa | Production Manager |
| Camera | Shinichi Watanabe | Camera Production Assistant |
| Sound | Daita Terauchi | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Kouji Shiina | Editor |
| Camera | Nobuaki Miyako | Still Photographer |