Eva Units 02 and 00 battle the Angel Sahaquiel in EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. The film will be released in North America next year
by FUNimation Entertainment. © 2009 Khara

Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release
Official Movie Site: funimation.com/evangelion (US), evangelion.co.jp (Japan)
Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala

FUNimation Entertainment announced that it has acquired the North American home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the animated sci-fi action film EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha, 2009) from international sales agent NTV (Nippon Television Network). FUNimation will release the film on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray in 2011.
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Kelly (Jessica Szohr) is about to become fish food in the new remake/update PIRANHA 3D. © 2010 The Weinstein Company

Author: Kyle Byrd
Official Site: piranha-3d.com

US theatrical poster for PIRANHA 3D. © 2010 The
Weinstein Company

The PIRANHA series is simply one of the most bizarre footnotes in the history of b-movies. The Roger Corman produced 1978 film was the solo directorial debut of Joe Dante (THE HOWLING, GREMLINS, SMALL SOLDIERS), and the first screenplay by acclaimed writer and future director John Sayles (LONE STAR, PASSION OF FISH). The satirical horror/comedy was made to capitalize on the success of JAWS and came out on the heels of JAWS 2. For a quick cash-in/rip off of a big Hollywood production, PIRANHA was much better than it had any reason to be due to a great new talent behind the camera and a witty script. It spawned a below-par sequel (PIRANHA 2: THE SPAWNING), which was the first directed by James Cameron (THE TERMINATOR, AVATAR). For some reason, the series has been the launching pad for many people who would go on to do bigger and better things. There was also a cheap made for TV remake in 1995 which used stock footage and the same screenplay as the 78 original, but lacked everything that made it work.

Now a proper remake has been made, directed by French horror darling Alexandre Aja (HIGH TENSION, THE HILLS HAVE EYES remake). Like Dante’s film, it tells the story of a pack of killer piranhas and the people trying to stop them from getting to a large beachside event (it was the opening of a water park in the original, it’s a college spring break site here). Of course, the fish get loose and cause all kinds of bloody carnage.
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Menu screens for the four Gamera films being released next month on DVD. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1967-1970 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

Four Classic Gamera Movies Coming September 21st
Source: Shout! Factory
Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Brian Ward

Our friends at Shout! Factory sent over advance copies of their GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER and GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets, so we’re pleased to give SciFi Japan readers an early look at what’s coming their way on September 21st. Each DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $19.93.
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Cover art for Shout! Factory’s GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS and GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER Double Feature DVD Collections.
Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1967-1970 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

Classic Kaiju Movies to be Released September 21st
Source: Shout! Factory press release
Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Brian Ward

If you loved the first two Special Edition home entertainment releases of the original Gamera movies – GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER and GAMERA VS. BARUGON, prepare yourself for four times the fun! On September 21, 2010, Shout! Factory will further unleash four more Gamera movies (the original Japanese version) from the Showa series in two Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets: GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS and GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER. Featuring all-new anamorphic widescreen transfers, each Double-Feature DVD set includes both the original Japanese and infamous English dubbed versions of each film along with publicity galleries. A must-have for film enthusiasts and collectors, aggregate your Gamera movie collection with these two Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets. Each DVD set is sold separately with $19.93 SRP.
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The long-awaited sequel to THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA and Larry Blamire’s latest send-up have been released on DVD by Shout! Factory.
© 2008 Bantam Street

A Double-Dose of Hilarious B-Movie Lampoons
Source: Shout! Factory, Bantam Street
Official Movie Websites: THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN, DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
Special Thanks to Brian Ward and Tom Chen

In the grand tradition of Mel Brooks and Preston Sturges, Larry Blamire brings his zany ensemble of actors back in two hysterically funny and instant cult-classics, when the highly-anticipated sequel THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN and Blamire’s latest send-up DARK AND STORMY NIGHT hit the home entertainment shelves August 17, 2010 from Shout! Factory. Poised to deliver the cinematic chuckle-fests that loyal fans have been waiting for, both collectible DVDs boast cast and crew commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette and more. Each DVD is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $14.97.
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Central America is taken over by alien life forms in MONSTERS, the new UK sci-fi film coming to the US from Magnolia Pictures.
Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. © 2010 Vertigo Films, Ltd.

