{"rewrite":{"id":"r_87fb8b3efdba5caff697be96","clusterId":"c_6dae2c884d92b24294522d3d","slug":"kento-kaku-and-dave-boyle-reveal-behind-the-scenes-details-at-never-after-dark-q-a","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Details at Never After Dark Q\u0026A","summary":"Producer Kento Kaku and writer-director Dave Boyle held a stage greeting and Q\u0026A for their film Never After Dark at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on June 14. They discussed the left-right reversal gimmick, the tooth-pulling scene shot from 4 AM, and the challenge of making a film without explanatory dialogue.","whyItMatters":"The Q\u0026A offers a rare look at the production choices behind a horror film built on a single-location set and a visual trick, with the creators openly discussing what they cut and why.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKento Kaku and Dave Boyle took questions from the audience at a stage greeting for Never After Dark on June 14 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. The film, the first from their production company SIGNAL181, uses a left-right reversal gimmick that Boyle admitted is just a button click in editing. Kaku noted that shooting in one location makes the flip feel like a different world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tooth-pulling scene was filmed starting at 4 AM, with Kaku\u0026#39;s own teeth in close-up and his gums pinched by tweezers. Boyle traced the obsession with teeth to his childhood fear of the dentist. On the ambiguous final scene, Boyle said the answer lies in whether the candle went out naturally or was blown out. Kaku added that opinions were split even on set.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle held a Q\u0026A for Never After Dark. The left-right reversal is just a button flip in editing. The tooth-pulling scene was shot from 4 AM with Kaku's real teeth. Boyle said the final scene's answer is in the candle.","twitterPost":"Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle held a Q\u0026A for Never After Dark. The left-right reversal is just a button flip in editing. The tooth-pulling scene was shot from 4 AM with Kaku's real teeth. Boyle said the final scene's answer is in the candle.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kento Kaku and Dave Boyle held a stage greeting and Q\u0026A for their horror film Never After Dark. They revealed the left-right reversal is a simple editing trick, the tooth-pulling scene was filmed from 4 AM with Kaku's real teeth, and the final scene's ambiguity has a clear answer in the candle.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676129\",\"title\":\"Kento Kaku Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Stories at \\\"Never After Dark\\\" Q\\u0026A, Including Tooth-Pulling Scene Filmed from 4 AM\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4274,"outputTokens":616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781427722,"createdAt":"2026-06-14T08:53:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-14T08:58:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T08:58:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6dae2c884d92b24294522d3d","canonicalTitle":"賀来賢人、歯抜きシーンは朝4時から撮影　「Never After Dark」観客とのQ\u0026Aで裏話披露","representativeArticleId":"a_97942623d69eff85ea3d2e83","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Never After Dark\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"賀来賢人\",\"デイヴ・ボイル\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-14T08:17:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-14T08:17:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T08:58:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676129","title":"賀来賢人、歯抜きシーンは朝4時から撮影　「Never After Dark」観客とのQ\u0026Aで裏話披露"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Never After Dark"],"studios":[],"people":["賀来賢人","デイヴ・ボイル"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Producer Kento Kaku and writer-director Dave Boyle held a stage greeting and Q\u0026A for Never After Dark at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo on June 14.","The film uses a left-right reversal gimmick that Boyle said is just a button click in editing.","The tooth-pulling scene was filmed starting at 4 AM, with Kaku's own teeth in close-up and his gums pinched by tweezers.","Boyle traced the film's obsession with teeth to his childhood fear of the dentist.","On the ambiguous final scene, Boyle said the answer lies in whether the candle went out naturally or was blown out."]}