![]() Its claim to fame, besides being a Junji Ito adaptation, is that its one of Ryuhei Matsuda’s early works. First time (and what appears to be only time) director Kazuyuki Shibuya tries his hand at "Lovesick Dead" with the terribly re-titled "Love Ghost". He was able to tap into Ito’s playful visual style and his killer sense of the beautiful and the twisted, the sweet and the sour. Higuchinsky was successful in his adaptation of Uzumaki, finishing the film before the manga series had even been completed. Both take place in small, rural towns that descend into obsession and madness. That being said, it’s still quintessential Ito, similar in scope to "Uzumaki". It’s never been properly translated into English, although if you look hard enough you can find it online. ![]() "Lovesick Dead" is not Junji Ito’s most famous work. ![]()
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