「東京残酷警察」などの作品で知られる映画監督の西村喜廣氏が、肝臓疾患による入院を経て、月曜日に東京都内で死去した。59歳だった。
西村氏は都内の病院で約2週間にわたる治療を受けたが、亡くなった。2000年代初頭に短編映画や特殊効果の仕事でキャリアをスタートさせ、2008年に商業映画デビュー作「東京残酷警察」を発表。同作は世界各地の映画祭で上映され、日本のホラー・SF映画に大きな影響を与えた。
「東京残酷警察」の西村喜廣監督が死去、59歳
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