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Mysterious aliens called "Parasites" suddenly begin their invasion when some of them infect humans by entering their brain. One of them attempts to enter the brain of high school student Shinichi Izumi, but resorts to infecting his right hand after failing to bypass his headphones. Thanks to this way of entry, Shinichi retains his human consciousness, unlike the other victims. After his initial shock, Shinichi befriends the parasite and names him "Migi" (Japanese for "right").
The parasites terrorize humanity by secretly killing them as sources of food. Shinichi himself has to fend against the parasites who are disgusted of the fact that his body exhibits two consciousnesses. One of the parasites also possesses Shinichi's teacher, Ryoko Tamiya; however, Tamiya is a lot more reasonable and is interested in studying the humans' way of life, which she does by becoming impregnated with fellow parasite Mr. A. Tamiya explains that despite having parasite parents, the baby she carries is a normal human.
When Mr. A's attack on Shinichi fails and results in his vessel's destruction, he transfers his consciousness to Shinichi's mother, Nobuko. Nobuko returns home and mortally injures Shinichi, although Migi manages to save him by using his essence to renew his heart, essentially infecting Shinichi's entire body with Migi's particles. Since then, Shinichi's personality starts to merge with that of Migi, namely, being apathetic to emotions; this results in Shinichi's estrangement from his girlfriend, Satomi Murano.
Meanwhile, an underling of Tamiya, Takeshi Hirokawa, runs for mayorship in order to set up the town for the parasites' interests. Another parasite, Hideo Shimada transfers to Shinichi's school and initially acts friendly, but when a student discovers his true identity, he massacres the students. Shinichi is able to kill Shimada, who is left to his fate by Tamiya due to a disfigurement that Satomi causes, which makes him unable to control himself. Tamiya gives Shinichi the location of the Mr. A-possessed Nobuko before leaving the scene. At their meeting, Nobuko is able to overcome her parasite's consciousness long enough for Shinichi to safely kill her.
The epilogue details Hirokawa's successful run for mayorship, the appearance of the mysterious parasite Goto, as well as Shinichi's visit to Satomi at the hospital, where an unknown individual records him talking with Migi.
In 2005, New Line Cinema had acquired the film rights to Parasyte in 2005,[4] and a film adaptation was reported to be in the works, with Jim Henson Studios and Don Murphy was set to be in charge of production.[5] New Line Cinema's option expired in 2013, prompting a bidding war in Japan. Film studio and distributor Toho won the rights.
The film topped the box office on its opening weekend in Japan, earning $2.9 million from 256,000 admissions on 418 screens.[7] It grossed around 800 million at the Japanese box office after two weeks.[8] The film grossed CN48.3 million at the Chinese box office.[9]
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 3 and a half stars out of 5, saying, "I couldn't call myself a fan of the manga, but the film adaptation of Parasyte hits the hard-to-find sweet spot between black comedy and serious sci-fi/horror".[10] Peter Debruge of Variety in his favorable review felt that "[the film] marks an entertaining new iteration in the body-horror category, as if someone had grafted a very dark high-school comedy onto a David Cronenberg movie."[11] Meanwhile, Christopher O'Keeffe of Twitch Film in his unfavorable review commented that "Parasyte: Part 1 spends a great deal of time laying the groundwork for the concluding chapter and its charmless aliens and the scarcity of action in early scenes fail to make it stand on its own."[12]
There is much implied here about truth and falsity. The structure of the fake documentary seems to grow naturally out of the figure of Mlis at its heart, the man who took a tool that seemed as though it could reproduce at least the appearance of reality and showed how it could be used as a tool of the unreal. La Rage reminds us that Mlis, the stage magician, began his showings by assuring the audience that what they were about to see was not true; that this was the era of audiences fleeing the projected image of a moving train. In a sense the whole film is a Mlisian fable in more than one sense, with Mlis not just subject but inspiration.
