By Sean Barry
Reboots of long-established franchises have regularly been recurring in the Japanese entertainment industry. For example, the ongoing “Shin Japan Heroes Universe” has modernized numerous classic pieces of tokusatsu history with movies such as “Shin Godzilla,” “Shin Ultraman,” and the upcoming “Shin Kamen Rider.” Reboots have also taken a unique direction in present-day cinema’s independent side. Such an example is reimagining a long-lost piece of Japanese cinema. That is the case with the outlandish low-budget film “The Great Buddha Arrival.”
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The original “The Great Buddha Arrival” is a lost 1934 independent kaiju movie directed by pioneer filmmaker Yoshiro Edamasa who served as a mentor to many filmmakers, including special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya. Its place in Japanese cinema is rather significant as it was one of the earliest pieces of daikaiju filmmaking ever constructed, predating the original “Godzilla” directed by Ishiro Honda, by two decades.
Reboots of long-established franchises have regularly been recurring in the Japanese entertainment industry. For example, the ongoing “Shin Japan Heroes Universe” has modernized numerous classic pieces of tokusatsu history with movies such as “Shin Godzilla,” “Shin Ultraman,” and the upcoming “Shin Kamen Rider.” Reboots have also taken a unique direction in present-day cinema’s independent side. Such an example is reimagining a long-lost piece of Japanese cinema. That is the case with the outlandish low-budget film “The Great Buddha Arrival.”
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The original “The Great Buddha Arrival” is a lost 1934 independent kaiju movie directed by pioneer filmmaker Yoshiro Edamasa who served as a mentor to many filmmakers, including special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya. Its place in Japanese cinema is rather significant as it was one of the earliest pieces of daikaiju filmmaking ever constructed, predating the original “Godzilla” directed by Ishiro Honda, by two decades.
- 6/11/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
A young toy collector named Ken happens upon a rare figure. Unknown to him, the figure is in fact an alien creature with designs on Ken’s fate. Directed by Norman England. Written by Norman England and Jiro Kaneko. Starring Yukijiro Hotaru, Takako Fuji, Tomoo Haraguchi ( Death Kappa, Gamera …
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- 8/13/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Arrow has provided us with official release details, a look at the cover art, and the new trailer for Gamera: The Complete Collection. This 8-disc set will be released on 8/18 in North America and 8/17 in the UK:
"This limited edition collectors' set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the "friend of all children" in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made."
Collector's Edition Box Set Contents
Limited collectors' edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements Hardback 130-page comic book...
"This limited edition collectors' set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the "friend of all children" in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made."
Collector's Edition Box Set Contents
Limited collectors' edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements Hardback 130-page comic book...
- 7/24/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
“Our ancient legends did mention fire-eating turtles, but in the 20th century, I must admit it’s very difficult to believe.”
For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favorite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.
Gamera: The Complete Collection is coming August 18th From Arrow Video. Pre-order Here. Check out the Gamera: The Complete Collection trailer:
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Collector’S Edition Box Set Contents
Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt FrankCasebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discsHigh Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with...
For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favorite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.
Gamera: The Complete Collection is coming August 18th From Arrow Video. Pre-order Here. Check out the Gamera: The Complete Collection trailer:
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Collector’S Edition Box Set Contents
Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt FrankCasebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discsHigh Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with...
- 7/23/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
*The interview took place on December 2017
Norman England started his career in show business as a guitar and keyboard player for the New York based band Proper iD. In 1993 he moved permanently to Japan, where he began working as a journalist. In 1998 he spent a week on the set of George A. Romero’s TV commercial for the video game Resident Evil 2 and in 1999 became the Japan correspondent for Fangoria, a U.S magazine devoted to horror, splatter and exploitation movies. As a journalist he has worked for a number of magazines such as Hobby Japan, Japanzine, Flix, Japanese Giants, the Japan Times, Eiga Hiho, e.t.c.
