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2021 American Found footage film
Human Hibachi
Directed byMario Cerrito
Written byMario Cerrito
Produced byDave Alemi
Jeff Alpert
Mario Cerrito
StarringWataru Nishida
Andrew Hunsicker
Jeff Alpert
Carley Harper
Sheyla Hershey
CinematographyMario Cerrito
Edited byMario Cerrito
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 2019 (2019-10) (New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival)
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Running time91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Human Hibachi is a 2019 American found footage horror film, written and directed by Mario Cerrito. It was selected by the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival and Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. The movie went on to win 2021 best feature film at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival. The film has garnered a cult following and has been referred to as a modern day cult classic.


Plot

Chronicling a woman's 35th birthday party from start to finish, which ends in her gruesome demise, several rich cannibals frequent a Japanese owned restaurant and pay for the owner to prepare their victims for consumption.

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

Production

The movie was shot in the summer of 2018 in Riverside, New Jersey and at The Reef, a restaurant in Wilmington, Delaware.

Release

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

The film was later released to Troma Now by Troma Entertainment in 2021. It was later released on a wider scale by Invincible Pictures including Amazon Prime Video. In August 2022 the movie was ranked #79 in the top 100 best selling horror titles on Amazon. Invincible Pictures represented the movie at Marché du Film which took place at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A Director's cut of the film was released by Scareplex's Video on demand platform in 2023. The movie was released to FOUND TV on November 29th, 2024.

Reception

PopHorror.com calls Human Hibachi a "modern day tale of cannibalism and that in itself makes the film rather unique".

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."

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."

Horror News Net placed the movie in their top ten essential found footage films list.

Grimoire of Horror gave the film a 3.5 out of 5 saying, "While it has its limitations, it’s clear why the feature has gained a cult following and is a fantastic first entry in the trilogy."

Nerdly.co.uk notes Human Hibachi is a brilliant play on the old “video nasty” era belief that snuff movies are real too.

References

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  10. Ryan, Lisa. "Horror scene: Riverside diner featured in film". Burlington County Times.
  11. Juvinall, Michael (October 19, 2020). "Grotesque Horror Film HUMAN HIBACHI - Banned On Amazon! -". Horrorpatch.com.
  12. "Mario Cerrito's Cannibal Horror 'Human Hibachi' Debuts On Troma Now". Horrorfuel.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  14. "Human Hibachi Debuts on Troma Now". 3 February 2021.
  15. "Human Hibachi – Now Available Everywhere from Invincible Pictures". 10 August 2022.
  16. "Human Hibachi Breaks Tops 100 Horror Best Sellers on Amazon". 15 August 2022.
  17. "Cannibals at Cannes – Invincible Pictures debuts Human Hibachi". 20 May 2023.
  18. "Scareplex Premieres Director's Cut of Human Hibachi and new Docuseries Encounters Friday, August 25th". 23 August 2023.
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  20. "Human Hibachi (2020): First World Cannibalism At Its Finest - Movie Review". Pophorror.com. January 17, 2020.
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  22. "Top Ten Essential Found Footage Films". 23 March 2023.
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  24. "Film Review: Human Hibachi (2020)". Horrornews.net. October 30, 2020.
  25. "Nerdly » 'Human Hibachi' VOD Review". Nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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