Category Archives: Japanese

Death Kappa: Another Gojira Contender

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

Yōkai are a form of traditional Japanese monster spirits, best known to cinephiles from a trilogy of fantasy films from the 1960s: Yokai daisenso [aka Big Ghost War; Spook Warfare] (Japan-1968, dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda); Yokai Hyaku Monogatari [aka The Hundred … Continue reading →

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Of Sand “Whales” and Assault Girls

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

Think Dune meets Tremors meets any number of Japanese movies featuring combatic female warriors in a futuristic setting! It has been announced that Mamoru Oshii — most famous for the iconic hi-tech anti-cybernetic-terrorist anime Ghost in the Shell and the … Continue reading →

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Gehara Becomes Geharha On DVD and Blu-Ray

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

And the good news is that Kiyotaka Taguchi’s short daikaiju eiga Chohatsu Daikaiju Gehara [Long-haired Giant Monster Gehara] (Japan-2009) is being released in Japan on DVD and Blu-Ray, but with English subtitles, under the Anglicised title Geharha, the Dark and … Continue reading →

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Daimajin Comes to Life Once More

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

In 1966, Toho rivals Daiei Studios produced three excellent daikaiju films in a subgenre of their own invention, combining giant monsters with jidaigeki or period drama — a fantasy extravaganza that held a unique appeal. The films were: Dai Majin … Continue reading →

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Review: Tokyo Gore Police

Posted on Monday, July 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Tokyo Gore Police [orig. Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu] (Japan-2008; dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura) In future Tokyo, the law-enforcement agencies have been privatised and a zero-tolerance approach to violent crime sees the police executing serial killers live, on the streets, as part of … Continue reading →

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GiantRoboTemple! RoboSamurai! RoboGeisha!

Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

If you thought The Machine Girl was out there and Tokyo Gore Police was bizarre, have a look at the following trailer for RoboGeisha! It’s sheer, mind-blowing Japanese weirdness! Gotta love it! It is directed by Noboru Iguchi (of Machine … Continue reading →

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Cencoroll

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

Cencoroll (Japan-2009; dir. Atsuya Uki) Cencoroll is an anime film made by Atsuya Uki from his own popular manga. It has been in production under the auspices of Anima Innovation Tokyo since 2007, and is now to be released by … Continue reading →

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How To Traumatise Your Kids

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

I’d say it’s hard to believe anyone would make the following — but if you know anything about Japanese reality TV, maybe you won’t find it remarkable at all. Here a bunch of kids have been told that a zombie … Continue reading →

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Japanese Home Security System

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer via Stan G. Hyde

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New Daikaiju: Gehara the Hairy

Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Word has leaked out via ENSHOHMA on the Kaijuphile forums about a new daikaiju film, Gehara. Postscript: for the record the film is called Chohatsu Daikaiju Gehara [Long-haired Giant Monster Gehara] (Japan-2009; short; dir. Kiyotaka Taguchi) As you can see … Continue reading →

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