Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1
Japanese theatrical release poster
Kanji寄生獣
Literal meaningParasite
Revised Hepburnkisei-jū
Directed byTakashi Yamazaki
Screenplay by
Based onParasyte
by Hitoshi Iwaaki
Produced byShūji Abe
StarringShota Sometani
CinematographyShoichi Ato
Edited byJunnosuke Hogaki
Music byNaoki Satō
Production
companies
  • Robot
  • Toho Pictures
  • Office Abe Shuji
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) (TIFF)
  • November 29, 2014 (2014-11-29) (Japan)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2 billion[1]

Parasyte: Part 1 (Japanese: 寄生獣, Hepburn: Kiseijū) is a 2014 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Shota Sometani. It is the first film of the two Parasyte films, and was followed by Parasyte: Part 2.[2] The films are based on the Parasyte manga series.

  1. ^ 【国内映画ランキング】「シンデレラ」初登場第1位、「寄生獣 完結編」6位に新作3本が続く. eiga.com (in Japanese). April 25, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Ma, Kevin (November 20, 2013). "Yamazaki Takashi to adapt Parasyte". Film Business Asia.