Indie UK Sci-Fi Thriller Opens October 29
Source: Magnolia Pictures
Official Movie Site: monstersfilm.com (US), monstersthemovie.com (UK)
Special Thanks to Brandon Nichols

US poster for MONSTERS, courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
© 2010 Vertigo Films, Ltd.

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear there and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE.

Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

The low budget indie UK film MONSTERS will be distributed in the United States by Magnet Releasing, a division of Magnolia Pictures (THE HOST, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN). The picture will first be shown On Demand starting September 24th, with a limited theatrical run beginning in Los Angeles and New York on October 29th.
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Gamera (literally) looks down on the disturbed young boy, Toshio (Yoshiro Uchida). © 1965 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

The First Release From Shout! Factory’s Gamera DVD Series Will Please Fans
Author: John “Dutch” DeSentis
Official Site: Shout! Factory
Special Thanks to August Ragone and Cliff Macmillan

DVD cover art for GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER. Photo
courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1965 Kadokawa Pictures,
Inc.

While Gamera’s popularity has never been quite on the level of Godzilla, the giant flying turtle has no doubt enjoyed his share of accolades in Japan and in the 1960’s was very much a competitor of Toho’s monster king. Gamera’s popularity was revived in the 1990’s with Shusuke Kaneko’s acclaimed Heisei trilogy of films. While most fans prefer that particular incarnation of the titan terrapin, many still look fondly upon the friendlier movies of yesteryear.

While most of the films in the classic Gamera series are geared towards children, GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER (Daikaiju Gamera, 1965) is quite serious and depicts the title character as a menacing, deadly beast. In this first entry into the series, Gamera attacks Tokyo and kills countless citizens by trampling, crushing buildings, and incinerating them. Oddly, Gamera also rescues the main child character in the film from a fall to certain death (caused by the monster no less!). This leads to the child’s affection for the kaiju turtle; so much so that the social misfit completely ignores all the death and destruction caused by the fire-breathing beast!

Shout! Factory has acquired the rights to release all eight Showa-era Gamera films produced by Daiei from 1965-1980 and has begun to issue those classics on DVD with a deluxe treatment. If this first title is any indication, these discs will be incredibly done and should (hopefully) satisfy the giant turtle’s fans here in America.
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The alien hunters return with a few new tricks in PREDATORS, the latest sequel to the hit Arnold Schwarzenegger film.
© 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Author: Kyle Byrd
Source: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Official Site: predators-movie.com

US theatrical poster for PREDATORS. Photo courtesy of
Twentieth Century Fox. © 2010 Twentieth Century Fox
Film Corporation

John McTiernan’s 1987 film PREDATOR was an original, fun film that blended the action, horror and sci-fi genres seamlessly and has gone on to be one of the most beloved (and quotable) genre films of the 1980s. Since then, Fox has been trying to figure out where to take the series next. What we’ve gotten since has been a below par sequel (PREDATOR 2) and two abominable ALIEN VS PREDATOR movies. With the backlash triggered by the AVP films, Fox has decided to take the ALIEN and PREDATOR franchises in other directions. With Ridley Scott working on two ALIEN prequels, Robert Rodriguez decided it was a good time to get a PREDATOR sequel off the ground.

Produced by Rodriguez and directed by Nimrod Antal (VACANCY, ARMORED), PREDATORS picks up after the first film, ignoring all the films that came afterwards. It follows a group of killers from different backgrounds (including Black Ops, Yakuza, snipers, etc.) that are captured and put on an alien game preserve planet to be hunted by the titular creatures.

