The program of the 24th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is complete! From May 28 to June 2, the festival offers the opportunity to delve into Japan's film and cultural scene. The festival presents around 100 short and feature-length films at eight venues, including numerous premieres. Over 60 filmmakers and artists will travel from Japan to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to present their works to the audience. At the freely accessible grounds of the festival centers Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm and Produktionshaus Naxos, visitors can enjoy the festival atmosphere with a large Japanese market featuring numerous food and craft stands. Detailed information and tickets for all films and events are available at NipponConnection.com.
This year's film selection promises exciting discoveries. Fans of genre films can enjoy Shinji Araki's acclaimed time-loop thriller Penalty Loop, Kaz I Kiriya's apocalyptic drama From The End Of The World, and Shimako Sato's action-packed fantasy adventure The Yin Yang Master Zero.
This year's film selection promises exciting discoveries. Fans of genre films can enjoy Shinji Araki's acclaimed time-loop thriller Penalty Loop, Kaz I Kiriya's apocalyptic drama From The End Of The World, and Shimako Sato's action-packed fantasy adventure The Yin Yang Master Zero.
- 5/13/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The official YouTube channel for Japanese rock band Bump Of Chicken has posted a collaboration music video for "Kaikou" ( Encounter ), the theme song for Onmyoji 0 , a new live-action film inspired by Baku Yumemakura's historical fantasy novel series. As their 21st digital single, the song released on April 15, ranking #1 in Oricon's daily digital single charts on its first day. The clip is composed of scenes from the film selected by Shimako Sato , who wrote and directed the film, and includes plenty of VFX scenes by the renowned video production company Shirogumi ( Godzilla Minus One ). Bump Of Chicken "Kaikou" × "Onmyoji 0" Collaboration Music Video Bump Of Chicken profile photo Related: Onmyoji 0 Live-Action Film Releases Full Trailer Featuring Bump Of Chicken Theme Song The film opens in Japan today on April 19, 2024. The novel series features Abe no Seimei, a real-life sorcerer/leading specialist of Onmyodo from the Heian period (a Japanese sorcery.
- 4/19/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Voice actor Megumi Ogata (Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion ) announced on her official Twitter that she served as the narrator for a special trailer for Onmyoji 0 , a new live-action film inspired by Baku Yumemakura's historical fantasy novel series Onmyoji . "Awesome visuals...in a word, super cool!" Ogata said on Twitter. "Please check out the trailer and the movie!" The new clip features sorcery scenes by young Abe no Seimei, played by Kento Yamazaki, and visual effects created by Shirogumi ( Godzilla Minus One ). Ogata narrates the four abilities of Seimei: to cut through space, seal the enemy's spells, make a spiritual barrier, and summon hidden, powerful forces. Related: Onmyoji 0 Live-Action Film Releases Full Trailer Featuring Bump Of Chicken Theme Song Onmyoji 0 Main trailer The main cast for the movie includes: Abe no Seimei played by Kento Yamazaki Minamoto no Hiromasa played by Shota Sometani Queen Yoshiko played by Nao...
- 4/4/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Tiff’s Midnight Madness program turned 25 this year, and for two and half decades, the hardworking programers have gathered some of the strangest, most terrifying, wild, intriguing and downright entertaining films from around the world. From dark comedies to Japanese gore-fests and indie horror gems, the Midnight Madness program hasn’t lost its edge as one the leading showcases of genre cinema. In its 25-year history, Midnight Madness has introduced adventurous late-night moviegoers to such cult faves as Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. But what separates Midnight Madness from, say, Montreal’s three and half week long genre festival Fantasia, is that Tiff selects only ten films to make the cut. In other words, these programmers don’t mess around. Last week I decided that I would post reviews of my personal favourite films that screened in past years. And just like the Tiff programmers,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Raven; Mirror Mirror; The Players
There's a tell-tale significance to the fact that adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe have been a feature of every decade of cinema since the invention of the moving picture itself. For more than a century, film-makers have found inspiration in Poe's weird tales, which blend suspenseful psychodrama and sensational shocks in a manner perfectly suited to the mainstream movie palette.
