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TATSUJIN WARRIORS: New Teaser And Poster Revealed For Koichi Sakamoto’s Latest Indie Action Ensemble

On Friday, Koichi Sakamoto fans get a double dose of action with two assets: The release of Shogun’s Ninja on the membership end of the Samurai VS Ninja YouTube channel, AND, the first official teaser footage for his latest independent action ensemble, Tatsujin Warriors. Actress and Asai-ryu Muchi Ken proponent, Hoshimi Asai (Versus, Murakumo: Ghost Agency), stars from a script by Ultraman veteran Juinichiro Ashiki (Ninja VS Shark), which sees our protagonist in the role of Hikaru, an ex-con fresh out of a five-year prison sentence for manslaughter. Upon returning to her once peaceful hometown, now besieged by a violent gang of hooligans, she forms a band of martial arts heroes to take her town back and restore order. The cast is comprised of a bevy of martial artists and performers bringing their own specialties to the table, including Takahide Kitagawa (Systema) and Ryuji Shirakawa (Aikido), Seiryukutsu Narashino (Nindo), four-time […]

TATSUJIN WARRIORS Debuts Poster For Hoshimi Asai’s Latest From Koichi Sakamoto

Lee B. Golden III

Legendary action auteur Koichi Sakamoto is breaking away a bit from dazzling superhero fanservice with his latest film, Tatsujin Warriors. The cast is led by actress and Asai-ryu Muchi Ken (Whip/Fist Karate) proponent, Hoshimi Asai who last hit our radar with 2023’s Murakumo: Ghost Agency. Asai stars from a script by Ultraman veteran Juinichiro Ashiki (Ninja VS Shark), which sees our protagonist in the role of Hikaru, an ex-con fresh out of a five-year prison for manslaughter. Upon returning to her once peaceful hometown, now besieged by a violent gang of hooligans, she forms a band of martial arts heroes to take her town back and restore order. Asai brings her Whip/Fist fighting trade to the table as well, bolstering the film’s martial arts authenticity even more with a cast also lists the following: Respective Systema and Aikido academics Takahide Kitagawa and Ryuji Shirakawa, Nindo expert Seiryukutsu Narashino, four-time Taido […]

MAYHEM GIRLS Lift Off In The Latest Trailer For ‘Re:Born’ Producer’s New Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure

Lee B. Golden III

How’s this for a little something different: A story set during a pandemic where numerous public events are canned, stifling a quartet of high school girls who suddenly awaken one day to the powers of psychokinesis… That would be of course Mayhem Girls for ya, from none other than Shinichi Fujita in his third directorial outing after 2015’s W: Futatsu no kao wo motsu onnatachi, and in 2020 with Yamikin Queen. The film also marks Fujita’s latest reunion with stunt and wire coordinator Yuji Shimomura after serving as editor on Death Trance, Re:Born, and Crazy Samurai Musashi – the latter two for which he also served as producer. The film is open in Japan as of last week from Albatross Films and stars Mitsuki Yoshida, Aimi Igashira, Amane Kamiya, and Himena Kikuchi. It’s got romance, fantasy, and all sorts of youthful splendor if it suits your tastes. Take a look […]