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STREGA: Garage Hero’s Indie Toku Action Sequel Needs Your Help!
Japanese Tokusatsu maverick, Bueno, has been loyal to his Garage Hero brand since launching it in 2011, and has shown his committment to bringing indie acclaim with his edgy feature debut, Gun Caliber. Fans in the U.S. and elsewhere can find the film now available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and even VHS from SRS Cinema, while it has more than a year since lending lip-service to the massea with an announcement teaser for the proposed sequel, Strega.
That sequel is now in production and aiming to no less keep the bold, brash, hyperviolent and gonzo tone of its predecessor with no apologies made. What’s more? Fans now have a chance to throw their hats – and wallets – in the arena by contributing to their newly launched Indiegogo to help feed the cast and crew, as well as furbish the production accordingly, and for a project that stands to gain fruitfully with backing from some of the best of the best in Tokusatsu, like “Mr. Kamen Rider himself – actor Takaiwa Seji, action coordinator Taniguchi Hiroyuki, cult favorite Sakamoto Kouchi, and designers Koh Gideon and Komatsu Daisuke.
Following the events of GUN CALIBER, Japanese government decides to even further regulate superheroes AND the overall populace using the Vector Card, a new ID system. Vector also happens to be a corporation that has been gradually extending its power behind the scenes.
Our hero, Soma Kusanagi, is a foul-mouthed ruffian marked as a persona non-grata by not only the government, but also Vector. However, he’s one of the only people who can equip the “Stray Buckle” which transforms him into the hero, STREGA. Due to his pariah status, Soma, the former Gun Caliber, is forced to keep his newfound identity of Strega secret from the public eye.
When a mysterious, yet boisterous Vector Card hacker emerges with a sinister plot to turn all of Tokyo into monsters, Soma is partnered up with a new recruit, Sayuri. Tokyo’s fate now depends on the two unlikely heroes rising to their greatest challenge yet.
Strega is looking to earn up to $10,000 to help feed the cast and crew as well as furbish the production in all its phases, and with the promise of each donation guaranteeing a perk worth every penny. Such perks range from T-shirts, headsets, multi-media copies of the movie and a replica of the hero helmet, to everything mentioned above and more along with accessories, a Google Hangout with the Garage Hero clan.
There are stretch goals to unveil as well, but only if you can help unlock the campaign past its $10,000 milestone. Film duo Bueno and partner Raymond Arcega make their case in the following video, so take a look below and feel free to click here and spy an eye on the Indigogo page to help Strega shoot more evil in the dick and get the girl!
GUN CALIBER: SRS Cinema To Launch North American Pre-Orders This Friday!
Niche distributor SRS Cinema proudly acquired maverick tokusatsu filmmaker Bueno’s lo-fi, gonzo action comedy adventure, Gun Caliber back in December. The company is now out to festivals with the film in addition to a few of its other titles and as of this week, they are also advancing consumers with pre-order options through their official website.
As such, they’ve presented exclusive artwork to topline the release of the film in all its unmitigated, lo-fi, unsafe-for-work-glory. A release date is still pending but I couldn’t be happier to share in the excitement with the opinions of those who’ve screened the film in either its exclusive webserial or feature-length format, presenting a vision of Tokusatsu that literally nukes expectations.
“Get ready to shoot evil in the dick and steal its wallet!
It is the year, 20XX AD. The evil organization known as “Skulldier” is hell-bent on taking over Japan – well, right after they finish their lunch break – with a device known as the “Gen Drive”. But one man stands in their way… Soma Kusanagi. He may be your average, miserable, Smartball Parlor employee in Tokyo’s Old Town, but when evil rears its ugly ass on the Japanese metropolis, he transforms into the gun-slinging superhero GUN CALIBER! He’s a hero who likes his bullets fast and his women even faster… a hero who can beat down evil as if it was his ex-wife!
From the creative Filipino-Canadian mind of indie Tokusatsu director Bueno and his ragtag Tokyo based film group GARAGE HERO, “GUN CALIBER” is a drunk, sexy, euphoric, action packed, Tour-de-Force that’s so hot, you’ll wish your face could melt…”
That this indie cult classic is getting a sequel is also telling of its popularity and we’ll have more on that in due time. Meanwhile you can take note of Gun Caliber‘s pending late 2017 release announcement and pre-order window starting this Friday at 7:00pm EST with copies expected to ship within a month.
Check out the trailer and artwork below and be sure to hit up the official website for SRS Cinema to snag your limited edition Blu-Ray or VHS copy (Yes, those!) this Friday!
Bueno’s New Webseires Edit Of Tokusatsu Indie, GUN CALIBER, Is Still Locked And Loaded With NSFW Glory
If there’s any inclination in your mind that maverick tokusatsu filmmaker Bueno is watering down his craft, then congratulations! You’re wrong. No, no… have no allusions here about what he’s up to with his currently developing effort, Strega, and you can read more about that by clicking here.
For now, you can still check out a handful of some of his shortfilm and other YouTube space work on his Garage Hero channel where he also stakes his cult fanfare with Strega‘s predecessor, the 2014 all-out red-band suit action comedy affair, Gun Caliber. Featuring fight choreography by Joey Min, Bueno stars and directs a story telling of a dilapidated, lecherous superhero forced to clean his act up and save Tokyo from a rogue’s gallery of monsters led by the evil Skulldier.
You can read my review of the film by clicking here, otherwise you might be keen on his latest edit of the film now in webseries format with the first episode of thirteen now available below. Don’t worry though, all the violence, gore, boobage and all the usual sorts of NSFWish content seen in the film are still in the series starting with the first episode below.
Toku Filmmaker Bueno Sets Sights On 'Gun Caliber' Sequel, STREGA
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GUN CALIBER Gets An Online Re-Release This August!
Soma Kusanagi may be your average miserable Smartball Parlor employee in Tokyo’s Old Town, but when evil rears its ugly ass on the Japanese Metropolis, he transforms into the Gunslinging Superhero, Gun Caliber and fights against the evil organization known as “Skulldier”. A group hell-bent on taking over Japan right after they finish their lunch break.
Monsters Beware! Tokyo Has A New Defender In The New Trailer GAION SIGMA
Independent filmmaker and actor Bueno is set to air a bootleg version of Garage Hero’s long-awaited NSFW tokusatsu action adventure thrill ride, Gun Caliber, exclusively on Vimeo for a limited time beginning April 18. However, the rising cult independent suit action favorite is currently ramping promotional efforts for his second feature film with co-director Motoharu Takauji and Zen Pictures for the forthcoming release of Gaion Sigma.
It's Tokusatsu For Grown Folks Only In The New Trailer For GUN CALIBER
Take everything you know and love about Japanese superheroes, tokusatsu television shows and films, and throw it all in a blender with the works of like Noboru Iguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi. Because actor, martial arts performer and independent filmmaker, Bueno makes no apologies in putting his own spin on the genre in the bold new trailer for Gun Caliber.
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