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Release Date:
November 24, 2022
Original Title:
AKARI
Genres:
Action | Horror | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Narō
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 6
A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.
Assistant Director:
Yûichi Kikuchi
Character Designer:
Matt Frank
Akihiko Iguchi
Director:
Takeshi Yagi
Director of Photography:
Alexandre Bartholo
Editor:
Niko Lanzuisi
Music:
Darin Dahlinger
Producer:
Takeshi Yagi
Todd Silverstein
Jordan A. Y. Smith
Production Designer:
Yuki Terai
Special Effects:
Yoshinori Muraishi
Stunt Coordinator:
Tatsuro Koike
Visual Development:
Mad Dog Jones
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