Full version of tokusatu kaijū's anniversary video to premiere at Tokyo Int'l Film Fest
Director Katsuhito Ishii unveiled brand-new Gamera footage during the Gamera 50th Anniversary Event at New York Comic Con on Thursday. The footage features primarily CG, as opposed to the miniatures previously used in the long-running tokusatsu (special effects) franchise.
Ishii (Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren, Redline) and producers Shinichiro Inoue andTsuyoshi Kikuchi confirmed that Ishii is directing a new Gamera project. The footage at New York Comic Con is a short version of the "Gamera 50th Anniversary Special Video" that will premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, which will run from October 22 to 31. Kankurō Kudō and Rui Takahashi play the father and son, respectively, who appear in the video.
Kadokawa Shoten's Tokusatsu Newtype magazine revealed in May 2014 that a new Gamera project is launching.
This year's Tokyo International Film Festival is also screening four digitally restored Gamera films. The 1967 film Giant Monster Mid-Air Battle: Gamera vs. Gyaos has been digitally restored and will screen during the festival. The Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris films have also received 4K digital restorations, and will screen during the festival.
The giant turtle monster Gamera made his debut in Daiei's 1965 film Daikaijū Gamera (Gamera the Giant Monster). His last feature film was Chiisaki Yūsha-tachi ~Gamera~ (Gamera the Brave)in 2006.
Source: animeanime.jp via The Tokusatsu Network
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