Directed by Mike Wiluan
Streaming on Shudder Friday, July 25th
Synopsis
Based on Malay Folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon, this creature feature is set in World War II. A Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island and soon discover that they’re being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan. Both the soldier and POW realize that they must work together to survive the unknown, despite their differences. Starring Dean Fukjioka (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great & Small).
About the Director
Mike Wiluan is the CEO and creative director of Infinite Studios. He has been an active producer of television shows and feature films including Equals, Black Hat, Agent 47, Halfworlds, Serangoon Road, Sing to the Dawn —Southeast Asia’s first animated feature—as well as My Magic and Be With Me, both featured at the Cannes Film Festival. Mike’s directorial debut was the Indonesian action feature film, Buffalo Boys which was selected as Singapore’s entry into the 91st Academy Awards. Most recently, Mike has written and directed the Infinite Studios and CATCHPLAY original limited series “Losmen Melati.”
Director: Mike Wiluan
Screenwriter: Mike Wiluan
Cast: Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse
Producers: Eric Khoo, Freddie Yeo, Tan Fong Cheng and Fumie Suzuki Lancaster
Executive Producers: YOSHI, Grace Wu, Han Minli, Natalya Pavchinskaya, Jomon Thomas, Anthony Khoo, S Shamkumar, Kenneth Poh, Simon Crowe and Matthew Joynes
Music: Akihiko Matsumoto
Production Company: Gorylah Pictures
