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Magnolia to Release Award-Winning Japanese Horror “Never After Dark”

4/23/2026

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Magnolia Releases Japanese Horror

Magnolia Pictures will release the Japanese horror film “Never After Dark” in the United States this fall.
Dave Boyle directs the film, which stars Moeka Hoshi as Airi confronting an entity.
It won SXSW’s Midnighter Audience Award, an Overlook jury prize and the Golden Raven at Brussels.
Magnolia executives Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley said they look forward to sharing it with U.S. audiences, noting its Japanese opening on June 5.

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Magnolia Acquires Horror

Magnolia Pictures acquired North American rights to “Never After Dark” and set a fall release.
Director Dave Boyle and star Kento Kaku praised Magnolia and said the film was made for theatrical exhibition to give North American viewers a full-screen experience.
An SXSW reviewer called the film a conventional haunted house with a new wrinkle and a cool heroine.

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Magnolia Releases Japanese Horror

Magnolia Pictures will release the Japanese horror film “Never After Dark” in the United States this fall.
Dave Boyle directs the film, which stars Moeka Hoshi as Airi confronting an entity.
It won SXSW’s Midnighter Audience Award, an Overlook jury prize and the Golden Raven at Brussels.
Magnolia executives Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley said they look forward to sharing it with U.S. audiences, noting its Japanese opening on June 5.

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