Fantasia XXIX Review: In GARO: TAIGA, The Continuing Saga Of A Tokusatsu Crowdpleaser
GARO: TAIGA screened its World Premiere for the 29th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival.
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GARO: KAMI NO KIBA: Catch The Trailer For Amemiya Keita’s New Chapter In The Toku Franchise
Tokusatsu auteur Amemiya Keita continues onward with the longstanding popularity of the Garo franchise. The latest iteration now heads to the big screen with a 2018 release for Garo: Kami No Kiba which continues the story left off from the original Garo series in 2005 with actors Kuriyama Wataru, Ikeda Junya, Aoki Tsunenori and Inoue Masahiro starring. The Garo franchise is a wide-spanning one that branches out with a number of stories and characters but don’t fret if you’re interested in catching up; Among swarms of other inbound film and TV products, Section23’s genre film licensing shingle, Kraken, has since nabbed U.S. rights to the original hit series and will release it on Blu-Ray on October 17. Garo: Kami No Kiba will first get its world premiere at this year’s 30th Tokyo International Film Festival which kicks off on October 25 through November 3. An official date remains pending but the […]
Watch The Fantastic New Trailer For Garo Spin-Off, BIKI: YAMIGIRINOCHI!
Director Amemiya Keita‘s latest induction to the Garo cineverse, Biku: Yamgirinochi is arriving in stellar fashion for the Tokusatsu fanbase. With the 10th anniversary of the series looming in October, Biku: Yamigirinochi will follow a month after with a select release planned for November 14, spun-off from the recent Makai no Hana series with actress and J-idol Akimoto Sayaka front and center. This week, a new trailer is now circlating following an earlier teaser this summer, and it speaks of sheer energy for its fitting leading actress, with special effects and amazing fight action that fully showcase Akimoto in her element as the heroine of the film. via Tokyo Otaku Mode: The film follows Makai Priestess Biku who hunts down fallen Makai Knights and Priests to dispel their dead bodies of any darkness. Biku is ordered by a member of the Senate, Dachi, to confirm if a Makai Priest named Usami has fallen into […]
Makai Knights At War For The Soul In The Latest Teaser For 'GARO' Spin-Off, BIKU: YAMIGIRINOCHI
Tokusatsu mainstay, writer and filmmaker Amemiya Keita has a calling with his long standing popular suit-action franchise, Garo. Those familiar with the various aspects of the property through film and television will no doubt continue their fandom in the months ahead as they have been, especially with the exciting saga now gearing for its 10th Anniversary and J-idol girl group, AKH48 member Akimoto Sayaka starring. Biku: Yamigirinochi is the name of the film spun-off from the recent Makai no Hana series which series Akimoto in the title role of a warrior priestess who hunts down fallen Makai knights to dispell the darkness within. She is ultimately assigned to oversee the spiritual state of a fellow Makai priest in question – a mission that only further leads to more questions that require the help of a higher Makai Priest. Suga Kenta and Mickey Curtis also star, and with the latest teaser […]