Like PREDATOR, the story is about as simple as can be. Its basically PREDATOR meets THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME and there’s not much else to it. Apparently the film is based on an idea that Rodriguez had back in the 90s. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like he took all that time to develop it beyond its basic premise.
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The Ju-On curse celebrates its 10th anniversary with the new film THE GRUDGE: WHITE GHOST/BLACK GHOST, coming to Australian DVD from Madman.
Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2009 Toei Video Co., Ltd. /Cell

Source: Madman Entertainment
Special Thanks to Philippa Lamb

KAMUI. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment.
© 2009 KAMUI Film Partners

The Australian distributor Madman Entertainment is releasing several anime and Asian live action titles on Region 4 DVD in August, 2010, including movies not yet available in North America.

The selection includes the latest JU-ON film THE GRUDGE: WHITE GHOST/BLACK GHOST; the third volume of IKKI TOUSEN DRAGON DESTINY SEASON 2; new collections of GURREN LAGANN, NANA, KURAU PHANTOM MEMORY, SOUL EATER and LINEBARRELS OF IRON; the ninja adventure KAMUI starring Kenichi Matsuyama; and the revamped DRAGON BALL Z KAI COLLECTION 1.

Read on for plot descriptions, DVD specs, cover art, and more.
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Disney/Pixar and Toho characters are the focus of the next two waves of figures in Kayodo’s Sci-Fi Revoltech line.
Mogera and Mothra © Toho Co., Ltd. Buzz Lightyear and Woody © Disney/Pixar. © 2010 Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.

The Latest Series Brings Two more Characters from Toho’s Tokusatsu Universe Plus an Exclusive
Author: John “Dutch” DeSentis
Official Site: kaiyodo.co.jp/revoltech

The Kaiyodo Company’s Sci-Fi Revoltech series continues to bring great, super-articulated figures of popular science fiction characters to the hands of collectors. Thus far, the only Toho character represented has been the monster Baragon from Wave 2. Thankfully, that will change on September 1st, as a figure based on Mothra (1961 style) will join Mogera (1957 style). The previous month sees Buzz Lightyear and Woody from the Disney/Pixar TOY STORY movies. Reportedly the Tyrannosaurus Rex from JURASSIC PARK, Jason Vorhees from the FRIDAY THE 13TH series, and a Type-1966 Maser Tank from WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS will follow in the next few months.
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J-Pop Idol Erina Mano Wows Fans at Premiere Screening of Her Feature Film Debut
Source: Japan Film Society
Additional Material: Kai Saari
Official Site: Facebook.com/TalesofTerror (US), shinmimi.net (Japan)
Official Twitter Profile: Twitter.com/ShinMimi

After the screening, Erina Mano serenaded fans
with the film’s theme song. Photo courtesy of
Japan Film Society. © 2010 BS-i, King Records

On July 1st, J-Pop’s #1 idol and Hello! Project singing sensation Erina Mano attended the world premiere of her feature film debut, KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO (怪談新耳袋-怪奇), at the world famous Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. KAI-KI is the latest in series of films based on the hit Japanese TV franchise TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO AND ALL OVER JAPAN (怪談新耳袋*, Shin Mimi-Bukuro), which adapts actual urban legends collected from across the country by writer Kihara Hirokatsu.

Club Nokia hosted two screenings of KAI-KI: TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO. A mini-concert followed each showing in which Erina Mano sang the film’s them song “Returning Home” as well as “Sekai wa Summer Party”, a happy pop song that from her first tour album. Both Miss Mano and Tales of Terror creator Kihara Hirokatsu took part in an autograph signing.

In addition, there was also a Q&A featuring Erina Mano, J-Idol producer Tamon Andrew Niwa and representatives from the Toyota Creative Lounge who financed the project. Toyota Creative Lounge reps included the prominent designers Agga B., Anna Fong, Melissa Serpico Kamhout (Serpico), and Lidia Wachowska (evil kitty); all of whom designed exclusive outfits for Mano-san to wear during her stay in Los Angeles.
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Zombies run amuck in SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, the sixth chapter in George Romero’s long-running DEAD series. The film is now in limited theatrical release
in the US. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. © 2009 Blank of the Dead Productions, Inc.

