Human Hibachi: The Beginning

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Directed byMario Cerrito
Written byMario Cerrito
Produced byMario Cerrito
Michael Joy
John Hoehn
StarringWataru Nishida
Nicholas Ear
Ilana Lo
Zachary Chung Pun
Human Hibachi: The Beginning
Official release poster
Directed byMario Cerrito
Written byMario Cerrito
Produced byMario Cerrito
Michael Joy
John Hoehn
StarringWataru Nishida
Nicholas Ear
Ilana Lo
Zachary Chung Pun
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • 2023 (2023)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Human Hibachi:The Beginning is a 2023 found footage short film and third installment of the Human Hibachi film series. It is written and directed by Mario Cerrito and released by Troma Entertainment. The movie serves as a prequel.[1]

The film follows several people who have someone tied to a chair surrounded by sprouting bamboo. The victim refuses to cooperate with them so they leave him there for several hours with the bamboo still growing. When they return later they find his lifeless body with several bamboo sprouts protruding from it.[2]

Cast

  • Wataru Nishida as Jin Yamamoto
  • Zachary Chung Pun as Aikio
  • Nicholas Ear as Kenji
  • Ilana Lo as Aya

Production

The movie follows after the original Human Hibachi and Human Hibachi 2: Feast in The Forest. It was filmed and finished in June 2023.[3]

Release

The film was screened at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival in 2023 and released by Troma Entertainment to their Troma Now platform on October 1, 2023.[4][3][5][6] The film was also released to FOUND TV on October 11, 2025.[7]

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