The reasons for the inclusion of older films into a film festival’s lineup is always cause for reexamination.  Fantastic Fest is typically a platform for newer movies to find an audience (and a home), so why show films from several decades ago?  Is it an anniversary?  Did one of the filmmakers pass away?  Director Banmei Takahashi is still alive and his1988 japanese thriller “Door” is as current as ever.

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