Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ – the 2nd Japanese stage play production based on the 2007 Mononoke TV anime – has revealed a new visual (above) featuring actor Hirofumi Araki in full costume and makeup as the Medicine Seller. The production is based on the “Zashiki-warashi” Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ runs from March 21 – 24 and April 4 – 7, 2024, at the Imm Theater venue in Tokyo and from March 29 – 31 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall venue in Osaka. Jun Yoriko directs the Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play, while Ikuko Takahashi writes the script. The play stars Hirofumi Araki as the Medicine Seller, and the cast also includes Shun Nishime / Atsushi Shiramata (double cast in the same role), Shunya Ohira, Mei Okada, Minami Shimbaru, Rihona Kato, Tetsuto Nakamura, Yosuke Nishi, and Takehisa Takayama. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play visual Related: Mononoke Stage Play Unveils Digest Video and More Crunchyroll describes Mononoke : In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague the countryside,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Mononoke ~Zashiki-warishi~ – the 2nd Japanese stage play production based on the 2007 Mononoke TV anime – has revealed a new visual (above), a new preview video that uses footage from the TV series for the upcoming production, and a digest video for the previous stage play production that was staged in 2023 and that adapted the “Bakeneko” story line. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ runs from March 21 – 24 and April 4 – 7, 2024, at the Imm Theater venue in Tokyo and from March 29 – 31 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall venue in Osaka. Jun Yoriko directs the Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play, while Ikuko Takahashi writes the script. The play stars Hirofumi Araki as the Medicine Seller, and the cast also includes Shun Nishime / Atsushi Shiramata (double cast in the same role), Shunya Ohira, Mei Okada, Minami Shimbaru, Rihona Kato, Tetsuto Nakamura, Yosuke Nishi, and Takehisa Takayama. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ visual Related: Mononoke Returns to the Japanese Stage in March 2024 Crunchyroll...
- 2/14/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Stars: Julia Nagano, Yuichi Nakamura, Kohshu Kirano, Shun Nishime, Kanon Miyahara | Written by Junichiro Ashiki | Directed by Kôichi Sakamoto
With a title like Ninja vs Shark you might think this is another Mark Polonia film along the lines of Sharkula or Shark Encounters of the Third Kind. Or maybe one of the more bizarre Chinese kaiju films such as Land Shark. But you’d be wrong, it’s actually a Japanese film written by Junichiro Ashiki and directed by Kôichi Sakamoto.
During Japan’s Edo Period, Sayo, a pearl diver from the village of Okitsu, swims back to shore only to find the remains of one of her fellow divers washed up on the beach. This has been happening a lot since Lord Koshiro Mizuchi of the Crimson Devil Clan demanded the villagers hand over their pearls to him. When they refused he used sorcery to turn the sharks into living weapons.
With a title like Ninja vs Shark you might think this is another Mark Polonia film along the lines of Sharkula or Shark Encounters of the Third Kind. Or maybe one of the more bizarre Chinese kaiju films such as Land Shark. But you’d be wrong, it’s actually a Japanese film written by Junichiro Ashiki and directed by Kôichi Sakamoto.
During Japan’s Edo Period, Sayo, a pearl diver from the village of Okitsu, swims back to shore only to find the remains of one of her fellow divers washed up on the beach. This has been happening a lot since Lord Koshiro Mizuchi of the Crimson Devil Clan demanded the villagers hand over their pearls to him. When they refused he used sorcery to turn the sharks into living weapons.
- 1/23/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
There was a time, maybe fifteen years ago, when a title like “Ninja vs. Shark” would have been enough to whip up some early-viral excitement. In those days, the tongue-in-cheek grindhouse homage was still a novel idea, and upstart filmmakers were in a rush to combine b-movie tropes into self-consciously “epic” packages. Now, after more than a decade of lazy faux-exploitation productions dropped on streaming, the freshness factor has worn off. Still, not all filmmakers are created equally, and it’s important to note that “Ninja vs. Shark” is directed by stunt legend Koichi Sakamoto, who has made a career crafting dizzying fight choreography and directing live action anime and Tokusatsu features. His reputation made the idea of yet another “[B-Movie Creature] vs. [“B-Movie Creature]” title a little more exciting, and the good news is that he’s created a legitimately entertaining and refreshingly brief movie that, for better or worse, plays a little...
- 9/22/2023
- by Henry McKeand
- AsianMoviePulse
"It's ready to blow your mind!" Let! Them! Fight! A Japanese trailer is out for an epic B-movie battle called Ninja vs. Shark, made by filmmaker / stunt expert Koichi Sakamoto. If you can believe, it isn't an Asylum creation, but an actual live-action movie from Japan. Set in the Edo period, the film is about a village that hires a ninja warrior to help them fight off evil sharks that are attacking pearl divers. That's pretty much all you need to know, other than that it will likely by pretty gnarly. Kohshu Hirano of "Ultraman Z" will play Kotaro, and Shun Nishime of "Kamen Rider Ghost" will play Shinsuke, who fights with Kotaro. Yuichi Nakamura plays Sameshiro. In addition, the heroine Sayo is played by Julia Nagano, while Kikuma, a female ninja who loves Kotaro, is played by Kanon Miyahara. This trailer is a bloody, gory first look at the film,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Here on Bloody Disgusting we’ve covered several movies featuring ninjas and countless movies centered on sharks, but today brings something else entirely: Ninja Vs. Shark!
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, Ninja vs. Shark is a real movie, and the trailer suggests it’s going to make good on the promise of its title. There’s a ninja. And a shark. And they fight.
In the film, which releases in Japanese theaters on April 14…
“In the Edo period, at the remote village of Okitsu, the evil cult leader Koushirou uses ninjutsu to control sharks and forces them to attack local pearl divers so the cult can steal the pearls from their mangled corpses. Desperate for help, the village chief hires Kotaro Shiozaki, a guard at a nearby temple, but Kotaro soon finds his path blocked by lady ninja Kikuma, and a gigantic shark that doesn’t seem like something from this world.
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, Ninja vs. Shark is a real movie, and the trailer suggests it’s going to make good on the promise of its title. There’s a ninja. And a shark. And they fight.
In the film, which releases in Japanese theaters on April 14…
“In the Edo period, at the remote village of Okitsu, the evil cult leader Koushirou uses ninjutsu to control sharks and forces them to attack local pearl divers so the cult can steal the pearls from their mangled corpses. Desperate for help, the village chief hires Kotaro Shiozaki, a guard at a nearby temple, but Kotaro soon finds his path blocked by lady ninja Kikuma, and a gigantic shark that doesn’t seem like something from this world.
- 3/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Anime has its own style and rules as we all know, and when it comes to the live action adaptation of a manga / anime story, we ought to be prepared for what is coming. Time has shown us what they are capable of when it’s time to adapt a manga or a famous anime TV show to a motion picture. Some results were good, but other ones were a complete failure. Bringing to life the same characters drawn on paper or in animation to the big screen is not an easy task, so let’s see what “Proof of Love’s” live action film has to show us. The film is based on the manga of the same name written by Arihred Yamamoto, and this adaptation is directed by Masatsugu Asahi and Toshihiro Satô.
“Proof of Love” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The story is very simple as...
“Proof of Love” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The story is very simple as...
- 5/24/2019
- by Pedro Morata
- AsianMoviePulse
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