Perhaps most enduring are the films of Roger Corman, with titles such as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death and Tomb of Ligeia all proving enduring low-budget favourites. In Europe, fans of the Italian "giallo" genre have seen directors as influential as Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci variously draw upon the writings of the so-called godfather of modern horror, while a collaboration between Dario Argento and George Romero...
There's a tell-tale significance to the fact that adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe have been a feature of every decade of cinema since the invention of the moving picture itself. For more than a century, film-makers have found inspiration in Poe's weird tales, which blend suspenseful psychodrama and sensational shocks in a manner perfectly suited to the mainstream movie palette.
Perhaps most enduring are the films of Roger Corman, with titles such as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death and Tomb of Ligeia all proving enduring low-budget favourites. In Europe, fans of the Italian "giallo" genre have seen directors as influential as Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci variously draw upon the writings of the so-called godfather of modern horror, while a collaboration between Dario Argento and George Romero...
- 7/28/2012
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Japanese pop culture is full of monsters, robots and aliens but there aren't very many human superheroes or supervillains, especially in the arena of film. Into that gap in the market swings K-20: The Legend of the Black Mask.
Today sees the movie brought to DVD and Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment, following its release in cinemas in December 2008. A trailer and full synopsis are included below.
Written and directed by Shimako Sato, and based on the novel by So Kitamura, the release is described by DVD Talk as "a Japanese steampunk superhero origin tale presented with all the bombast of a glossy Hollywood blockbuster."
Riffing on period crimefighter movies such as The Shadow, The Rocketeer and The Phantom while giving more than a passing nod to contemporary comic book movies such as V for Vendetta, Batman Begins and Spider-Man, the effects-laden action flick centres on an unlikely hero forced to...
Today sees the movie brought to DVD and Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment, following its release in cinemas in December 2008. A trailer and full synopsis are included below.
Written and directed by Shimako Sato, and based on the novel by So Kitamura, the release is described by DVD Talk as "a Japanese steampunk superhero origin tale presented with all the bombast of a glossy Hollywood blockbuster."
Riffing on period crimefighter movies such as The Shadow, The Rocketeer and The Phantom while giving more than a passing nod to contemporary comic book movies such as V for Vendetta, Batman Begins and Spider-Man, the effects-laden action flick centres on an unlikely hero forced to...
- 1/10/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Top marks go to Manga Entertainent for the great cover of their release of Japanese special effects laden action extravaganza K-20: The Legend Of The Black Mask, which is finally dropping onto UK DVD. Adapted by writer-director Shimako Sato, ‘K-20’ stars Takeshi Kaneshiro in a swash - and indeed - buckling tale of an unlikely ‘superhero’ pitting his wits against the obligatory super villain who (aren’t they always) has his sights set on world domination. K-20 lands on R2 DVD January 10th, but if you in the States and fancy caped crusading action, you’re in luck, it’s already out there now. Plotline: The year is 1949 in a slightly alternative reality to the one we know. In this version of history World War II never happened, Teito is the Imperial Capital of Japan, inventor Nikola Tesla has just won a Nobel Prize and Japanese society is divided...
- 11/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Top marks go to Manga Entertainent for the great cover of their release of Japanese special effects laden action extravaganza K-20: The Legend Of The Black Mask, which is finally dropping onto UK DVD. Adapted by writer-director Shimako Sato, ‘K-20’ stars Takeshi Kaneshiro in a swash - and indeed - buckling tale of an unlikely ‘superhero’ pitting his wits against the obligatory super villain who (aren’t they always) has his sights set on world domination. K-20 lands on R2 DVD January 10th, but if you in the States and fancy caped crusading action, you’re in luck, it’s already out there now. Plotline: The year is 1949 in a slightly alternative reality to the one we know. In this version of history World War II never happened, Teito is the Imperial Capital of Japan, inventor Nikola Tesla has just won a Nobel Prize and Japanese society is divided...
