Burton and Depp Bring Their "Dark Shadows" Roadshow To Tokyo

Above, the original "Dark Shadows" cast in England to film their cameo scene. From left, Jonathan Frid, Lara Parker, David Selby and Kathryn Leigh Scott.  Japanese audiences probably have no clue as to who they are.

Director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp have taken their Dark Shadows "roadshow" to Tokyo, according to Metropolis magazine.

They wrote:

For moviegoers, the mere mention of Tim Burton summons up frightful scenes of grimacing jack-o-lanterns, corpse brides and headless horsemen. Yet the director whose very name is synonymous with gothic imagery had never tackled a vampire movie. Nor, for that matter, had his frequent collaborator, Johnny Depp. That has all changed with Dark Shadows, a fresh, comedic take on the bloodsucking genre that the dark duo recently flew into Tokyo to promote.

I am not aware if the original ABC-TV Dark Shadows soap-opera (or spook-opera) was ever telecast in Japan back in the late-1960s/early-1970s.  If not, the Japanese audience will probably be unaware of the back-history of the movie.

To read the full article, go here.