It certainly worked for the Hall crowd, who gave Adam Nimoy a standing ovation when he came out for a post-film discussion along with his producer David Zappone (the following comes from handwritten notes I scribbled as they spoke). Nimoy answered questions about the difficulty of the process of making the film, saying that finding the balance of himself, his father, and Spock was difficult with much editing work needed. He abjured the auteur theory at least for this film, insisting on the importance for him of his team of collaborators. On the other hand, he did find that people at Paramount were eager to co-operate with the production for the sake of Leonard Nimoy, letting him use video clips and music. The trick to distilling his material, he found, was to focus on the story of the film. Nimoy said that the movie, 112 minutes long in its final form, never exceeded two hours in any cut they tried.
Asked about the character of Spock, Nimoy said that his father had loved Spock, often reminding him that Spock was the only alien on the bridge of the Enterprise. The more specific you are in your art, he said, the more universal you become, and Leonard Nimoy had been very specific in who he was. To another question, producer Zappone said they could not have made the film without Kickstarter, which let them work without studio interference. The film drew 10,000 backers for the campaign, a record for Kickstarter backers.
Zappone said in response to another question that the film would be in general release in a few months; Nimoy was then asked how involved the rest of the original cast was in the film, and he said that William Shatner in particular helped considerably, promoting the film and talking it up on social media (and observed incidentally that Shatner had cared greatly for Leonard Nimoy). He also cited George Takei as particularly critical to the film. Nimoy was then asked about how he had been able to go through so much material in only ten months; he answered that it became a part of his mourning process. In the end he was able to mourn his father while celebrating his greatest character at the same time.
With the popularity of the recent live-action anime adaptations of One Piece and Yu Yu Hakusho, Netflix has increased its level of involvement in producing these shows. While Netflix has always taken the initiative to bring epic anime shows to life, the majority of them ended up becoming disasters, leading to preconceived notions about subsequent projects. Having said that, the streaming service has certainly subverted fans' expectations with back-to-back quality productions, the most recent being Avatar: The Last Airbender.
As usual, Netflix is back with yet another highly anticipated live-action series, Parasyte: The Grey, which will consist of six episodes and is based on the successful Parasyte anime and manga franchise. Since both the anime and manga have achieved immense recognition and success, fans are heavily invested in the upcoming series, mainly due to the fact that it has been adapted into a Korean drama. Many fans are now wondering how this new K-drama will be tied to the original two Parasyte live-action films and whether it is a standalone story.
Japanese live-action adaptations more or less replicate the original story depicted in anime and manga for a variety of reasons, the most significant being the authenticity they want to present to viewers. In this regard, the Parasyte films Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) and Parasyte: Part 2 (2015) are rather remarkable, retelling the story of manga in a more compact manner. The manga's premise begins with mysterious alien parasites invading Earth and taking over humans so that they can co-exist. When one of them fails to possess Shinichi's brain, it takes over his right hand, triggering a chain of events in which the human and parasite exist in tandem in this new world.
The premise here remains largely the same as the anime and the previous two live-action features. In addition, the creators of Parasyte: The Grey have made it clear that it would be based on the same manga written by Iwaaki Hitoshi, implying that it will have certain recurring elements from the main story. The official trailer reveals that The Grey features a female protagonist, although Shinichi was male in the original films.
The creators have not only entirely changed the protagonist's gender, but also the narrative is different from what we've seen in prior films. The Netflix series is set in South Korea and depicts the events of the alien invasion we witnessed in the previous two films, which took place in Japan. In some ways, Parasyte: The Grey is more of a spin-off to the original, much like Bird Box Barcelona was to Netflix's Bird Box.
The introduction of parasites in the original story is presumably a global invasion that extends beyond Japan. So, the events recounted in Parasyte: The Grey will take place concurrently with the incidents that transpired in Japan, shown from the lens of Shinichi and Migi. While they will not make any appearances given the location, the series will nonetheless be considered a canonical part of the Parasyte universe.
In fact, the series will incorporate several elements from the original films, such as the authorities organizing special teams to track down these extraterrestrial beings, as shown in Netflix's most recent trailer. On top of that, Jung Soon In (Jeon So Nee), the protagonist, also appears to be a notable exception from this search, much like Shinichi, despite being entirely possessed by a parasite.
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