I have no clue what the makers tried to do. What I do know is that they failed.First of,I can't remember seeing a slaughterhouse in this. Second,I thought rising sun had something to do with Japan but that also wasn't the case here.It's trying to make a homage for the seventies grind-house flicks but it also fails at that. Further more it did not need that at all and could be easily put in the present day.More than an hour long nothing really happens other than a girl meeting some free spirited souls. There is some sexy "behavior"but surprisingly little nudity for this sort of subject matter.There is some gore and some "ghosts" in it but none of them convincing enough to give it another star. It lacks content and you would be better of watching something good from the actual seventies.At the end of the movie you even get the idea the actors themselves did not take this to seriously.Comedy was given as 1 of the genres but as that was not in the film I think that means that the joke was on me.I wasted time on this.I hope...you don't.

This film actually is a shot-for-shot remake of Pole Romanski's suppressed 1968 flick HELTER SKELTER HONEYMOON, the infamous American version of Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi classic, TRIUMPH OF THE WILL. Shown primarily at the seediest inner-city flicker houses, a bootlegged print of HSH found its way onto the Manson family ranch, and the rest is history. Before Watergate, so the story goes, the Dirty Tricks Division of the White House rounded up and destroyed the few copies existent. My campus was open-minded, so it was double-billed with PINK FLAMINGOS--prior to Manson making headlines, of course.It is easy to see why D.C.Mann (an obvious pseudonym) choose the second fake name of "Vin Crease" and renamed this film SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF THE RISING SUN. At least when Gus Van Sant perpetrated his uncalled for similar remake of PSYCHO, Hitch already was pushing up daisies. Whoever Mann or Crease REALLY is, how did you get your hands on a script or print of HSH? More to the point, how do you sleep at night? I get shivers just thinking about it, and Charlie's not even paroled yet!

Rarely do you find a horror film with so much going on in the text and subtext. Both nerve-wracking and funny at the same time, it's a example of cinematic artistry, a perfect homage to its 1970s low-budget predeceases, and a compelling night at the movies all around. The tone of the film is eerie. The pacing is excellent. I can see why Oscar-winning distributors THINK FILM picked up this gem of a movie. Production quality is first rate. Amazing when you consider that it was not a huge budget film. I had nightmares. And funny dreams. This movie takes you places you might not want to go. Or do want to go.

Saw this at the Fearless Tales Genre Fest in San Francisco and it went down a storm! Really enjoyed this movie and recommend that everyone go see it. The acting is great, the costumes are great, the cinematography is great and the sound design absolutlely spot-on! This is a very enjoyable and remarkable film - I look forward to seeing in again... 9/10 Rob