- 11/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Top marks go to Manga Entertainent for the great cover of their release of Japanese special effects laden action extravaganza K-20: The Legend Of The Black Mask, which is finally dropping onto UK DVD. Adapted by writer-director Shimako Sato, ‘K-20’ stars Takeshi Kaneshiro in a swash - and indeed - buckling tale of an unlikely ‘superhero’ pitting his wits against the obligatory super villain who (aren’t they always) has his sights set on world domination. K-20 lands on R2 DVD January 10th, but if you in the States and fancy caped crusading action, you’re in luck, it’s already out there now. Plotline: The year is 1949 in a slightly alternative reality to the one we know. In this version of history World War II never happened, Teito is the Imperial Capital of Japan, inventor Nikola Tesla has just won a Nobel Prize and Japanese society is divided...
- 11/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Look out, someone gave Japanese special effects genius Takashi Yamazaki a big bag of money and the rights to one of the nation's most famous space operas.
Yamazaki first drew serious attention with The Returner, his scifi-action fusion starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, in which he showed that even when under significant budgetary restraints he could pull off some impressive effects and action work. The Returner showed promise but it wasn't until Yamazaki changed gears completely with the uber-nostalgic Always films that he would break through as one of Japan's top directors, period, both in terms of box office and critical success. And though it's hard to think of the Always pictures as effects extravaganzas, seeing as they are basically period set dramas, the invisibility of the effects work is testament to Yamazaki's skill, as pretty much every shot has been altered in some way to create the authentic period feel of post-war Tokyo.
Yamazaki first drew serious attention with The Returner, his scifi-action fusion starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, in which he showed that even when under significant budgetary restraints he could pull off some impressive effects and action work. The Returner showed promise but it wasn't until Yamazaki changed gears completely with the uber-nostalgic Always films that he would break through as one of Japan's top directors, period, both in terms of box office and critical success. And though it's hard to think of the Always pictures as effects extravaganzas, seeing as they are basically period set dramas, the invisibility of the effects work is testament to Yamazaki's skill, as pretty much every shot has been altered in some way to create the authentic period feel of post-war Tokyo.
- 6/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
K-20: The Fiend With 20 Faces will be hitting R1 DVD on April 20th.
K-20: The Fiend With 20 Faces has all of the elements of a swashbuckling smash hit: a Robin Hood-esque story of good and evil, a handsome leading man in Takeshi Kaneshiro, serviceable special effects, and an intriguing alterna-history premise involving weaponized Tesla coils, masters of disguise, and class struggle after a peaceful end to Japan's involvement in WWII. Unfortunately, it's the way that all of these elements that are brought together that result in K-20 being such an absolute letdown.
The film's opening text tells us that Japan has peacefully extracted itself from WWII, leading to a rise in the upper class while creating a vast gap in social inequality (demonstrated by the many shots of the slums the characters find themselves in throughout the story). The Imperial capital city is Teito, and it's menaced by...
K-20: The Fiend With 20 Faces has all of the elements of a swashbuckling smash hit: a Robin Hood-esque story of good and evil, a handsome leading man in Takeshi Kaneshiro, serviceable special effects, and an intriguing alterna-history premise involving weaponized Tesla coils, masters of disguise, and class struggle after a peaceful end to Japan's involvement in WWII. Unfortunately, it's the way that all of these elements that are brought together that result in K-20 being such an absolute letdown.
The film's opening text tells us that Japan has peacefully extracted itself from WWII, leading to a rise in the upper class while creating a vast gap in social inequality (demonstrated by the many shots of the slums the characters find themselves in throughout the story). The Imperial capital city is Teito, and it's menaced by...
- 4/19/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Truthfully, I hadn’t heard of Shimako Sato’s 2008 caped crusader epic “K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces” until today. A friend inquired about the film’s upcoming release, of which I knew next to absolutely nothing about. From what I understand, distributor Viz Media will bring the picture to Region 1 DVD on April 20th, which is good news for those who have been patiently awaiting its arrival. Considering I’m a sucker for high-concept action flicks, this sounds like something I’d probably enjoy. Imagine that. Here’s a detailed synopsis, courtesy of Nippon Cinema: K-20 takes place in an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened and the Japanese capital of Teito has become home to a dichotomy consisting of the ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called...
