The first work directed by a legend of the special effects world Kamino Fude: Kaiju-tachi no iru shima (The Island of Monsters)" will be screened Screenings will be held on 11/1 and 12/1

2024.10.17 14:15

株式会社シネマノヴェチェント

Cinema Novecento, Japan's smallest film cinema operated by Cinema Novecento Corporation (located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), will hold screenings of "Kamino Fude: Kaiju-tachi no iru Shima" on November 30 (Sat.) and December 1 (Sun.), 2024, with Keizo Murase as the first general director.

Kamino Fude: Kaijutachi no iru Shima (The Island of Monsters)

Legendary director Keizo Murase has created the foundation of today's monster sculpting, working on the "Godzilla," "Gamera," and "Daimajin" series, as well as many others.

Murase's first film as general director, "Kaminofude: Kaiju-tachi no iru shima" is an original fantasy film based on a plot he wrote down at the request of a Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers producer in the 1970s.

The original concept design was created by Akira Takahashi, who is known not only for his character designs for Toei tokusatsu hero films, but also for his art designs for Kinji Fukasaku's films.

Shinji Nishikawa, also known as the designer of the "Godzilla" series, designed the monster Yamata-no-orochi that appears in this film, and other prominent special effects film staff from the Showa, Heisei, and 2025 eras were brought together!

An analog tokusatsu film presented to a new generation was born here!

This screening will include a special screening of the short film "The Land of Fog" directed by Daisuke Sato, who also served as producer and special effects director.

In addition to Director Daisuke Sato, daily guests will include screenwriter Ken Nakazawa and Masanori Machida (James), well-known to tokusatsu fans for his work on "Daikyoju Gappa" and other films.

This is a must-see for fans of special effects films, as it is a perfect fusion of Japan's proud analog special effects technology and new-age CG technology!

Date of the event:

November 30 (Sat) & December 1 (Sun)

Screening film:

Kamino Fude: The Island of Monsters" (2024 / DCP / Color / 74 min)

General Director/Original Story/Sculpting Supervisor : Keizo Murase

Executive Producer : Naoto Murase

Producer, Special Effects Director : Daisuke Sato

Associate Producer : Kinya Yagi

Associate Producer : Naomi Ushida

Screenplay : Ken Nakazawa

Cinematography : Yoshihito Takahashi Yoichi Sunahara

Monster Design ：Shinji Nishikawa

Special Effects ：Fumitsugu Murase, Shinichi Wakasa, Tomohiro Matsumoto

Sound Effects ：Kenji Shibasaki

Music ：Shota Kowashi

Assistant Director : Yoshikazu Ishii

Original Concept Design : Akira Takahashi

Cast : Rio Suzuki, Takaryu Narahara, Masanori Machida, Takumi Magoshi

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Hana Yoshida Shinji Higuchi Shinsuke Kasai Yuto Kasuga

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Konomi Tsukamoto Hana Yanagisawa Yumiko Shaku Takumi Saito

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Shiro Sano

Synopsis:

A farewell party is held for Kenzo Tokimiya, a special effects artist who passed away, and his grandson Shuri comes to the venue where many fans gather. There, she meets Takuya, a classmate who is a special effects fan, and they are told by Hozumi, a man who says he knew Tokimiya, about a movie project called "God's Brush" that Tokimiya was trying to make, and asked them to save the world. In order to return to their original world, they must discover the secret of "Kami-no-Fude"...

The official website for the film "Kaminofude: Kaiju-tachi no iru shima" (https://kaminofude.com/)

The Land of the Fog" (2020 / BD / Color / 35 min)

Director, Script, Photography, Art, Special Effects, Editing, Puppet Creation : Daisuke Sato

Monster suit modeling : Keizo Murase

Special Effects : Tomohiro Matsumoto

Background Painting : Nichiyo Shimakura

Sound Effects : Daiki Kamiyama

Music by : Chouchou

Script cooperation ： Yohei Yanase

Character design cooperation ：inumoto

Concentration design cooperation ：Tomoaki Matsumoto

Voice Cast ：Masaru Inoue, Akeon Kanamori

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ishimoto Hijiyo Nagao Nana

Synopsis:

The year is 1909. A boy, Eiji, returns to a town in Kyushu surrounded by mountains, where he meets a blind girl, Takiri. One foggy night, Eiji witnesses Takiri together with "Nebula," a giant blind monster that lives in a mountain lake. The existence of Takiri and Nebula, who have been living in secret, soon becomes known to the townspeople...

Official website: https://www.sagirinokuni.com/

Guest profile:

Daisuke Sato

Born in 1980 in Oita Prefecture.

In 2001, he participated for the first time in a movie as a member of the sculpting staff for "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and the Great Monsters All-Out Attack". Since then, he has been involved in special effects productions such as "Godzilla Final Wars" (2004), "Gamera" (2006), and "Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers" (2006) as a monster sculptor. After working as a reporter in the U.S., he is currently working as a representative of Los Gatos Works, producing content for web media while also creating videos and sculptures.

Takeshi Nakazawa

Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1981. Novelist and UMA researcher.

His debut novel "Hatsukoi Gejin" was dramatized on NHK BS Premium. Other works include "Kimoi Man," "Heisei Tokusatsu Generation," "Ibaraki no Yokai Zukan (Illustrated Book of Yokai)," and "Tonari no UMA Land (My Neighbor's UMA Land: Illustrated Book of Unidentified Organisms Seen in Pictures).

As a UMA researcher, he has written the scripts for "Ultra Zone," "Garuda no Senshi Bima," etc. He has also written the scripts for "Urgent Verification! series" and "Beat Takeshi's Supernatural X-Files.

Masanori Machida

Born in 1955 in Kanagawa Prefecture.

He started as a child actor and has worked as an actor, voice actor, and more. After studying at Toei Acting Training Institute, he worked at Toei for about 16 years, and has worked with Ken Takakura and Shintaro Katsu as a famous child actor. He played Hattori-kun in "Ninja Hattori-kun + Ninja Monster Zippou" (67-68, NET/Toei), Ultraman Tiga Episode 49 "Star of Ultra" (MBS/97) as Space Majin Charija, (Toei) Kamen Rider Gatchard Episode 5 "Burn! Doue! Wrestler G" (EX/23) as Koichiro Asahi, and "Tokusatsu Kigeki Oki Yuzo: Life's Greatest Battle" directed by Yoshikazu Ishii. As a voice actor, he has also appeared as Daigan in the anime "HUGt! Pretty Cure" and as Dolgana in "Ginga Kikugyutai Majestic Prince".

Timetable (both days):

1:30 p.m. - Screening of "The Land of Fog

14:05 - Intermission

14:15 - Screening of "Kaminofude: Kaiju-tachi no iru shima" (The Island of Monsters)

15:30 - Break

15:40 - Talk Show Guest: Daisuke Sato, Special Effects Director

　　　　　 Daily Guest: November 30, Ken Nakazawa December 1, Masanori Machida

5:10 p.m. - Autograph session and photo session

Around 6:00 p.m.

　　　　　 After the show, there will be a reception with the guests at the bar space (additional fee required).

Fee (both days): 4,500 yen in advance, 5,000 yen at the door, 4,000 yen for the reception (with food and 3 designated drinks)

Venue ： Cinema Novecento