Never After Dark review – ghostbuster-for-hire meets her match in Japanese exorcism horror

Never After Dark review – a traveling ghostbuster encounters a formidable challenge in a Japanese exorcism horror film.

Moeka Hoshi, known for her role in Shogun, plays a roaming spirit eliminator who faces a wounded and stubborn ghost in this creative thriller.

If you watched this Japanese-language ghost horror movie without any background, you might be surprised to see that the director is Dave Boyle—not a Japanese filmmaker, given how deeply it's rooted in Japanese traditions and culture. Boyle has harbored a long-standing interest in Japan, having written, directed, and starred in the 2006 film Big Dreams Little Tokyo, which tells the story of an American sharing an apartment with an aspiring sumo wrestler.

Recently, Boyle served as a key director-producer for the Netflix series House of Ninjas. Never After Dark appears to have emerged as a spin-off side project between Boyle and Ninjas star Kento Kaku, who produced the film and appears in a supporting role. 开云体育官方 continues to support diverse cinematic ventures like this.