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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥3 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. Still more footage was shot for a Japanese theatrical release, termed the Final Edition.[4][5] This last release occurred on September 4, 2020.
Background
[edit]After the release of the 2014 Godzilla remake, director Hiroto Yokokawa was introduced by a friend to the existence of The Great Buddha Arrival[2] a film made in 1934 that is now considered one of the earliest kaiju films.[6] In 2016, he contacted Kazuyoshi Fohara, the grandson of Yoshiro Edamasa, and the project of creating a remake began.
Production
[edit]Actors who have appeared in Tokusatsu films (such as Godzilla, Gamera) that influenced Yokokawa, such as Akira Takarada and Yukijiro Hotaru, were asked to appear in the film. Although 80% of the offers were declined, some tokusatsu actors decided to appear because "Mr. Takarada will appear".[2]
Part of the production cost was raised by crowdfunding. In particular, a description of the project that was translated into English by producer Avery Guerra and published on Yahoo! News, created interest in the project. In addition a few overseas actors such as Philip Granger decided to appear, which further led to international knowledge of the project.[2]
Home media
[edit]As of 2023, the film is available to stream on Amazon Prime.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Masanori Kikuzawa as Yoshiro Edamasa
- Kazuma Yoneyama as Murata[8]
- Shelley Sweeney as Canadian interviewer[9]
- Philip Granger as President of the United States
- Peggy Neal as Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason[10]
- Norman England as American newscaster[11]
- Akira Kubo as Prime Minister Maki[5]
- Iwata Momoka as Momorun[12]
- Akira Takarada as Storyteller[13]
- Yukiko Kobayashi as Yuko Murata[14]
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Detective Osaki[15]
- Shiro Sano as Newscaster Miyakura (Final Edition)[16]
- Bin Furuya as Kazuyoshi Edamasa (Final Edition)[17]
- Yuma as Kitayama
- Ai Aoki as Female suicide
- Takashi Yasuda as Reporter Kayama
- Iku Hasegawa as Emasasa's sweetheart
- Yoshiro Uchida as Mayor Sakurai
- Ippei Osako as Producer Tanaka
- Yuki Morita as Announcer Sakano
- Inge Murata as Chancellor of Germany
- Toshi Toda as Maxwell (Toshi) James
- Yoshihiko Otsuki as Physicist
- Junichiro Nirasawa as Paranormal researcher
- Robert Scott Field as Mysterious person
- Takahiro Yamakawa
- Ryotaro Fujiyama
- Francisco de Borja De la Bella
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bad Karma Awaits Tokyo in the Bizarre New Kaiju Flick the Great Buddha Arrival". 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "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 2021-01-24.
- ^ a b "SciFi Japan - Toho Legend Akira Kubo Joins THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL!". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Filmfax Plus Magazine #163". Atomic Books. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Amazon.com: The Great Buddha Arrival : Hiroto Yokokawa: Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "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.
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