Since 1999, he has visited over 35 film sets in Japan, including The Grudge, Gamera 3 and the entire Godzilla Millennium series, with an extended stay for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, where he visited the set almost continuously from April to October of...
Norman England started his career in show business as a guitar and keyboard player for the New York based band Proper iD. In 1993 he moved permanently to Japan, where he began working as a journalist. In 1998 he spent a week on the set of George A. Romero’s TV commercial for the video game Resident Evil 2 and in 1999 became the Japan correspondent for Fangoria, a U.S magazine devoted to horror, splatter and exploitation movies. As a journalist he has worked for a number of magazines such as Hobby Japan, Japanzine, Flix, Japanese Giants, the Japan Times, Eiga Hiho, e.t.c.
Since 1999, he has visited over 35 film sets in Japan, including The Grudge, Gamera 3 and the entire Godzilla Millennium series, with an extended stay for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, where he visited the set almost continuously from April to October of...
- 6/27/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Norman England started his career in the show business as a guitar and keyboard player for the New York based band Proper iD. In 1993 he moved permanently to Japan, where he began working as a journalist. In 1998 he spent a week on the set of George A. Romero’s TV commercial for the video game Resident Evil 2 and in 1999 became the Japan correspondent for Fangoria, a U.S magazine dedicated to horror, splatter and exploitation movies. As a journalist he has worked for a variety of magazines such as Hobby Japan, Japanzine, Flix, Japanese Giants, theJapanese Times, Eiga Hiho, e.t.c.
Since 1999, he has visited over 35 film sets in Japan, including The Grudge, Gamera 3 and the entire Godzilla Millennium series, with an extended stay for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, where he visited the set almost continuously from April to October of 2000.
With Asami and Rina Takeuchi
He has...
Since 1999, he has visited over 35 film sets in Japan, including The Grudge, Gamera 3 and the entire Godzilla Millennium series, with an extended stay for Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, where he visited the set almost continuously from April to October of 2000.
With Asami and Rina Takeuchi
He has...
- 9/17/2015
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com
Yasuyuki Inoue, one of the most innovative and influential Special Effects artists in movies, has died. Inoue spent his entire career at Toho Studios creating creatures and miniatures for all of Toho’s scifi and fantasy movies, including Godzilla.
His career began by chance when, while hanging around the studio, Inoue was hired to design and build props and models for movie sets. Inoue was ultimately recruited by Eiji Tsuburaya (1901-1970) for his SFX team—a collaboration that would become legendary. It was Tsuburaya who established the signature SFX of Godzilla being played by a man in a specially designed latex costume and the use of miniatures.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s Inoue and his creative team designed and built every piece of SFX magic in Toho’s films. Cities like Tokyo and Yokohama were built with meticulous detail only to be destroyed by a man in a suit.
Yasuyuki Inoue, one of the most innovative and influential Special Effects artists in movies, has died. Inoue spent his entire career at Toho Studios creating creatures and miniatures for all of Toho’s scifi and fantasy movies, including Godzilla.
His career began by chance when, while hanging around the studio, Inoue was hired to design and build props and models for movie sets. Inoue was ultimately recruited by Eiji Tsuburaya (1901-1970) for his SFX team—a collaboration that would become legendary. It was Tsuburaya who established the signature SFX of Godzilla being played by a man in a specially designed latex costume and the use of miniatures.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s Inoue and his creative team designed and built every piece of SFX magic in Toho’s films. Cities like Tokyo and Yokohama were built with meticulous detail only to be destroyed by a man in a suit.
- 2/25/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
David Bond and Manda Manuel, producers of the upcoming The Profane Exhibit, have some new info to share on the anthology film. The word we’ve received is that shooting of Yoshihiro Nishimura's segment is complete!
