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Nezura
is a 2020 Japanese crowdfunded ''kaiju'' biopic film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on Daiei's unfinished 1964 ''Gamera'' precursor, ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' and stars Yukijirō Hotaru as a character based on the president of Daiei, Mai Saito, Mach Fumiake, and Shirō Sano. Cast * Yukijirō Hotaru as Nagano * Kazuma Yoneyama as Yukawa * Norman England as Schmidt * Ippei Osako as Shigeo * Yoshiro Uchida as Takiyama * Shirō Sano as Azuma *Noboru Sato as Muraoka * Mai Saito as Junko * Mach Fumiake as Monto * Masanori Kikuzawa as Tsukaji *Himawari Ono as Sachiko *Bin Furuya as Oyaji * Akira Ohashi as Mammoth Nezura Production On December 7, 2020, Takuya Imahori and Michiaki Watanabe was announced as the film's composers. Release Theatrical ''Nezura 1964'' was first released in Tokyo released on December 19, 2020. A month later, it was released nationwide on January 16, 2021. Home media The film was released to DVD in Japan in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Horde Beast Nezura
is a 2020 Japanese crowdfunded ''kaiju'' biopic film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on Daiei's unfinished 1964 ''Gamera'' precursor, '' Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' and stars Yukijirō Hotaru as a character based on the president of Daiei, Mai Saito, Mach Fumiake, and Shirō Sano. Cast * Yukijirō Hotaru as Nagano * Kazuma Yoneyama as Yukawa * Norman England as Schmidt * Ippei Osako as Shigeo * Yoshiro Uchida as Takiyama * Shirō Sano as Azuma *Noboru Sato as Muraoka * Mai Saito as Junko * Mach Fumiake as Monto * Masanori Kikuzawa as Tsukaji *Himawari Ono as Sachiko *Bin Furuya as Oyaji * Akira Ohashi as Mammoth Nezura Production On December 7, 2020, Takuya Imahori and Michiaki Watanabe was announced as the film's composers. Release Theatrical ''Nezura 1964'' was first released in Tokyo released on December 19, 2020. A month later, it was released nationwide on January 16, 2021. Home media The film was released to DVD in Japan in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nezura
is a 2020 Japanese crowdfunded ''kaiju'' biopic film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on Daiei's unfinished 1964 ''Gamera'' precursor, ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' and stars Yukijirō Hotaru as a character based on the president of Daiei, Mai Saito, Mach Fumiake, and Shirō Sano. Cast * Yukijirō Hotaru as Nagano * Kazuma Yoneyama as Yukawa * Norman England as Schmidt * Ippei Osako as Shigeo * Yoshiro Uchida as Takiyama * Shirō Sano as Azuma *Noboru Sato as Muraoka * Mai Saito as Junko * Mach Fumiake as Monto * Masanori Kikuzawa as Tsukaji *Himawari Ono as Sachiko *Bin Furuya as Oyaji * Akira Ohashi as Mammoth Nezura Production On December 7, 2020, Takuya Imahori and Michiaki Watanabe was announced as the film's composers. Release Theatrical ''Nezura 1964'' was first released in Tokyo released on December 19, 2020. A month later, it was released nationwide on January 16, 2021. Home media The film was released to DVD in Japan in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamera, The Giant Monster
is a 1965 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, with special effects by Yonesaburo Tsukiji. Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the ''Gamera'' franchise and the Shōwa era. The film stars Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, and Junichiro Yamashita. In the film, authorities deal with the attacks of Gamera, a giant prehistoric turtle unleashed in the Arctic by an atomic bomb. The success of '' The Birds'' and Toho's ''Godzilla'' films influenced studio head Masaichi Nagata to produce a similar film. In 1964, Daiei attempted to produce ''Nezura'', with Yuasa directing. However, the project was shut down by the health department, since the project was to have used dozens of live rats. Nagata then conceived Gamera to replace ''Nezura'' on the schedule. Due to a low budget and tight schedule, Yuasa was forced to use outdated equipment, faulty props, and faced belittlement from colleagues. Yuasa was determined to complete the film with Daiei's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Ohashi
(born June 6, 1968) is a Japanese actor known in the west for his performances in ''tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...'' media. Filmography Film Television References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohashi, Akira 1968 births Japanese male film actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Male motion capture actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriaki Yuasa
(28 September 1933 – 14 June 2004) was a Japanese director. Yuasa is the main director of the Japanese film series ''Gamera'', about a giant flying turtle that befriends small boys and battles giant monsters. The series was created by Daiei Film Studios after the box office success of the Toho ''Godzilla'' series. Biography Noriaki Yuasa was born 28 September 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuasa was the son of a stage actor and began work at a young age as a child actor. After graduating university, he began to seek work on the production of films. Yuasa joined Daiei Studios in 1955 and became director in 1964 with the musical comedy film ''Shiawasa nara te o tatake'' (). Yuasa's next project was a film tentatively tiled ''Dai gunju Nezura'' (lit. The Great Rat Swarm) which would involve real rats crawling over miniatures of cities. The rats received for the film had fleas, which halted production on ''Dai gunju Nezura''. As the miniatures for the film were already built, Masaich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirō Sano
is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school. He joined several theatrical troupes, including Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had his first starring role in a film in Kaizō Hayashi's '' To Sleep so as to Dream'' in 1986, but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama ''Zutto Anata ga Suki datta'' in 1992. He directed his first film, ''Karaoke'', in 1999. Filmography Films *''To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986) *'' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) *''Tomorrow'' (1988) *'' Violent Cop'' (1989) *''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994) *'' Sharaku'' (1995) *''Karaoke'' (1999) (as director) *'' Godzilla 2000'' (1999) *'' The Princess Blade'' (2001) *'' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001) *''Infection'' (2004) – Dr. Kiyoshi Akai *'' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004) *'' The Sun'' (2005) *''Waiting in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidemasa Nagata
