{"id":54750,"date":"2025-12-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54750"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:54:03","slug":"chillas-art-are-wary-of-live-action-adaptations-but-the-upcoming-film-based-on-their-horror-hit-was-handled-with-enough-care-to-blow-away-any-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-are-wary-of-live-action-adaptations-but-the-upcoming-film-based-on-their-horror-hit-was-handled-with-enough-care-to-blow-away-any-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilla&#8217;s Art are wary of live-action adaptations, but the upcoming film based on their horror hit was handled with enough care to blow away any concerns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Though fan anticipation for the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-horror-game-movie-adaptation-the-convenience-store-gets-new-trailer-and-screening-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live-action movie adaptation<\/a> of Chilla\u2019s Art\u2019s <strong>The Convenience Store<\/strong> is higher than ever with the latest trailer, the game\u2019s creators initially weren\u2019t sold on live-action adaptations in general. After watching the completed film, however, Chilla\u2019s Art admit that it \u201cpleasantly defied\u201d their expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an official press release, the two brothers who make up Chilla\u2019s Art stated that the film \u201ccarefully preserves the game&#8217;s atmosphere and sense of dread while weaving a new story unique to cinema\u201d (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202512\/60108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHonestly, we didn&#8217;t have high hopes for live-action adaptations, and we must admit we weren\u2019t expecting much. However, this film pleasantly defied those concerns. It&#8217;s clear they approached the horror sincerely, without any comedic elements. The actors also carefully portrayed the game&#8217;s unique, quiet terror. The film successfully captures the original game&#8217;s atmosphere while adding its own cinematic appeal.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6620\u753b\u3000\u300cThe Convenience Store | \u591c\u52e4\u4e8b\u4ef6\u300d \u672c\u4e88\u544a\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNAvXhIpHrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas the original game featured a loose narrative centered on an unnamed college girl working the night shift at a Japaneseconvenience store, the live-action film adds to the source material. By introducing new characters like detective Shinji Saruwatari (played by Terunosuke Takezai), adding depth to existing characters like co-worker Ken Funahashi (played by Seki Tetta), and wrapping it all in a unique plot, the film was made to appeal to fans of the game and newcomers alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-arts-horror-hit-the-convenience-store-to-get-movie-adaptation-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last asked about the adaptation<\/a>, Chilla\u2019s Art said they never expected their small indie game would be turned into a movie. During production, all they could hope for was that the movie would be enjoyable for all moviegoers, regardless of whether they played the game. Now that they have seen it for themselves, it looks like Chilla\u2019s Art\u2019s worries have finally been put to rest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Convenience Store movie adaptation is set to premier in Japanese theaters on February 20, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-announces-umigari-a-bizarre-first-person-harpoon-fishing-simulator-that-gets-increasingly-uncanny-the-more-you-play-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chilla\u2019s Art announces Umigari, a bizarre first-person \u201charpoon fishing simulator\u201d that gets increasingly uncanny the more you play it<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chilla\u2019s Art admit they generally don&#8217;t have high expectations of live-action movie adaptations of games, but The Convenience Store seems to do their indie hit justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":54753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-54750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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