- 4/9/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Us distributor Viz Pictures will finally be releasing Shimako Sato's K-20: The Fiend With Twenty Faces (K-20: Kaijin Niju Menso Den, 2008) on DVD on April 20th. The company picked up rights to the film last summer and it has since been screened at several major film festivals as well as Viz's own theater in San Francisco's Japantown. To celebrate the DVD's release, they'll be holding a special theatrical screening at Viz Cinema on April 20th at 7:00pm. For full details, see this link.
K-20 takes place in an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened and the Japanese capital of Teito has become home to a dichotomy consisting of the ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called "The Fiend (Kaijin) with 20 Faces" begins to use his mysterious...
K-20 takes place in an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened and the Japanese capital of Teito has become home to a dichotomy consisting of the ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic when a phantom thief called "The Fiend (Kaijin) with 20 Faces" begins to use his mysterious...
- 4/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
You had to know that Takashi Yamazaki would return to science fiction one day. And that when he did he would do so in a big way. A to-the-bone effects geek, Yamazaki rose through the ranks directing television while also pursuing parallel careers in animation and special effects before rising to international attention directing the Takeshi Kaneshiro starring sci-fi action picture Returner. Promising as Returner was, however, it was also quite flawed and it wasn't until Yamazaki turned from the future to the past that he found widespread success, striking massive commercial and critical success with his shamelessly nostalgic Always pictures. But now he's back where he belongs.
Space Battleship Yamato is one of Japan's most famous and longest running anime series, the classic story of humanity's best and brightest packed into a massively powerful spaceship on a last desperate mission to claim a device that can cleanse and heal the shattered earth.
Space Battleship Yamato is one of Japan's most famous and longest running anime series, the classic story of humanity's best and brightest packed into a massively powerful spaceship on a last desperate mission to claim a device that can cleanse and heal the shattered earth.
- 1/3/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It was my very last day at Fantastic Fest and I had a huge gap in my schedule. As I was leaving the Alamo Drafthouse, I was stopped by Aaron Morgan, who asked if I was going to see a movie called K-20. I said I wasn't and he started telling me about how great it was and that I need to see it because its only ever showed in Japan up until this point. After juggling the possibility in my mind, I checked out a trailer on YouTube, and decided to walk in last minute. Thank you Aaron, because I loved this movie! He described it to me as a movie that Christopher Nolan would be making if he was in Japan - and he's dead on with that description. K-20: Legend of the Mask is a Japanese superhero action movie that's set in an alternate 1949 where Japan...
- 10/5/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Director: Shimako Sato. Review: Adam Wing. Coming on like a cross between Batman, Spiderman and Zorro, K-20: Legend Of The Mask takes me back to a time when filmmakers were all about the fun and adventure, not just the brooding, moody undertones and reluctant hero types who would rather put the loss of their favourite goldfish ahead of saving the world. Takeshi Kaneshiro is fast becoming one of my favourite actors too, and it’s his performance that covers over the cracks of Shimako Sato’s overloaded screenplay. Kaneshiro stars as circus acrobat Heikichi Endo, a likeable character trying to make peace with his lower class origin. This is a world where World War II never took place, a striking alternative Tokyo setting where class divide has become widespread. Heikichi, and the rest of his circus clan, belongs to the lower rung of societies ladder and it’s out...
- 8/12/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Film festivals are often a conumdrum for me because I sometimes wonder how they get started and, more to the point, who picks the films that get shown at them. My problem is that the films selected for many of the festivals don’t usually seem all that appealing (at least to me) and are often a collection of “art for art’s sake” films overwhelmed by their own sense of self-importance.
Fortunately, I don’t have this problem with the Fantastic Fest in Austin, which runs from September 24th to October 1st. The films selected for this festival represent an eclectic mix of genres and filmmakers and what I consider to be some of the most interesting, innovative and creative films being produced today. Sure, they’re not all potential Hollywood blockbusters, nor are they for everyone, but they are all pretty much guaranteed to be interesting, entertaining and in their own way,...