(1925 – October 3, 2017) was a Japanese film producer and served as vice-president of Daiei Film. Filmography * '' Brooba'' (1955) * ''Punishment Room'' (1956) * '' The Crowded Streetcar'' (1957) * '' The Kiss'' (1957) * ''The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly'' (1957) * ''Giants and Toys'' (1958) * '' Kyohan sha'' (1958) * '' Being Two Isn't Easy'' (1962) * ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' (unfinished 1964) * ''Gamera, the Giant Monster'' (1965) * ''Gamera vs. Gyaos'' (1967) * '' Gamera vs. Viras'' (1968) * '' Gamera vs. Guiron'' (1969) * ''Gamera vs. Jiger'' (1970) * '' Gamera vs. Zigra'' (1971) References Sources * * External links *Hidemasa Nagataat the Japanese Movie Database The , more commonly known as simply JMDb, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database but lists only those films initially released in Japan. Y ... (in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagata, Hidema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukijirō Hotaru
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the '' Garo'' television franchise. Filmography Films *'' Sexy Battle Girls'' (1986) *'' Time Adventure: Zeccho 5-byo Mae'' (1986) *''Itoshino Half Moon'' (1987) *''Ogenki kurinikku: Tatte moraimasu aka Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic'' (1988) *''Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting'' (1988) *''Zeiram'' (1991) *''Aiyoku Shūdōin: Jukujo, Chijo, Seijo'' (1995) *'' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995) *'' Mechanical Violator Hakaider'' (1995) *'' The Bondage Master'' (1996) *''Jukujo no Sasoijiru: Nanbon de Mohoshii'' (1997) *''Onna chikan sôsakan: Oshiri de shôbu! aka Sexy S.W.A.T. Team'' (1998) *'' Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris'' (1999) *''Tekkōki Mikazuki'' (2000) *''Pyrokinesis'' (2000) *'' Mourning Wife'' (2001) *''Porisu'' (2001) *'' Stacy'' (2001) *'' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001) *''Molester's Bus 2: Heat of the Over Thirty'' (2002) *'' The Glamorous Life of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bin Furuya
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor best known for his uncredited portrayal of the title character in the 1966 series ''Ultraman''. Furuya would later portray the character Amagi in the sequel series '' Ultraseven''. Furuya has also made appearances in ''Mothra'' (1961), ''Gorath'' (1962), '' High and Low'' (1963), ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'' (1964), ''Ultraman Zearth'' (1996), '' Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy'' (2009), and '' Shin Ultraman'' (2022). Life Furuya was born in Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo, the fifth son of a door merchant. When he was young, he often went to watch movies at a nearby temple. After finishing middle school, Furuya studied acting at Toho Geino School. He was inspired by actors Akira Takarada and Yūjirō Ishihara to pursue a career in acting. In 1960, he entered Toho. His first role in a motion picture was in the 1961 film ''Mothra''. He began his career as a crowd actor for Toho. At the age of 22, in 1966, Furuya was chos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiju
is a Japanese media genre that focuses on stories involving giant monsters. The word ''kaiju'' can also refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other monsters. The ''kaiju'' genre is a subgenre of ''tokusatsu'' entertainment. The 1954 film '' Godzilla'' is commonly regarded as the first ''kaiju'' film. ''Kaiju'' characters are often somewhat metaphorical in nature; Godzilla, for example, serves as a metaphor for nuclear weapons, reflecting the fears of post-war Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident. Other notable examples of ''kaiju'' characters include Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Gamera. Etymology The Japanese word ''kaijū'' originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; it earlier appeared in the Chinese ''Classic of Mountains and Seas''. After ''sakoku'' had ended and Japan was opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Buddha Arrival
is a 2018 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on the lost 1934 film of the same name, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. Additional footage with new actors was shot to extend the film's run time for international distribution, with still more footage shot for a Japanese theatrical release on September 4, 2020, termed the Final Edition. Cast Background In his youth the film's director Hiroto Yokokawa was introduced by a friend to the ''Godzilla'' series about the existence of '' The Great Buddha Arrival''. In 2016, he contacted Kazuyoshi Fohara, the grandson of Yoshiro Edamasa, and the project started. Production Actors who have appeared in Tokusatsu films (such as Godzilla, Gamera) that influenced Yokokawa, such as Akira Takarada and Yukijiro Hotaru, were appointed. There is. Although 80% of the offers were declined, some casts decided to appear because "if Mr. Takarada will appear". Part of the producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiju
is a Japanese media genre that focuses on stories involving giant monsters. The word ''kaiju'' can also refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other monsters. The ''kaiju'' genre is a subgenre of ''tokusatsu'' entertainment. The 1954 film '' Godzilla'' is commonly regarded as the first ''kaiju'' film. ''Kaiju'' characters are often somewhat metaphorical in nature; Godzilla, for example, serves as a metaphor for nuclear weapons, reflecting the fears of post-war Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident. Other notable examples of ''kaiju'' characters include Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Gamera. Etymology The Japanese word ''kaijū'' originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; it earlier appeared in the Chinese ''Classic of Mountains and Seas''. After ''sakoku'' had ended and Japan was opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
