{"id":7561,"date":"2010-05-24T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=7561"},"modified":"2010-05-24T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T00:02:00","slug":"raiga-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/05\/24\/raiga-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiga News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shinpei Hayashiya’s daikaiju film, Shinkaij\u00fb Raiga<\/em> (2009), which we’ve all being referring to as “Deep Sea Monster Raiga”, has now been given the official English title of Raiga, the Monster From the Deep Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is probably a good idea as the film is a follow-up to the director’s previous kaiju epic, Shinkaij\u00fb Reig\u00f4<\/em> (2005), which is generally referred to as\u00a0 Deep Sea Monster Reigo<\/em>, and the similarity between the two names could get confusing. Of course, Shinkaij\u00fb Reig\u00f4<\/em> has also be designated in English as Reigo vs. Yamato<\/em> and Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Shinkaij\u00fb Raiga<\/em>, or Raiga, the Monster From the Deep Sea<\/em>, is due to hit Region 3 DVD on 25 August 2010.<\/p>\n

Film Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“SHINKAIJ\u00db RAIGA” (2009)
\nEnglish Title: RAIGA, the Monster from the Deep Sea
\nGenre: Sci-fi
\nFormat: Digital Betacam \/ 85min \/ Color
\nYear of Production: 2009
\n[Theatrical] Release Date (Japan): June 27, 2009
\nProduction Company: Crossroad
\nDirector: Shinpei Hayashiya
\nProducers: Atsuko Iwai
\nScreenplay: Shinpei Hayashiya
\nDirector of Photography: Toshiharu Nakagawa
\nMusic: Keiichiro Kitazono
\nMain Cast: Yukijiro Hotaru, Miyu Oriyama<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, three English synopses have surfaced:<\/p>\n

Synopsis 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set 60 years after the events from the previous film \u201cDeep Sea Monster Reigo\u201d, the threat of global warming is causing the southern polar ice-cap to slowly melt. Because of this, the ecosystem is disturbed and sea monsters are heading to Japan. [As] if things couldn\u2019t get any worse, a huge sea monster by the name of Raiga arrives at Asakusa and begins its path of destruction on the town. (J-Film2009<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Synopsis 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A monster from the deep-sea attacks again! This time in Asakusa, where many temples attract visitors from not only Japan, but also all over the world, the sparkling thunder brings a gigantic monster from the deep-sea with deadly fangs. It will burn Asakusa to ground. (JETRO-USA<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Synopsis 3<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The second theatrical film directed by Shinpei Hayashiya, a rakugo<\/em> master (comic storyteller). Raiga, the evolved version of the deep-sea aquatic dinosaur \u201cReigo\u201d from his first film Deep Sea Monster Reigo<\/em>, runs rampant in the town of Asakusa! …<\/p>\n

It has been over six decades since the battle of Deep Sea Monster Reigo and Battleship Yamato. As global warming worsens, throwing the ecosystem off balance, a disaster approaches Japan. A mysterious, massive creature emerges from the nearby ocean and a fishing boat encounters an ominous deep-sea creature in Tokyo Bay. Then a giant monster \u201cRaiga\u201d lands in Asakusa, Tokyo! The Taito Guard is called out at the request of the government, and a cut-throat battle beyond all imagination begins\u2026 (Taito International Comedy Film Festival<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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About the Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born on Oct. 26, 1955, Shinpei Hayashiya trained under Hayashiya Sanpei as “Rakugo-ka”, a comic storyteller. Besides performing classical and contemporary rakugo, he has produced and directed monster films such as “Godzilla X Desugirasu”, “Gamera 4”, which are both based on well-known monsters in Japan. He created and filmed his own original monster, Reigo, in 2007.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Below is a picture of Shinpei Hayashiya from a magazine article about his work as a rakugo-ka<\/em>, published in 1980:<\/p>\n

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Undead Backbrain has posted the film’s trailer before, but here it is with English subtitles (poor quality unfortunately):<\/p>\n

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Just in you’d like to watch the visuals again in HD, here is the trailer sans subtitles:<\/p>\n

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The Gallery at the end of this article contains lots more pictures of Raiga and crew.<\/p>\n