Nilalang
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- Pedring Lopez
- Dennis Empalmado
- Pedring Lopez
- Troy Montero
- Wesley Villarica
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| Directed by | Pedring Lopez |
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| Story by | Pedring Lopez |
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| Cinematography | Pao Orendain |
| Edited by | Jason Cahapay |
| Music by | Jesse Lasaten |
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| Distributed by | Viva Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | Filipino English Japanese |
Nilalang or Sonzai-sha (存在者, Entity) is a 2015 Filipino action horror film directed by Pedring Lopez starring Cesar Montano and Maria Ozawa.[1] It is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival and was released on December 25, 2015.[2] Nilalang is about a local forensic expert who teams up with an heiress to a transnational organized crime syndicate originating from Japan.
NBI special crimes division agent Tony encounters an evil entity which is bent on killing and torturing beautiful women, one of which was his girlfriend, years after he thought to have killed the spirit. People close to Tony are placed in danger, including his partner Jane, who has a romantic interest towards him with everyone in the agency aware of this fact except for Tony.[3]
The spirit, who has killed many people in Japan, is thought to be targeting women from a certain clan of samurai. In Manila, Miyuki takes care of the family business while her younger sister Akane is taking care of their aging father. Miyuki is later forced to help in the investigation regarding the murders after Akane goes missing and their father is found dead to put a stop to the entity's killing spree.[3]
Cast
Main cast
- Cesar Montano as Tony
- Maria Ozawa as Miyuki
Supporting cast
- Meg Imperial as Jane
- Yam Concepcion as Akane
- Cholo Barretto as Totoy
- Dido de la Paz as Col. Guevarra
- Kiko Matos as Mark
- Aubrey Miles as Tin (Tony's Girlfriend)
- Alexandre Charlet as Jean-Luc Lamy (French Interpol Agent)
- Sonny Sison as Lord Ishijuki
- Jeff Centauri as Miyuki's Yakuza Bodyguard
- Khalil Ramos as Teenage Mark
Production
Casting
Robin Padilla was supposed to be Ozawa's leading man in this film but due to his wife Mariel Rodriguez's delicate pregnancy, he decided to back out to take care of his wife.[4]
Release
Nilalang released its official trailer on October 12, 2015.[5]
The film was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2015, Christmas Day, as part of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival.
Awards
The film won 5 awards during the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival including Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Musical Score and Best Sound Engineering.
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 41st Metro Manila Film Festival[6] | Best Supporting Actor | Dido de la Paz | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Pao Orendain | Won | |
| Best Editing | Jason Cahapay | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects | Pedro Chuidian & Rommel Pambid | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Mimi Sanson Viola | Nominated | |
| Best Make-up Artist | Richard Carvajal & Alice Soro Collara | Nominated | |
| Best Original Theme Song | "Greyhoundz Lions" | Nominated | |
| Best Musical Score | Jessie Lasaten | Won | |
| Best Sound Engineering | Ditoy Aguila | Won | |
