“Project Itoh: Genocidal Organ” Heading To Theaters
Based on the captivating sci-fi novel by Project Itoh, Genocidal Organ takes an introspective look at a post-9/11 future, exploring freedom, security, and a bizarre shift in terrorism throughout the world.
After a homemade bomb decimates Sarajevo, developed countries rely on advanced surveillance to free them from the threat of terrorism. But while the United States enjoys heightened security, the nations it once considered threatening are mysteriously plagued by genocide within their own borders. Strangely, these massacres all link back to one American by the name of John Paul. Special agent Clavis Shepherd is sent to capture the elusive target, but even with combat meds to numb the pain and a life rooted in the bliss of ignorance, nothing can prepare this soldierโor the worldโfor the truth behind humanityโs darkness.
Project Itoh: Genocial Organ hits US theaters for a limited time July 12th and 13th. You find a theater near here by visiting FunimationFilms.com
Project Itoh Explained
During his career as a web designer, he wrote a novel calledย Genocidal Organย and was nominated to Nihon SF Taisho Award in 2007. ย ย However, Itoh had been diagnosed, and dealing, with recurrent cancer since 2001 and hospitalized frequently for treatment.ย Itohย continued to write novels during his last several years, includingย Harmonyย andย The Empire of Corpses, and passed away on March 20, 2009. Later on in 2012, Toh Enjoe, a fellow award-winning science fiction writer who had often appeared with Itoh at conventions and in interviews, announced at a press conference that he would complete Itohโs unfinished novelย The Empire of Corpses. ย Later, Noitamina adapted Project Itohโsย three novels into animated feature films. All three films were directed and produced by different directors and studios.
Be sure to catch our reviews of the previous two projects in the trilogy:ย Harmonyย andย The Empire of Corpses.