daikaijyu no atoshimatsu

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE DEAD KAIJU? Trailer Races To Answer Its Most Burning Question To Save Japan!

Instant Swamp and It’s Me, It’s Me director Satoshi Miki’s latest spectacle has been running its campaign since the summer and now it’s finally got itself an English title with What Do We Do With The Dead Kaiju?, a fair take on the narrative given the plain-as-day imagery we’ve been seeing in the promo footage for the last five months. The film also has a brand new poster and minute-long trailer (the latter which you can view above) to accomodate folks looking to have their monster movie fill come February 4, 2022. A co-prod between Shochiku and Toei, the film stars Ryosuke Yamada (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Tao Tsuchiya (Rurouni Kenshin saga), along with Gaku Hamada (A Beloved Wife), Joe Odagiri (Foujita) and Toshiyuki Nishida (Outrage Coda). A KAIJU (Monster), which terrorized humans to unprecedented levels, suddenly died one day. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left […]

DAIKAIJYU NO ATOSHIMATSU Teases Suspenseful Monster Thrills For 2022!

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Instant Swamp and It’s Me, It’s Me director Satoshi Miki’s got a hell of a tease for you all out there lovin’ your monster moviefare and whatnot. There’s yet to be an English title but feel free to bookmark Daikaijyu no Atoshimatsu going forward as it stays the course for a 2022 release starring Ryosuke Yamada (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Tao Tsuchiya (Rurouni Kenshin saga). A co-prod between Shochiku and Toei, both actors play ex-fiancees to one-another – specialists in their field who are assigned to the charge of a monster that attacks Japan and suddenly dies, only to ensue the looming threat of the country’s collapse stemming from a potential gas explosion from where the monster’s carcass lays. The teaser above doesn’t reveal the full monster but there’s enough shots to get a few glimpses along with the poster below which reveals a little more about the stakes at hand. […]