Fortunately, I don’t have this problem with the Fantastic Fest in Austin, which runs from September 24th to October 1st. The films selected for this festival represent an eclectic mix of genres and filmmakers and what I consider to be some of the most interesting, innovative and creative films being produced today. Sure, they’re not all potential Hollywood blockbusters, nor are they for everyone, but they are all pretty much guaranteed to be interesting, entertaining and in their own way,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
That's right, the first 32 titles have been announced for Austin's Fantastic Fest and the opening film will be the latest from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) which stars Jemaine Clement (Eagle vs Shark)! I think I'm going this year!
Also playing will be the likes of...
Nicholas Refn's Bronson (review)
Pieter Van Hees Dirty Mind (review)
Esther Gronenborn's Kaifeck Murder (review coming shortly)
Lawrence Gough's Salvage (review)
Cory McAbee's Stingray Sam (review)
Full list of features and shorts after the break.
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition
The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it's fifth volume. Here's your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june, 2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos,...
Also playing will be the likes of...
Nicholas Refn's Bronson (review)
Pieter Van Hees Dirty Mind (review)
Esther Gronenborn's Kaifeck Murder (review coming shortly)
Lawrence Gough's Salvage (review)
Cory McAbee's Stingray Sam (review)
Full list of features and shorts after the break.
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition
The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it's fifth volume. Here's your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june, 2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos,...
- 7/13/2009
- QuietEarth.us
It is time boys and girls, the first wave lineup for Fantastic Fest 2009 has been announced, and we are bringing it to you right… now:
Also, Do Not forget to go buy your damn tickets!
Features:
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition. The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it’s fifth volume. Here’s your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation.
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june,
2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos, brutality and humor. First-time director Yang Ik-June plays an angry thug named who gets involved in a dysfunctional relationship with a high-school girl. It eventually becomes apparent that the pair are linked in ways that neither of them realize.
Bronson
(dir. Nicholas Winding Refn,...
Also, Do Not forget to go buy your damn tickets!
Features:
42nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition. The hugely popular Synapse trailer compilation series 42nd Street Forever is featuring the Alamo Film Archive for it’s fifth volume. Here’s your chance to check out a sneak preview screening of the actual 35mm trailers which are featured in the DVD compilation.
Breathless
(dir. Yang Ik-june,
2009, South Korea)
Breathless is a foul-mouthed drama that delivers an unlikely mix of pathos, brutality and humor. First-time director Yang Ik-June plays an angry thug named who gets involved in a dysfunctional relationship with a high-school girl. It eventually becomes apparent that the pair are linked in ways that neither of them realize.
Bronson
(dir. Nicholas Winding Refn,...
- 7/13/2009
- by Scott
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
[Our thanks to Renzo Adler for this second review of K-20.]
The reverberations of the modern superhero film have been felt since Spider-Man graced screens back in ’02, for better or worse. K-20: Legend of the Mask, directed by Shimako Sato, based on the novel by So Kitamura—which was in turn based on a series of detective stories by Edogawa Rampo—embodies some of the worst aspects of contemporary superhero films. What originally drew me to this film was the fact that it was based on a character created by Edogawa Rampo, an author renowned for his “erotic-grotesque” style which has spawned numerous films like Horrors of Malformed Men and Rampo Noir. So I was expecting yet another film filled to the brim with strangeness and brooding eroticism. Instead I got an extremely watered down superhero movie with a half-hearted steam-punk motif.
The reverberations of the modern superhero film have been felt since Spider-Man graced screens back in ’02, for better or worse. K-20: Legend of the Mask, directed by Shimako Sato, based on the novel by So Kitamura—which was in turn based on a series of detective stories by Edogawa Rampo—embodies some of the worst aspects of contemporary superhero films. What originally drew me to this film was the fact that it was based on a character created by Edogawa Rampo, an author renowned for his “erotic-grotesque” style which has spawned numerous films like Horrors of Malformed Men and Rampo Noir. So I was expecting yet another film filled to the brim with strangeness and brooding eroticism. Instead I got an extremely watered down superhero movie with a half-hearted steam-punk motif.