Nishimura has a great track record with films like Helldriver and Tokyo Gore Police, and the fact that he's reunited with Eihi Shiina (Audition, Helldriver, Tokyo Gore Police) for "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Hell Chef") makes this one segment of The Profane Exhibit we'll definitely be looking forward to.
About "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Hell Chef")
Serial killing and cannibalism meet gourmet cooking in Yoshihiro Nishimura's "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Chef of Hell"/"The Hell Chef"), a fetishistic tale of murder, suicide and madness set in contemporary Tokyo. Iconic actress Eihi Shiina stars as a mysterious, parasol-carrying woman who encounters a school uniform-wearing, wrist-cutter girl on the street, only to watch her...
Nishimura has a great track record with films like Helldriver and Tokyo Gore Police, and the fact that he's reunited with Eihi Shiina (Audition, Helldriver, Tokyo Gore Police) for "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Hell Chef") makes this one segment of The Profane Exhibit we'll definitely be looking forward to.
About "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Hell Chef")
Serial killing and cannibalism meet gourmet cooking in Yoshihiro Nishimura's "Jigoku No Chorishi" ("The Chef of Hell"/"The Hell Chef"), a fetishistic tale of murder, suicide and madness set in contemporary Tokyo. Iconic actress Eihi Shiina stars as a mysterious, parasol-carrying woman who encounters a school uniform-wearing, wrist-cutter girl on the street, only to watch her...
- 2/16/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com
Released in the United States by WellgoUSA in November, the new Helldriver DVD/Blu-ray is chock full of low-budget zombie goodness. Originally released theatrically by Sushi Typhoon, bastard child of Japan’s Nikkatsu Corporation, Helldriver takes a unique and funny look at the zombie apocalypse.
An alien life form has turned the world’s worst mother into the queen bitch of zombies and proceeds to spew a dark ash into the skies over Northern Japan. The country has been split in two with a wall built to protect Southern Japan from being overrun by hungry zombies. With the north reduced to an apocalyptic wasteland the south has become overcrowded by survivors and food and living space is at a premium. The current administration wants to wipe out the zombies and take back the country, so they send a “volunteer” group on a suicide mission to...
Released in the United States by WellgoUSA in November, the new Helldriver DVD/Blu-ray is chock full of low-budget zombie goodness. Originally released theatrically by Sushi Typhoon, bastard child of Japan’s Nikkatsu Corporation, Helldriver takes a unique and funny look at the zombie apocalypse.
An alien life form has turned the world’s worst mother into the queen bitch of zombies and proceeds to spew a dark ash into the skies over Northern Japan. The country has been split in two with a wall built to protect Southern Japan from being overrun by hungry zombies. With the north reduced to an apocalyptic wasteland the south has become overcrowded by survivors and food and living space is at a premium. The current administration wants to wipe out the zombies and take back the country, so they send a “volunteer” group on a suicide mission to...
- 12/28/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Sutcliff's best books find liberal members of elites wrestling with uncomfortable change. They might even have been Guardian readers
Favourable reviews of Kevin MacDonald's newly released film The Eagle are spinning over into renewed sales of the book on which it is based, Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 children's classic The Eagle of the Ninth. Still in print more than 50 years on, The Eagle of the Ninth is the first of a series of novels in which Sutcliff, who died in 1992, explored the cultural borderlands between the Roman and the British worlds – "a place where two worlds met without mingling" as she describes the British town to which Marcus, the novel's central character, is posted. Marcus is a typical Sutcliff hero, a dutiful Roman who is increasingly drawn to the British world of "other scents and sights and sounds; pale and changeful northern skies and the green plover calling". This existential...
Favourable reviews of Kevin MacDonald's newly released film The Eagle are spinning over into renewed sales of the book on which it is based, Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 children's classic The Eagle of the Ninth. Still in print more than 50 years on, The Eagle of the Ninth is the first of a series of novels in which Sutcliff, who died in 1992, explored the cultural borderlands between the Roman and the British worlds – "a place where two worlds met without mingling" as she describes the British town to which Marcus, the novel's central character, is posted. Marcus is a typical Sutcliff hero, a dutiful Roman who is increasingly drawn to the British world of "other scents and sights and sounds; pale and changeful northern skies and the green plover calling". This existential...