Author: Kyle Byrd
Official Site: magnetreleasing.com/survivalofthedead

Theatrical Poster art for SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD. Photo
courtesy of Magnet Releasing. © 2009 Blank of the
Dead Productions, Inc.

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD is the sixth entry in George A. Romero’s iconic LIVING DEAD series of films. The film centers around two feuding families on Plum Island, a tiny island off the coast of Delaware. The O’Flynn and Muldoon families have been feuding in the aftermath of the zombie plague that started in DIARY OF THE DEAD (2007). The O’Flynns led by Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Walsh) believe that all zombies should be seen as a threat and exterminated.

The Muldoons, led by Seamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick) are clinging to their dead loved ones, letting them live as undead flesh eaters in hopes that a cure can be found to turn them back into their former selves. In the middle of all this lies a group of soldiers led by Sergeant Crockett (Alan Van Sprang), who was last seen in the previous film (DIARY OF THE DEAD) robbing the lead characters.

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD is a bit of a return to form for b-movie genius George Romero. It ditches the soapbox message-heavy documentary feel of his DIARY OF THE DEAD and the large scope of LAND OF THE DEAD (2005). And, like those films, SURVIVAL is a bit of a mixed bag.
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EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE is just one of fifty Asian films playing this month at Fantasia. Photo courtesy of EIN’s M&M. © 2009 Khara

Montreal Genre Movie Festival Runs July 8-28
Source: Fantasia press release
Official Site: Fantasia 2010

The organizers of Fantasia International Film Festival— North America’s largest genre film festival— have once again pulled together an amazing lineup of movies to screen in Montreal. From July 8 to 28, Fantasia 2010 will showcase 120 feature films and several hundred shorts from all over the world, including a number of North American and international premieres.

Please visit Fantasia’s official website for their complete film list and schedule, venues and directions, ticket information, and other details. SciFi Japan readers may be particularly interested in the fest’s Asian movie schedule, detailed in the following press release.
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J-Horror Film to Screen at JAPAN CUTS in New York City
Source: Japan Society
Official Site: Japan Cuts
Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett and Tahmid Mannan

A murderous ghost seeks revenge in NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE II,
premiering next week at the Japan Cuts film festival in NYC.
Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 2009 Shinya Tsukamoto/
Kaijyu Theater

SciFi Japan and Japan Society are pleased to present another contest for free passes to a new fantasy film premiering this month at Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema in New York City. Our third and final ticket giveaway for this year’s Japan Cuts and the New York Asian Film Festival will be the US premiere of the J-Horror movie NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE II.

In the NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE movies, actor Ryuhei Matsuda (TABOO, CUTIE HONEY, BIG BANG LOVE: JUVENILE A) stars as Kyoichi Kagenuma, a dream analyst who has the very unwanted “gift” of being able to hear the thoughts of those around him, as well as the ability to enter peoples’ subconscious while they dream. Kyoichi’s rare talents make him highly sought-after in his field, but they also render his life unbearable. He can heal broken minds, but he would just as soon kill himself as ever help another person again.

While a sequel, NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE II is a stand alone story concerning Kyoichi Kagenuma’s latest case, in which three high school girls are being haunted by the ghost of a classmate they once bullied. The viewer does not need to have seen the original NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE to follow and enjoy the newer film.
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A menagerie of Japanese monsters and heroes are on display at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens’ new KAIJU! MONSTER INVASION Exhibit.
Photo by James Bonney.

Japanese Monster Vinyl Figures on Display at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Author: James Bonney
Official Site: Kaiju! Monster Invasion!

