V-Cinema
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strate ...
of the ''
GARO
Garo may refer to:
People and languages
* Garo people, a tribal people in India
** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe
Places
* Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia
* Garo, Colorado
* Garo Hills, part of the ...
'' television series, set for release on Blu-ray and DVD on September 7, 2011. A limited theatrical release took place on September 3, 2011, in
Tokyo
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Ikebukuro
is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro Station, and several shops, restaurants, and department stores are located within city limits.
Transportation
At the center of Ikebukuro is ...
district and on September 4, 2011, in
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
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Umeda
is a major commercial, business, shopping and entertainment district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, where the city's main northern railway termini ( Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station) are located. The district's name means "plum field".
History
Umeda ...
district at Cine Libre theaters.
Actor and musician
Masaki Kyomoto
is a Japanese actor, singer-song writer, and guitarist. He is famous for playing the role of Ryu on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu series.
He has appeared in films and television series including '' Legend of the Eight Samurai'', ''Sukeban De ...
reprises his role as psychologist and counselor Karune Ryuzaki, the disguise for villainous Makai Knight Barago who is later taken over by the Dark Makai Knight Kiba, from the original ''Garo'' television series in a film revealing the character's history as well as the character's actions during the television series prior to his final battle.
Mika Hijii
is a Japanese actress and gravure idol best known for her role as Kaoru Mitsuki in the ''Garo'' series. She is also known in the western world for her role as Namiko Takeda in the 2009 martial arts film ''Ninja'' and its 2013 sequel '' Ninja: ...
also reprises her role as Kaoru Mitsuki, the female lead of ''Garo'' and one of Ryuzaki's patients who Barago intends to use to revive the
Horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
**Psychological horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Christmas horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Analog horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
* ...
Messiah. Singer
Leah Dizon
Leah Donna Dizon (born September 24, 1986) is an American former singer, model and media personality.mysteriously taken away by reading her tarot cards earlier, she witnesses Barago arriving for the missing Horror and killing the two Makai Knights instead. Soon after, she agrees to become his follower and is reborn with a Horror influence.
Afterwards, Elda is tempted to harm Kaoru, but Barago arrives to reveal that Messiah is to enter Kaoru's body. Astonished by the girl's lack of memory, Barago explains to Kaoru that in one of their past counselling sessions, Messiah briefly took possession of her body. It is in that time Messiah opened Barago's eyes that Bado left an energy of light within him. Sent into the deep recesses of his mind, Barago proceeds to destroy the trace of light that has assumed the form of the Garo the Golden Knight. Donning his armor, Barago battles and defeats Garo in armored combat. However, as the story ends, Messiah takes over Kaoru's body again and it is revealed that there is still a faint light within Barago: the love for his mother. Driven by his convictions for power, Barago manages to destroy the last shred of light within him (cutting down his beloved mother, his last light) and proceeds with his descent to the very depths of darkness.
Cast
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Kenichi Sudō
is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*賢一, "wise, one"
*健一, "healthy, one"
*憲一, "constitution, one"
*謙一, "humble, one"
*建一, "build, one"
* ...
**Artist:
Hironobu Kageyama
is a Japanese musician, singer and composer. He is best known for his work on anime, video game and ''tokusatsu'' soundtracks. Kageyama first rose to prominence as a teenager in the 1970s as lead singer of the rock band Lazy. Following their br ...