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Katsuro Onoue
is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor. Life and career Onoue was born in 1960 in Kagoshima, Japan. He went to high school in Saga, Kyushu, Japan, and moved to Tokyo upon entering university. When he was a student, Onoue became involved in independent films, and started working part-time at Taiko Shokai, a company that handles props for television shows. He began his career working on art in 1982's ''Burst City''. Since then, he has been working in art and special effects departments, focusing on movies and concerts. In 1985, he became an employee Special Effects Laboratory and became an important figure at the company after working on ''Jikuu Senshi Spielban'' and ''Choujinki Metalder'' in 1987. He made his debut as a special effects director on 1994's ''Blue SWAT''. Since then he has worked on many blockbusters, including: ''Onmyōji'' (2001), '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549'' (2005), ''Sinking of Japan'' (2006), '' Saiyūki'' (2007), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Godzilla
is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho, Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, the 29th film produced by Toho, Toho's third Reboot (fiction), reboot of the franchise, and the first film in the Godzilla (franchise)#Reiwa era (2016–present), franchise's ''Reiwa'' era. It is the first reboot of a ''tokusatsu'' series to be adapted by Anno and Higuchi, followed by ''Shin Ultraman'' (2022) and ''Shin Kamen Rider (film), Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara. In the film, politicians struggle with bureaucratic red tape in order to deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, known as Shin Godzilla (character), Godzilla, that evolves whenever it is attacked. In December 2014, Toho announced plans for a new dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission 1549
Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to: Geography Australia *Mission River (Queensland) Canada *Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality *Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood *Okanagan Mission, a neighbourhood in Kelowna, British Columbia, commonly called "the Mission" *Mission River, a short river located at the delta of the Kaministiquia River of northern Ontario, Canada *Mission Ridge (British Columbia), a ridge in BC *Mission Ridge Ski Area, a Ski Area near the ridge in BC *Mission Lake, a lake in Saskatchewan United States * Mission, Delaware, an unincorporated community * Mission, Kansas, a city * Mission, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Mission, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Mission, Oregon, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Mission, South Dakota, a city * Mission, Texas, a city * Mission District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutie Honey (film)
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film directed and co-written by Hideaki Anno. It is an adaptation of the 1970s manga and anime series ''Cutie Honey''. The film stars popular Japanese model Eriko Sato as the hyperactive Honey. The film loosely retells the classic story of Cutie Honey's battle to defend humanity and avenge her father against Panther Claw. In this version, Honey's powers come from the Imaginary Induction System. Called I-system for short, the name is a pun on the word . ''Cutie Honey'' was followed two months later by an OVA series, '' Re: Cutie Honey'', based on the film. In North America, the film was released direct-to-DVD on April 17, 2007 by Bandai Entertainment. Previously, the 1994 '' New Cutie Honey'' OVA was the only incarnation of ''Cutie Honey'' to have been commercially released in the United States. Plot Honey Kisaragi is a cheerful woman living in Tokyo. Following a fatal accident a year prior, Honey's father, Professor Kisaragi, revived her by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yin Yang Master 2
, also known as''The Yin-Yang Master II'', is a 2003 Japanese Historical fantasy, historical fantasy film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Mansai Nomura as the ''onmyōji'' Abe no Seimei. Both it and its predecessor, ''Onmyōji (film), Onmyōji'', are based on Onmyōji (novel series), the ''Onmyōji'' series of short stories and novels by Baku Yumemakura. The film was released on DVD and Video CD, VCD in the Philippines in early 2005 as ''The Yin Yang Master 2''. and in Northern America by Geneon USA, Geneon as ''Onmyoji II''. Cast *Mansai Nomura as Abe no Seimei *Hideaki Itō as Minamoto no Hiromasa *Eriko Imai as Mitsumushi *Kyōko Fukada as Himiko *Kiichi Nakai as Genkaku *Hayato Ichihara as Susa See also * Onmyoji (other) References External links * * 陰陽師II (''Onmyoji II'')on Toho'official website 2000s Japanese films 2003 films Films directed by Yōjirō Takita Films scored by Shigeru Umebayashi Films set in the 10th century Jidaigeki fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Returner
is a 2002 Japanese science fiction action film directed, co-written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. It stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki as a hitman and time traveler, respectively, who team up in present-day Japan to prevent an alien race from invading Earth. and Kirin Kiki are featured in supporting roles. Production took place from circa January to April 2002. It reportedly aspired "to be a combination of '' Mission: Impossible, The Matrix'' and '' Leon''", and exercised 300 computer-generated shots, as well as wire fu. The film was produced by Robot Communications and was funded by Robot, Toho, Fuji Television Network, Amuse Pictures, Shirogumi, and Imagica. ''Returner'' premiered at Shibuya Public Hall on August 19, 2002, and was released in Japan on August 31. Samuel Goldwyn Films later distributed it in the United States on October 17, 2003. The film grossed over worldwide against a budget and was the fourteenth highest-grossing Japanese film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Ultraman
is a 2022 Japanese superhero film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written, co-produced, and co-edited by Hideaki Anno. A reimagining of the 1966 television series ''Ultraman (1966 TV series), Ultraman'', the film is a co-production between Toho Studios and Cine Bazar, and presented by Tsuburaya Productions, Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., and Khara (studio), Khara, Inc. It is the 37th film in the Ultraman, ''Ultraman'' franchise, and Anno and Higuchi's second reimagining of a ''tokusatsu'' series, following ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) and preceding ''Shin Kamen Rider (film), Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). The ensemble cast includes Takumi Saitoh, Masami Nagasawa, Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima, with Anno and Bin Furuya as Ultraman (character), Ultraman. In the film, an extraterrestrial accidentally kills a man while battling a ''kaiju'' and takes on his appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi''
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
