The Great Buddha Arrival
The Great Buddha Arrival | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster by Yoshiki Takahashi | |
Directed by | Hiroto Yokokawa |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | The Great Buddha Arrival: Chukyo Edition by Yoshiro Edamasa |
Produced by | Hiroto Yokokawa Avery Guerra |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Hiroto Yokokawa |
Edited by | Hiroto Yokokawa |
Music by | Hiromi Shinoda |
Production company | 3Y Film |
Distributed by | 3Y Film |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | ¥1,481 million[2] |
The Great Buddha Arrival (Japanese: 大仏廻国, Hepburn: Daibutsu Kaikoku) is a 2018 Japanese kaiju film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on the lost 1934 film of the same name, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson.[3] Additional footage with new actors was shot to extend the film's run time for international distribution, with still more footage shot for a Japanese theatrical release on September 4, 2020, termed the Final Edition.[4][5]
Cast[]
- Masanori Kikuzawa as Yoshiro Edamasa
- Kazuma Yoneyama as Murata[6]
- as Canadian interviewer[7]
- Philip Granger as President of the United States
- Peggy Neal as Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason[8]
- as American newscaster[9]
- Akira Kubo as Prime Minister Maki[5]
- Iwata Momoka as Momorun[10]
- Akira Takarada as Storyteller[11]
- Yukiko Kobayashi as Yuko Murata[12]
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Detective Osaki[13]
- Shiro Sano as Miyakura (Final Edition)[14]
- Bin Furuya as Kazuyoshi Edamasa (Final Edition)[15]
Production[]
![]() | This section may be confusing or unclear to readers. (July 2021) |
It is said that Hiroto Yokokawa was introduced by a friend who likes Godzilla about the existence of The Great Buddha Arrival (a friend participates in this work as an art director).[2] In 2016, he contacted Kazuyoshi Fohara, the grandson of Yoshiro Edamasa, and the project started.[2] For the cast, actors who have appeared in Tokusatsu films (such as Godzilla, Gamera) that influenced Yokokawa, such as Akira Takarada and Yukijiro Hotaru, were appointed. There is. Although 80% of the offers were declined, some casts decided to appear because "if Mr. Takarada will appear".[2]
Part of the production cost is raised by Crowdfunding, and when the article was published in Yahoo! News, United States producer Avery Guerra translated the article into English.[2] that the existence of this work became known overseas because of the introduction, and there are also overseas actors (Philip Granger etc.) who decided to appear as a result.[2]
Home media[]
The film will soon[when?] be released in North America by SRS Cinema.[16]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/269064/bad-karma-awaits-tokyo-in-the-bizarre-new-kaiju-flick-the-great-buddha-arrival/
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "平成最後の年末にリメイクされる幻の特撮映画『大仏廻国』とは一体何か? 横川寛人監督に聞く". Excite Bit コネタ. 2018-09-09. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "大仏廻国 The Great Buddha Arrival : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Guerra, Avery (29 July 2020). "THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL – Final Edition – Adds 2 More Kaiju Film Legends!". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SciFi Japan - Toho Legend Akira Kubo Joins THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL!". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "米山冬馬". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "シェリー・スゥエニー". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "ペギー・ニール". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "ノーマン・イングランド". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "岩田桃夏". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "CAST/STAFF". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "小林夕岐子". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "螢雪次朗". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "佐野史郎". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "古谷敏". 映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ Keith. "SRS Cinema Secures THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL and NEZURA 1964 For North American Distribution!". www.scifijapan.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
External links[]
- 2018 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2010s Japanese film stubs
- Kaiju films
- Japanese films
- Giant monster films
- Tokusatsu films