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    Win Tak Sakaguchi's Yakuza action comedy ONE-PERCENT WARRIOR on Blu-ray From Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA.

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    Win Tak Sakaguchi's Yakuza action comedy ONE-PERCENT WARRIOR on Blu-ray From Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the Japanese action comedy ONE-PERCENT WARRIOR (originally titled 1%er ONE-PERCENTER, 1%er ワンパーセンター, 1%er Wan Pāsentā, 2022). International action sensation Tak Sakaguchi (BAD CITY, VERSUS, GODZILLA: FINAL WARS) stars as a legendary, aging action film star who is drawn into the real world of violence when feuding yakuza gangs infiltrate the set of his directorial feature debut. Caught in the middle of a chaotic battle with an increasing body count, he must face whether his martial arts training is enough to save him.  Written and directed by Yûdai Yamaguchi (THE ABCS OF DEATH, DEADBALL),

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    Stuntman Akira Ohashii portrayed Gamera and other monsters in the 1990s Gamera Trilogy, widely considered the peak of the Gamera series. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa. © 1996 KADOKAWA NHFN

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    Author: Benjamin Chaffins With the upcoming release of the GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Limited Edition Blu-ray Set from Arrow Video, I felt it was the perfect time to reach out to one of the main players from the acclaimed Gamera films of the 1990s. Akira Ohashii is known for portraying Gamera in GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION (???2 ?????? Gamera 2 Rregion Sh?rai, 1996), Trauma Gamera and Iris in GAMERA 3: THE REVENGE OF IRIS (???3 ?????????), and also King Ghidorah in Toho`s GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL OUT ATTACK (?????????????? ??????, Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaij? S?k?geki, 2001). He`s a professional stuntman and actor who has become known in the kaiju community for his hard work portraying these monsters. I hope that you, the reader, enjoy this interview and learn a few things from Akira Ohashii... Benjamin Chaffins (?????????????): Your

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    Over 1100 episodes and 20 films spanning 50 years of Tsuburaya Productions’ global franchise are included in this landmark licensing deal! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett, Michael Kedor and Katie Samuels A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Mill Creek Entertainment (Minneapolis, MN ) and Indigo Entertainment (United Kingdom) are pleased to announce the license of the Ultraman superhero library from Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd for North American home entertainment distribution. Indigo, on behalf of Tsuburaya, has developed a unique licensing deal with Mill Creek to bring this iconic property back to North America that includes both physical and digital distribution rights for the Ultraman catalog which includes classic TV series which have been newly remastered in high definition, recent theatrical feature films and almost everything produced throughout the

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    Author: Andrew Nguyen Official Site: dbmovie-20th.com (Japan), dragonballsuperofficial.com (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto On December 13th, 2018, Funimation Films and Toei Animation hosted the North American premiere of DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY (???????? ????, Doragon B?ru-Ch? Buror?, 2018) at Grauman`s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA as a prelude to its release in US theaters on January 16th, 2019. The English cast and crew from Funimation attended this premiere along with other guests from the industry and press. As members of the audience arrived, they passed through a red-carpet area where reporters could greet and interview the VIPs as they arrived. Inside the main lobby, refreshments of popcorn, sodas, and liquor were available, and the audience could observe displays the hosts set up to show the merchandise from the movie.

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    ? Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (TPC) Launched as Tsuburaya Visual Effects Productions in 1963, Tsuburaya Productions was founded by Eiji Tsuburaya, the world-renowned special effects wizard famous for his work on the Godzilla series and other FX films for Toho Studios. In 1966, TPC launched their Ultra Series with the television shows ULTRA Q and ULTRAMAN; the franchise continues to this day, has been seen in over 100 territories worldwide and has spawned over 3,000 licensed products. Tsuburaya Enterprise Family-run for decades, Tsuburaya Productions was sold to TYO Group in October 2007. Ownership of TPC is now split between the toy and game giant Bandai Co., Ltd. (49% share acquired from 2008-2009) and the IP company Fields Corporation (51% stake purchased in 2010). Key Personnel • Eiji Tsuburaya (1901-1970): Founder, Chairman and CEO

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    ULTRAMAN TIGA AND ULTRAMAN DYNA Japanese Title: ???????????????????????????? (Urutoraman Tiga ando Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no Hoshi no Senshi-tachi) Literal Translation: Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light Release Date: March 14, 1998 Running Time: 68 minutes Production: Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna Movie Production Consortium Distributor: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Executive Producer: Kazuo Tsuburaya Producer: Kiyoshi Suzuki Supervisor: Koichi Takano Director: Kazuya Konaka FX Director: Kazuya Konaka Writer: Keichi Hasegawa Music: Tatemi Yano Cast Shin Asuka: Takeshi Tsuruno Captain Gosuke Hibiki: Ryo Kinomoto Toshiyuki Koda: Toshikazu Fukawa Ryo Yumimura: Risa Sato Kouhei Kariya: Takao Kase Tsutomu Nakajima: Joh Onodera Mai Midorikawa: Mariya Yamada Dr Rui Kisaragi: Aya Sugimoto

