And when I say insane, I mean insane. “Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie” is based on the television program of the same name, and that’s pretty much where my knowledge of the project begins and ends. The film, which opened in Japan on November 26th, is obviously aimed at children, but that honestly doesn’t matter. It looks too freaking insane for me to pass up. Besides, it’s not everyday that you get to see Japanese versions of Dracula, Wolfman, and Frankenstein, let alone in the same damn movie. Insert peculiar cinematic happiness here! Here’s a deeply confusing synopsis for you to peruse: Kaibutsukun (Satoshi Ono) is the young prince of Kaibutsu (monster) land who decides to go to Earth to prove to his people that he is worthy of becoming king. Kaibutsukun is accompanied by his friends Dracula (Norito Yashima), Wolfman (Ryuhei Ueshima), and Franken (Choi Hong-Man...
- 12/4/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Oh, Japan. We love your resiliency in the face of tragedy. We love your strange fascination with tentacles, and most of all we love your nothing short of outrageous films. Yet another monster filled tale is on its way from the Far East, and we've got your first look at Kaibutsu-Kun right here!
Kaibutsu-Kun is a children's horror movie that's based upon a 1965 Manga from Fujiko Fujio. Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kaibutsu-Kun opens in Japan this November and stars Satoshi Ohno, Norito Yashima, Ryûhei Ueshima, and Choi Hong Man.
According to our friends over at Twitch "Kaibutsu first appeared in 1965 as a manga by Fujiko Fujio, the story of a shape shifting boy and his friends Dracula, Wolfman and Franken who travel from Monster Land to the human world proving successful enough that it spawned anime versions in 1968 and 1980 and a live action television version running on Japan's Ntv now.
Kaibutsu-Kun is a children's horror movie that's based upon a 1965 Manga from Fujiko Fujio. Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kaibutsu-Kun opens in Japan this November and stars Satoshi Ohno, Norito Yashima, Ryûhei Ueshima, and Choi Hong Man.
According to our friends over at Twitch "Kaibutsu first appeared in 1965 as a manga by Fujiko Fujio, the story of a shape shifting boy and his friends Dracula, Wolfman and Franken who travel from Monster Land to the human world proving successful enough that it spawned anime versions in 1968 and 1980 and a live action television version running on Japan's Ntv now.
- 8/25/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A two-minute trailer has been added to the official website for Yasutaka Mori‘s Onobori Monogatari, a live-action adaptation of an autobiographical manga by Satoshi Karasuya.
The film stars musical theater actor Yoshio Inoue as Satoshi Katagiri, a 29-year-old aspiring cartoonist who moves from Osaka to Tokyo to follow his dream without the benefit of a well-thought-out plan. Unfortunately, the only magazine willing to publish his manga goes out of business within one week. Now unemployed, Satoshi struggles to reach his goal of becoming a successful cartoonist in Tokyo without any job contacts or savings to fall back on. Mika Hijii, Show Aikawa, and Norito Yashima also star.
“Onobori Monogatari” will be released by Tokyo Theatres Co., Inc. on July 17, 2010.
Sources: Official website, Cinema Cafe
Thanks to logboy for catching the update.
The film stars musical theater actor Yoshio Inoue as Satoshi Katagiri, a 29-year-old aspiring cartoonist who moves from Osaka to Tokyo to follow his dream without the benefit of a well-thought-out plan. Unfortunately, the only magazine willing to publish his manga goes out of business within one week. Now unemployed, Satoshi struggles to reach his goal of becoming a successful cartoonist in Tokyo without any job contacts or savings to fall back on. Mika Hijii, Show Aikawa, and Norito Yashima also star.
“Onobori Monogatari” will be released by Tokyo Theatres Co., Inc. on July 17, 2010.
Sources: Official website, Cinema Cafe
Thanks to logboy for catching the update.
- 4/13/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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