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
Though director Yoshihiro Nakamura has won fans around the world with his scrappy indie efforts - Fish Story and Golden Slumber are particular favorites - the man also has a history of working as a hired gun on higher profile, bigger budget projects. And that's exactly the case with the upcoming live action feature film version of Kaibutsu-Kun.Nakamura is bringing a big screen, big budget version of Kaibutsu-Kun to the big screen with what is sure to be the largest adventure to date for the big-eared kid and his monstrous companions.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...
- 8/22/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The cast and crew of Yoshihiro Nakamura’s upcoming live-action 3D Kaibutsu-kun movie were recently on location in Jaipur, India, where they shot scenes set in a fictional new area called “Curry Kingdom”. Newly announced cast additions Takaya Kamikawa and Kazuki Kitamura were also there, playing characters which will be integral to the film’s plot.
The movie is a big-budget continuation of the Kaibutsu-kun TV drama which aired on Ntv from April-June 2010. The drama, which was based on a Fujiko Fujio manga and anime, involves a young prince from the land of monsters who was sent to the human world by his father in order to receive the training necessary to succeed the throne.
The film takes place about a month after Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno of Arashi) returns from the human world. It’s finally time for him to take over the throne, but in lieu of thunderous applause,...
The movie is a big-budget continuation of the Kaibutsu-kun TV drama which aired on Ntv from April-June 2010. The drama, which was based on a Fujiko Fujio manga and anime, involves a young prince from the land of monsters who was sent to the human world by his father in order to receive the training necessary to succeed the throne.
The film takes place about a month after Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno of Arashi) returns from the human world. It’s finally time for him to take over the throne, but in lieu of thunderous applause,...
- 3/4/2011
- Nippon Cinema
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