Human Hibachi

Human Hibachi is a 2019 American found footage horror film written and directed by Mario Cerrito III.[2][3] It was selected by the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival and Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.[4] The movie went on to win 2021 best feature film at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival.[5]

Human Hibachi
Directed byMario Cerrito III
Written byMario Cerrito III
Produced byDave Alemi
Jeff Alpert
Mario Cerrito III
StarringWataru Nishida
Andrew Hunsicker
Jeff Alpert
Carley Harper
Sheyla Hershey
CinematographyMario Cerrito III
Edited byMario Cerrito III
Release date
  • October 2019 (2019-10) (New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival)[1]
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was said to have been too extreme for Amazon and released to its own website on October 23, 2020.[6] Afterwards the movie was released by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz's Troma Entertainment on their streaming service Troma Now on VHX.[7][8]

Premise

The film documents a woman's 35th birthday party from start to finish. Leading all the way up to her gruesome demise. The film focuses on rich cannibals who frequent a Japanese owned restaurant. The cannibals pay the restaurant owner for the victims he prepares for them to eat.[9]

Production

The movie was shot in the summer of 2018 in Riverside,New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware.[10]

Cast
  • Wataru Nishida as Jin Yamamoto
  • Andrew Hunsicker as John Mitchell
  • Stafford Chavis as Bobby Shields
  • Carley Harper as Meghan Cole
  • Sheyla Hershey as Adriana
  • Jeff Alpert as Doug Patrick
  • John Campanile as Phil Maxwell
  • Elizabeth Gaynor as Katie Williams

Reception

PopHorror.com calls Human Hibachi a "modern day tale of cannibalism and that in itself makes the film rather unique.[11] Horror Society says, "Finally, the film doesn’t shy away from the red stuff but its use of meat is what sends it over the edge. The film has several scenes with plenty of blood but it makes use of a restaurant to work in the meat for the cannibal angle. This really make the story work while using real meat."[12] Horror News quoted At its heart (& lungs, & stomach), it is a cannibal movie but it much deeper than that. There is a well-crafted story there that leads us into the madness and mayhem. It's a smart movie that doesn't just rely on mindless gore for cheap thrills.[13] Nerdly.co.uk notes Human Hibachi is a brilliant play on the old “video nasty” era belief that snuff movies are real too.[14]

References
  1. "Human Hibachi – Banned from Amazon, but available directly to fans on Oct 23". October 24, 2020.
  2. "New Trailer for Found Footage Film, 'Human Hibachi'". pophorror.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. "Official Trailer For Grisly Found Footage Horror HUMAN HIBACHI Revealed!". horrorcultfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. "Charlie Sheen, Christina Ricci, & Human Hibachi Invade Atlantic City, Oct 11th – 13th at New Jersey Horror Con, a October 11th – 13th, 2019". horrornews.net. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  5. https://horrornews.net/169133/human-hibachi-wins-best-feature-film-at-new-jersey-horror-con-film-festival/
  6. Juvinall, Michael (October 19, 2020). "Grotesque Horror Film HUMAN HIBACHI - Banned On Amazon! -". horrorpatch.com.
  7. "Mario Cerrito's Cannibal Horror 'Human Hibachi' Debuts On Troma Now". horrorfuel.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. https://hollywood411news.com/2021/02/10/human-hibachi-debuts-on-troma-now/
  9. "Human Hibachi (Review)". horrorsociety.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  10. Ryan, Lisa. "Horror scene: Riverside diner featured in film". Burlington County Times.
  11. "Human Hibachi (2020): First World Cannibalism At Its Finest - Movie Review". January 17, 2020.
  12. "Human Hibachi (Review)". Horror Society. December 30, 2020.
  13. "Film Review: Human Hibachi (2020)". October 30, 2020.
  14. "Nerdly » 'Human Hibachi' VOD Review".
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