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    ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS (aka ULTRAMAN USA) American Version: ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Release Date: October 9, 1987 Running Time: 80 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Japanese Version: ULTRAMAN USA Japanese Title: ??????USA (Urutoraman USA) Literal Translation: Ultraman USA Release Date: April 28, 1989 Running Time: 80 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 (Vista) Distributor: Toho Co., Ltd. Production: Tsuburaya Productions, Hanna-Barbera, Kodansha, Nihon Columbia, Bandai Animation Production: Ashi Productions Executive Producer: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Noboru Tsuburaya Director: Mitsuo Kusakabe Supervising Director: Ray Patterson Associate Director: Hiroshi Negishi, Toshitarou Ohba Key Animation: Kazuo Iimura Original Story: Noboru Tsuburaya Writer: John Eric Seward Voice

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    SIX ULTRA BROTHERS VS THE MONSTER ARMY (aka HANUMAN AND 7 ULTRAMAN) Thai Version: HANUMAN AND 7 ULTRAMAN (aka HANUMAN VS 7 ULTRAMAN and HARUMAN AND THE SEVEN ULTRAMAN) Thai Title: ?????? ?? 7 ????????? (Hanuman Pob Jed Yod Manud) Literal Translation: Hanuman and Seven Ultramen Release Date: November 30, 1974 Running Time: 80 minutes Distributor: Chaiyo Productions Co., Ltd. Japanese Version: SIX ULTRA BROTHERS VS THE MONSTER ARMY Japanese Title: ????6??VS???? (Urutora Roku Kyoudai tai Kaiju Gundam) Literal Translation: 6 Ultra Brothers vs the Monster Army Release Date: March 17, 1979 Running Time: 82 minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Distributor: Shochiku Fuji Co., Ltd. Thai Reissue: HANUMAN VS 11 ULTRAMAN

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    ULTRAMAN (aka ULTRAMAN: THE MOVIE) Japanese Title: ???????????? (Chouhen Kaiju Eiga Urutoraman) Literal Translation: Feature Length Monster Movie: Ultraman Release Date: July 22, 1967 Running Time: 79 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.375:1 (Academy) Production: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. Distributor: Toho Co., Ltd. Executive Producer: Eiji Tsuburaya Producers: Toshiaki Ichikawa, Masami Sueyasu Director: Hajime Tsuburaya FX Director: Koichi Takano Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa, Tetsuo Kinjo, Shozo Uehara, Bunzo Wakatsuki Cinematographers: Yasumichi Fukuzawa, Masaharu Utsumi Music: Kunio Miyauchi Cast Shin Hayata: Susumu Kurobe Captain Toshio Muramatsu: Akiji Kobayashi Daisuke Arashi: Iyoshi Ishii (Sandaiyu Dokumamushi) Mitsuhiro Ide: Masanari Nihei Akiko Fuji: Hiroko Sakurai Ultraman: Satoshi "Bin" Furuya Hoshino: Akihide Tsuzawa Matsui: Akio Matsumoto

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    SHIN GODZILLA Korean teaser trailer, courtesy of MediaCastle. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. Author: Kim Song-ho Source: MediaCastle Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), shin-godzilla.kr (Korea) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) will be released in Korea this March. The exact release date has not yet been revealed, but it is estimated to be early in the month. SHIN GODZILLA marks the third Godzilla film to receive a theatrical release in Korea, following GODZILLA 2000 (???2000 ?????, Gojira Ni-sen Mireniamu, 1999) in August 2000 and GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (??? FINAL WARS, Gojira Finaru Uozu, 2004) in December 2011. Several other titles in the series were shown in July 2014, as Godzilla`s 60th anniversary program for The 18th Buchon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN). The Korean premiere

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    New Ultraman Movie Double Feature to Have Theatrical Screenings at Select Theaters in North America Source: William Winckler Productions, Tsuburaya Productions Special Thanks to William Winckler A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Distributor William Winckler Productions, Inc. has provided SciFi Japan with a list of North American theaters screening the double feature of Tsuburaya Productions` two most recent Ultraman movies, starting early January 2017. Both ULTRAMAN X THE MOVIE (2016) and ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE (2015) will be shown with all-new English language dubs by William Winckler Productions. Additional information on these films can be found at the links below. Screenings have been lined up for the key major U.S. cities -- New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas -- as well as cinemas in Canada. Tickets are now on sale from several

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