- 6/18/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
This isn’t exactly new news this as we covered its release in Japan a few months back, but as an added bonus we have just turned up an English subtitled version of the trailer for Japanese action pic K-20. It’s due for release in Singapore (hence the subs) in Febuary, which has the added bonus of helping the chances of an English friendly DVD sometime soon. Directed by Shimako Sato the pic stars Takeshi Kaneshiro (Red Cliff) & Takako Matsu (Hero). For those that missed it, here’s the plotline again.
- 1/10/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Many thanks to regular reader Raku for spotting this one and loading it into the Twitch Player ...
We’ve been greatly anticipating the arrival of Shimako Sato’s K-20 since first catching wind of it a good while back and the full theatrical trailer has just arrived. The verdict? Looking great. The film is set in an alternate future and revolves around a somewhat modified take on classic Edogawa Rampo character, the Fiend With Twenty Faces. Takeshi Kaneshiro stars as a gymnast police believe is the notorious Fiend who must catch the real fiend to prove his own innocence. Always director Takashi Yamazaki provides all the special effects in this one and the footage in the trailer looks every bit as impressive as you’d expect from Yamazaki.
Set in an alternate world where ninety percent of Japan’s wealth is controlled by a small sliver of the aristocracy, the...
We’ve been greatly anticipating the arrival of Shimako Sato’s K-20 since first catching wind of it a good while back and the full theatrical trailer has just arrived. The verdict? Looking great. The film is set in an alternate future and revolves around a somewhat modified take on classic Edogawa Rampo character, the Fiend With Twenty Faces. Takeshi Kaneshiro stars as a gymnast police believe is the notorious Fiend who must catch the real fiend to prove his own innocence. Always director Takashi Yamazaki provides all the special effects in this one and the footage in the trailer looks every bit as impressive as you’d expect from Yamazaki.
Set in an alternate world where ninety percent of Japan’s wealth is controlled by a small sliver of the aristocracy, the...
- 8/29/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
I've been watching this site for a while and luckily a trailer just dropped. It looks utterly fantastic as it's set in an alternate 1949 and it looks somewhat noirish with some fantastic production design. "The story is set in 1949 in the fictional capital city of Teito, where aristocrats monopolize most of the wealth. K-20, a mysterious man with the ability to change his appearance frequently targets the rich for his theft. One day he manages to trick police into thinking a circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is the real criminal, leaving it up to Endo to escape jail and prove his innocence. Meanwhile K-20 targets his next victim, Yoko Hashiba (Takako Matsu)—an heiress whose fiancé is Kogoro Akechi (Toru Nakamura), the famous detective who arrested Endo. But Endo still has a score to settle, and picks a fight with K-20." It'll be dropping in Japan on December 20th.
- 8/28/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Back in May Todd posted images from the sales flyer for Shimako Sato’s K-20: Kaijin Nijû Mensô Den. It gave us a bit of an idea how the character design went but you cannot always get the clarity you want from scanning flyers.
Never fear. Jason Gray has noted over on his blog that the official site now has that same image from the flyer in full digital glory on its main page. Much clearer image. Much brighter. Much better. Now we can see some details in the costume. I’ve messed about with the image and tried to brighten it more, bring out more details.
And according to Jason, who did the English translation of the script, “I can say that Kaneshiro Takeshi fans are in for a treat”.
Set in an alternate world where ninety percent of Japan’s wealth is controlled by a small sliver of the aristocracy,...
Never fear. Jason Gray has noted over on his blog that the official site now has that same image from the flyer in full digital glory on its main page. Much clearer image. Much brighter. Much better. Now we can see some details in the costume. I’ve messed about with the image and tried to brighten it more, bring out more details.
And according to Jason, who did the English translation of the script, “I can say that Kaneshiro Takeshi fans are in for a treat”.
Set in an alternate world where ninety percent of Japan’s wealth is controlled by a small sliver of the aristocracy,...
- 8/4/2008
- by Mack
- Screen Anarchy
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