Japanese Slasher Kill Devil Coming to DVD

 

KILL DEVIL follows as a violent, futuristic shocker involving teenagers who are unwilling participants in an experiment involving a "murder gene."  Scientists analyzing the link between DNA and criminal behavior isolate a specific gene that marks one in 7,500 youths as a potential killer.  In the year 2025, the government decides to send juveniles with this murder gene to an uninhabited island in the Pacific under a premise of rehabilitation.  Conducting various studies to determine the ferocity of the hidden gene, they unleash murder impulses in each subject, and one by one, set them on the rest of the group.  The only hope of surviving is in being the last one alive.

 

"'Kill Devil' has the style and feel of a classic indie horror film with its non-stop pace and in-your-face violence, reminiscent of the genre's favorites," said Gabriel Vicuna, sales director of Urban Vision.  He adds, "The film will appeal to the mass audience by combining a traditional slasher story with an Asian twist that will keep the audience guessing until the end."  KILL DEVIL is directed by Yuichi Onuma (The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage) and stars television stars Yoshika Kato (Kamen Rider 555) and Masahiro Kuranuki (Water Boys).  The original Japanese title, Kill Onigokko, takes its name from the Japanese version of the game "Tag"—an ironic twist on a child's game that ends as a murderous hunt.