Fans of the kaiju tokusatsu, or rather, their plastic counterparts in South Florida are in for a treat. The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is hosting a brand new exhibit showcasing the various figures from the world of Japanese kaiju film and television entitled KAIJU! MONSTER INVASION!
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Nikkatsu, Japan’s oldest film studio, has launched a new genre film label, The Sushi Typhoon. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon

FUNimation and Nikkatsu to Bring Films from the Sushi Typhoon Label to North America
Source: FUNimation Entertainment, Subway Cinema press releases
Official Site: The Sushi Typhoon
Special Thanks to Marc Walkow, Jackie Smith, Manny Alcala, and Grady Hendrix

Sushi Typhoon’s first movie, ALIEN VS NINJA, will premiere
this weekend at the New York Asian Film Festival. Photo
courtesy of Japan Society. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon & “Alien
vs. Ninja” Production Committee　

Nikkatsu Corporation, Japan’s oldest film studio, and FUNimation Entertainment, the leading distributor of Japanese animation in North America, have announced an agreement that gives FUNimation Entertainment an exclusive first look option on the home entertainment distribution of titles premiering from Nikkatsu Corporation’s new genre film label, The Sushi Typhoon. The first two films slated for release on DVD and Blu-ray through the partnership are the action gore comedy film ALIEN VS. NINJA and the splatter action comedy MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD in early 2011.

“The Nikkatsu Corporation is delighted to bring The Sushi Typhoon brand to this side of the Pacific,” said Akifumi Sugihara, Executive Producer of The Sushi Typhoon. “We believe FUNimation Entertainment’s experience with the Japanese entertainment industry is a great asset to helping our films succeed in the North American market.”

To celebrate the launch of The Sushi Typhoon in North America, The New York Asian Film Festival will present the world premiere of ALIEN VS. NINJA and the international premiere of MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD with directors Yoshihiro Nishimura and Noboru Iguchi, followed by launch party for The Sushi Typhoon on July 3rd at New York’s Japan Society.
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Death-bats and other strange creatures menace the survivors of a worldwide epidemic in the new sci-fi anime movie KING OF THORN.
© 2010 Yuji Iwahara, Enterbrain, Inc./Ibara Committee

New Anime Film to Screen at JAPAN CUTS in New York City
Source: Japan Society
Official Site: Japan Cuts
Official Movie Site: kingofthorn.net
Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett and Tahmid Mannan

Win tickets to see KING OF THORN for free, courtesy of
Jpan Society and SciFi Japan. © 2010 Yuji Iwahara,
Enterbrain, Inc./Ibara Committee

The 2010 New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema are now in full swing. Running from June 25-July 8 at the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, July 1 – 16 at Japan Society, and midnights June 25/26 and July 2/3 at IFC Center, the combined festival is featuring dozens of films, international and world premiere screenings, Q&A’s with filmmakers, and other special events.

Earlier this month, NYAFF and SciFi Japan held a contest for tickets to the world premiere of the daikaiju movie DEATH KAPPA. Now our friends at Japan Society are presenting SFJ readers with two chances for free passes to selected films playing at Japan Cuts in July.

First up is the North American premiere of KING OF THORN, the new science fiction anime movie film which will screen at the Japan Society on Sunday, July 11 at 6pm. Based on the long-running manga by Yuji Iwahara, the film was released in Japan by Kadokawa Pictures this past May.
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A heroic Kappa protects Kanako (Misato Hirata) from deranged Japanese imperialists. Photo courtesy of Fever Dreams. © 2010 Fever Dreams LLC

New Film from the Producers of THE MACHINE GIRL and TOKYO GORE POLICE
Source: Media Blasters, Inc. and Fever Dreams LLC press release
Special Thanks to Victor Bonacore

DEATH KAPPA is the latest is a decades-long line of
Japanese monster movies. © 2010 Fever Dreams LLC

Media Blasters, Inc. and Fever Dreams LLC. are proud to present the world premiere of Special Effects Master Tomoo Haraguchi’s new kaiju epic, DEATH KAPPA, at the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival at the IFC Center on June 25th.

