Bashira


Bashira is a 2021 American horror film directed by Nickson Fong based on a Japanese legend.

Premise

After suffering a series of nightmares with bizarre and mysterious appearances, Andy, an electronic musician, and Lela, an aspiring singer, end up embarking on parallel journeys in search of answers.

Production

In early 2014, Nickson Fong and Eko Nonoyama began developing the screenplay, with Eko's original Japanese screenplay being completed in 2017. Later in 2017, Los Angeles filmmaker Todd Ocvirk created an adapted version of the screenplay in english. On the 2018 production set, producer Steve Krone said, "It's not a gory of violent horror film. I would describe it as more of a sort of supernatural kind of ghost story kind of horror film."
Principal photography began in Buffalo, New York in July 2018, and was initially scheduled to be released in 2019, which it did not. Some of the locations include WNED-TV studio, Statler City, Aurora, Little Rock City and Shinshiro, Japan.

Release

It was released at the Cine-Excess 2021.

Reception

On Dread Central, Sharai Bohannon rated it 3/5 stars writing in the review summary that "this movie is probably a good time for people who are into live-action films, anime, and musicals. The story is a little hard to follow, and it does at times feel like more of a showcase for visual effects than a movie."

Soundtrack

On November 6, 2021, the main theme song for Bashira was released on their official YouTube channel. The track titled "Can You Hear Me?" a music by Fumitake Igarashi & David Sisko performed by Katharine L. Feeley and Mark Matters.
  • "Can You Hear Me?"
  • "Ocean of Embers"
  • "Bashira Cursed Song"

Awards