Watch: Strange Horror Short ‘Sushi Noh’ About an Evil Sushi Machine
by Alex Billington
October 31, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Breathe. Focus. Emanate.” Looking for a totally bonkers horror short? Stop right here. This wacky, weird, especially disgusting short film called Sushi Noh will satiate your bonkers desires. The short comes from Australia, made by a filmmaker named Jayden Rathsam Hüa. It’s 18 minutes in total but stick through it all – it gets weirder and crazier at the end. Trapped in the care of her lonely uncle, a young girl’s nightmares about a bizarre kitchen appliance manifest into reality. Sushi Noh is about a magical sushi-maker machine that her uncle buys, that is also some kind of demonic force. Starring Geneva Phan as “Ellie, and Felino Dolloso as Donnie. After watching this, you’ll need to take a beak from eating sushi… You never know what will happen after? 🐟 🍣 This sushi maker seems to be a riff on the Thermomix machines everyone loves these days. It seems evil as soon as it appears, and once it starts talking, shit gets really scary in here. Enjoy.
Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this creation. Brief intro to Sushi Noh from YouTube: “Consigned to the care of her lonely uncle, nine-year-old Ellie encounters a bizarre sushi-vomiting kitchen appliance, triggering an avalanche of vibrant nightmares that seep into reality.” Sushi Noh is a short film written and directed by Chinese-Australian filmmaker Jayden Rathsam Hüa, who has a Masters in Producing from AFTRS – you can see more of his work on his Vimeo page or visit his official website. He also directed the award-winning short The Key of B in 2015. Produced by Philippa Silva and Jayden Rathsam Hüa. Featuring cinematography by Sam Steinle, and music by Scott Majidi. The short won the Audience Award and Most Bonkers Short award at the 2021 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. It played at numerous festivals throughout 2022 + early 2023. For more info, visit Jayden’s site or SOTW. To watch more shorts, click here. Thoughts?