We’ve heard that Junji Ito will meet Robert Eggers in a special promotion for The Lighthouse’s impending theatrical release in Japan, with Ito adapting the film into a manga!
According to the Twitter account @MangaMoguraRE, Junji Ito developed a summary manga for the black-and-white horror film The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, which will be distributed in Japanese theatres to promote its July 9 theatrical release.
The Lighthouse was planned to be released in Japan last year, but owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, it was postponed until July 9, 2021. To promote the film, Ito has prepared an 8-page manga that explains the plot and will be given to moviegoers who purchase a ticket.”
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Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson feature as two lighthouse keepers who are increasingly losing their grasp on reality in The Lighthouse. It is a mesmerising and hallucinogenic tale about two lighthouse keepers on a distant and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Fans and die hard followers of Ito, if you’re wondering, isn’t this the ideal storey for Junji Ito to adapt in his signature style? Yes, it absolutely is.
Junji Ito is a celebrated horror mangaka from Japan. Tomie, a book about an immortal girl who drives her afflicted fans insane; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume narrative about fish controlled by a type of sentient bacteria known as “the death stink,” are among his most noteworthy works.
Itou JunjiKyoufu Manga Collection, a collection of short stories that includes Souichi’s Journal of Delights, and Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats, are two of his other works.
Largely, his dark works have gain acclaim and praise from fans and critics alike and thus turning this psychological horror into his signature art styles is sure to be a feast for the eyes!
Junji Ito created a summary manga for black & white horror movie "The Lighthouse" starring Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe that will be distributed in japanese cinemas to promote its theatrical release in Japan on July 9
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— Manga Mogura RE (@MangaMoguraRE) June 25, 2021