March 11
AMN Shapes of Fear
Asian Movie Night is happy to host at Filmhuis Den Haag for the first time, and present a special double bill program with two films in one night: The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987) and One Cut of the Dead (2017).
The films are part of the program Shapes of Fear B-Movie Oddities and Experimental Asian Horror. Shapes of Fear brings together Asian B-movies, cult oddities, and experimental horror that explore the strange shapes of fear. The program features two Japanese double bills alongside a selection of Asian horror shorts from East and Southeast Asia. From Malay folklore and the Pontianak to cyberpunk body-horror, these films twist genre conventions as bodies mutate, the everyday turns uncanny, and terror slips into laughter.
Rooted in the unruly spirit of the B-movie, these works embrace chaos, camp, and visible seams, revealing cinema as an act of creative rebellion. Horror is at its most compelling when it reveals its own construction.
Curated by Marieke Peeters
Marieke Peeters is a visual artist and curator based in The Hague, the Netherlands. She creates immersive installations, sculptures, and films that combine material research with performance. Her recent work has focused on the obake yashiki, the Japanese haunted house attraction exploring how fear can become a catalyst for connection and reflection.
In this program
One Cut of the Dead - AMN Shapes of Fear | double bill
Shinichiro Ueda, 2017
One Cut of the Dead is a wildly inventive, ultra-low-budget zombie comedy that twists genre conventions while celebrating the chaotic, rebellious spirit of B-movie and experimental Asian horror.
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo - with introduction - AMN Shapes of Fear | double bill
Shinya Tsukamoto, 1987
A frantic 8mm cyberpunk epic, The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo follows Hikari, a boy with an electricity pole on his back, as he time-travels to a future overrun by punk vampires in a surreal, dreamlike world.