- 3/28/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura and his Sushi Typhoon cohorts are currently in San Diego for the Comic-Con - details on that below - and to whet the appetite on what you may find there, Twitch has just been provided with a series of exclusive behind the scenes stills from Nishimura's upcoming zombie apocalypse Helldriver. And included in those behind the scenes shots are up close and person looks at Audition star Eihi Shiina as the Zombie Queen and lead actress Yumiko Hara and her mechanical chest. Here's the full skinny:
Fangoria correspondent, filmmaker and subtitler Norman England, a long- time associate of director Yoshihiro Nishimura, stopped by the set of Nishimura's newest film, the dystopian zombie epic Helldriver, and even turned in a cameo. At this time, furiously being worked on in post-production, Helldriver is looking at a fall film festival premiere, followed by a wider film festival...
Fangoria correspondent, filmmaker and subtitler Norman England, a long- time associate of director Yoshihiro Nishimura, stopped by the set of Nishimura's newest film, the dystopian zombie epic Helldriver, and even turned in a cameo. At this time, furiously being worked on in post-production, Helldriver is looking at a fall film festival premiere, followed by a wider film festival...
- 7/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
They work fast in Japan. We've given a lot of time and attention to Japanese multi-director cult flick Mutant Girls Squad in these pages and while that film has just released in Japan and will be receiving its International Premiere later this month at the New York Asian Film Festival, the three directors behind Mgs are already hard at work on other projects.
Tak Sakaguchi is currently shooting Yakuza Weapon with co-director Yudai Yamaguchi. Yoshihiro Nishimura is wrapping up photography on his zombie driving movie Helldriver. And farthest along is Noboru Iguchi, the director of Machine Girl and Robogeisha, who wrapped principal photography on Zaborgar last month and is currently editing the film with the goal of a mid-fall completion.
Iguchi's highest-budgeted film to date, Zaborgar is a live action adaptation of classic television series Denjin Zaborgar which should allow Iguchi to explore some new territory.
Tokyo-based filmmaker (The Idol...
Tak Sakaguchi is currently shooting Yakuza Weapon with co-director Yudai Yamaguchi. Yoshihiro Nishimura is wrapping up photography on his zombie driving movie Helldriver. And farthest along is Noboru Iguchi, the director of Machine Girl and Robogeisha, who wrapped principal photography on Zaborgar last month and is currently editing the film with the goal of a mid-fall completion.
Iguchi's highest-budgeted film to date, Zaborgar is a live action adaptation of classic television series Denjin Zaborgar which should allow Iguchi to explore some new territory.
Tokyo-based filmmaker (The Idol...
- 6/3/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Filmmaker and Fango Japanese correspondent Norman England gave us the word that his new horror short Feed Me is now available on-line, and sent along some exclusive pics (see the download details and photos below). The movie centers on a group of university students who get into a debate about American vs. Japanese horror, and wind up encountering a ghost girl who upsets their notions about how such a spirit is supposed to behave.
Over the past several years, England (first photo) tells us, “I’ve watched the Japanese horror genre go from being the hot new thing to last week’s trash. I love these films, but you have to admit that the ghosts don’t pose any actual threat. So I had the idea to do a story where some Westerners mock the fact that J-horror is all delivery and little payoff, and a ghost turns things on...
Over the past several years, England (first photo) tells us, “I’ve watched the Japanese horror genre go from being the hot new thing to last week’s trash. I love these films, but you have to admit that the ghosts don’t pose any actual threat. So I had the idea to do a story where some Westerners mock the fact that J-horror is all delivery and little payoff, and a ghost turns things on...
- 4/24/2009
- Fangoria
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