In the tradition of GODZILLA and GAMERA, DEATH KAPPA is a new, exciting chapter in classic old school Japanese monster mayhem! DEATH KAPPA is directed by Tomoo Haraguchi, the veteran creature creator of GAMERA: THE GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE, GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION and GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS and the director of KIBAKICHI.

DEATH KAPPA mixes high tech towering terror with traditional Yokai folklore! When an extreme imperialist group’s experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic explosion, the dire consequences are of global proportions. A giant monster attacks in the midst of the nuclear fallout and Japan’s defenses are helpless against it. Mankind’s only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the “Death Kappa.” The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate titanic duel between good and evil with the earth’s very survival at stake!
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The giant monsters Hangyolas and Death Kappa clash in the new movie DEATH KAPPA, making its world premiere this Friday at the 2010 New York
Asian Film Festival. Photo courtesy of NYAFF. © 2010 Fever Dreams LLC

Who Will See Japan’s Latest Daikaiju Film for Free, Courtesy of NYAFF and SciFi Japan?
Source: Subway Cinema/New York Asian Film Festival
Special Thanks to Kristen Osborne and Grady Hendrix

Nuclear radiation turns an innocent yokai into a murderous monster. Photo
courtesy of Fever Dreams. © 2010 Fever Dreams LLC

Thank you to everyone who entered New York Asian Film Festival and SciFi Japan’s contest for free passes to the world premiere of the new daikaiju movie DEATH KAPPA. The screening takes place at the IFC Center on the night of Friday, June 25 at 12:15 AM. The IFC Center is located at 323 Sixth Avenue (between 3rd and 4th Streets), New York, NY 10014.

The following randomly drawn entrants correctly answered the contest question:

Vincenzo Averello
Carlotta Bombard

Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won a pair of tickets to see the feature film DEATH KAPPA.

More NYAFF/Japan Cuts ticket contests are coming up, so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to see some of the other great films playing at these festivals!
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The giant monster Hangyolas rampages through the streets of Yokohama like he owns the place in DEATH KAPPA. Japan’s latest daikaiju movie will be
making its world premiere at the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival. Photo courtesy of NYAFF. © 2010 Fever Dreams

See the Latest Japanese Giant Monster Movie for Free, Courtesy of NYAFF and SciFi Japan
Source: Subway Cinema/New York Asian Film Festival
Special Thanks to Kristen Osborne and Grady Hendrix

The New York Asian Film Festival is offering SciFi Japan
readers a chance for free tickets to the premiere
screening of DEATH KAPPA. © 2010 Fever Dreams

Next week sees the launch of the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema. Running from June 25-July 8 at the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, July 1 – 16 at Japan Society, and midnights June 25/26 and July 2/3 at IFC Center, the combined festival will feature dozens of films, international and world premiere screenings, Q&A’s with filmmakers, and other special events.

Last year’s NYAFF daikaiju double feature of MONSTER X STRIKES BACK and GEHARHA also included an exclusive video message from director and FX makeup great Tomoo Haraguchi (the 90s Gamera trilogy, GAMERA THE BRAVE, SAKUYA, UZUMAKI, KIBAKICHI, REIGO: THE DEEP-SEA MONSTER VS THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO) introducing his latest project, DEATH KAPPA… an “old school” Japanese giant monster movie done in the spirit of those creature classics of decades past. DEATH KAPPA is a Tokyo Shock original production from Media Blasters, Nikkatsu (GAPPA, THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER), and Fever Dreams (MACHINE GIRL, TOKYO GORE POLICE).

This year, the New York Asian Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of DEATH KAPPA on Friday, June 25th as part of their “IFC@Midnight” series. Even better: our friends at NYAFF have offered SciFi Japan readers a chance to win free tickets to attend the premiere!
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