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Following on the heels of the successful show, the follow-up film “Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax” was put forth by Tsuburaya Productions to continue the exploits of Hiroyuki Kudo and the new Ultra Ultraman Taiga. Featuring a series of returning heroes and new favorites in a solid adventure, fans are now able to enjoy the series and this accompanying movie in a special Blu-Ray box set from Mill Creek.

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Working at the private security organization Egis, Hiroyuki Kudo (Yuki Inoue) has the power to transform into three Ultra Heroes: Taiga, Titas, and Fuma. Battling and defeating many enemies together, the bond between Hiroyuki and Taiga has deepened. However, someone has been targeting Hiroyuki. Noticing this, the New Generation Heroes come together to save him. These members, Ultraman Ginga Hikaru Raido (Takuya Negishi), Ultraman Victory Sho (Kiyotaka Uji), Ultraman X...

"You can bet on me." Well Go USA has revealed an official trailer for an action comedy sequel from Japan titled Baby Assassins 2, once again written and directed by Japanese action filmmaker Yugo Sakamoto. This is a follow-up to the 2021 film Baby Assassins, about two high school girls who also just so happen to be highly trained assassins. Apparently it was enough of a success they had to come back and make a sequel - with everyone returning for more. After the agency suspends its top assassins, aspiring hitmen decide to eliminate them—leading to a lightning-fast showdown between trained killers. Baby Assassins 2 brings back Akari Takaishi and the rising star and Snake Eyes and Rurouni Kenshin franchise stuntwoman Saori Izawa as the two leads - who try to stay alive. With Atomu Mizuishi, Tomo Nakai, Tsubasa Tobinaga, Tetsu Watanabe, Joey Tee, Oto Abe, and Tatsuomi Hamada. This played at...

Stars: Saori Izawa, Akari Takaishi, Tatsuomi Hamada, Iwanaga Joey, Junpei Hashino, Atom Mizuishi, Tsubasa Tobinaga | Written and Directed by Yugo Sakamoto

Two years ago, Yugo Sakamoto’s quirky action comedy Baby Assassins came out of nowhere and blew me away with its story of Mahiro and Chisato two high school girls who live secret lives as assassins.

Now the girls are back in Baby Assassins 2 Babies, and they haven’t gotten any better at dealing with day-to-day things like paying their bills. A gym membership that’s been collecting late fees for five years and their insurance needs to be paid immediately. But when robbers strike the bank as they’re trying to, they intervene and get suspended from the Assassin’s Guild for using their skills off the clock.

But finding another job to pay the bills is the least of their problems. Makoto and Yuri are looking...

Hot off the Japanese action-comedy hijinks of 2021's "Baby Assassins" is writer and director Yugo Sakamoto's "Baby Assassins 2" (alternately titled "Baby Assassins: 2 Babies"). No, this isn't about toddlers with katanas accepting mercenary contracts. Sakamoto continues his story about an odd couple of trained assassins who'd rather be gorging on ice cream sundaes than pulverizing gangsters with a very slacker-humor vibe. Action can feel like an "afterthought" earlier on, but that's not a forever choice nor a detriment. "Baby Assassins 2" is as much a commentary about Japanese youths struggling to find work and nonsense bureaucracy as a flurry of furious fists, both of which find their place in this offbeat, uptempo, and quite funny sequel.

Returning as Sakamoto's "Babies" are Chisato (Akari Takaishi) and Mahiro (Saori Izawa), roommates with contradictory personalities shaped into expert killers. The excessively cutesy and squee Chisato discovers they haven't paid their gym membership in roughly four years,...

Highly skilled assassins lying in wait and trying to live a normal life have recently been portrayed to commercial success in cinema of late. When it comes to Japanese cinema, two such recent productions that immediately come spring to mind are “The Fable” and “Baby Assassins”. Since the former did get a sequel, which was also well received by the audience, it was only a matter of time that Yugo Sakamoto's action comedy about two young female assassins also got a sequel of its own. Two years since the release of the first and we are back in the world of our awkward but highly skilled pair of killing machines.

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Since we last saw them fighting and winning against the Yakuza, Mahiro and Chisato have become elite, high-ranking killers within the Guild but most importantly, they have learnt to live with...

Coming on the heels of the announcement that the popular anime Mob Psycho 100 would be given a second season, and also that Dark Horse Comics licensed the manga its based on to the United States for an English version, exciting news has emerged: the first season of the live-action version is making its way to U.S. Netflix on May 22, 2108.

Mob Psycho 100 centers around the life of eighth grader Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed Mob (モブ Mobu)), who has psychic abilities that, despite his attempts to lead a normal life, seem to reel him into dangerous situations. A self-proclaimed psychic named Reigen uses Mob’s abilities to his advantage, having him exorcise evil spirits while taking all the credit. Whenever Mob’s powers reach level 100, though, it’s more than either are capable are handling.

Actor Tatsuomi Hamada portrays Mob.

A short video was released by Netflix that announced what shows...

Five highly-trained agents are all that stand in the way of a dangerous terrorist group in the first trailer for Gatchaman. Based on the popular animated series created by Tatsuo Yoshida (which was known as Battle of the Planets in the United States), this live-action adaptation follows five agents of the International Science Organizaition, who try to stop a terrorist group dubbed Galactor from destroying the world. The film, directed by Toya Sato, is slated for an August 23 release in Japan, although we have no word on when to expect a domestic release. In the meantime, check out the first footage starring T&#244ri Matsuzaka, Ryohei Suzuki, G&#244 Ayano, Ayame G&#244riki, and Tatsuomi Hamada.

Gatchaman International Trailer

Set in the near future, Gatchaman follows the story five special agents of the International Science Organization in Tokyo as they try to protect the world from the mysterious terrorist group who call themselves Galactor.

The first full trailer for Japan's live-action adaptation of the anime series Gatchaman has been released! The original series was produced in Japan in 1972 and was eventually brought to the states in the '80s and retitled Battle of the Planets. A few years ago a CG animated adaptation of the series was being developed by the animation studio Imagi, but when they went out of business the movie died, which is a shame. 

I would have loved to see the animated film they were working on, but the live-action movie still looks cool, and I'm sure it will be really fun, especially for those of us who are fans of the original series. Here's the synopsis:

Set in the near future, Gatchaman follows the story five special agents of the International Science Organization in Tokyo as they try to protect the world from the mysterious terrorist group who call themselves Galactor.

There's no subtitles unfortuantely, but this certainly Looks pretty damn impressive. As a fan of the cartoon I'll definitely be checking it out. Set in the near future, Gatchaman follows the story five special agents of the International Science Organization in Tokyo as they try to protect the world from the mysterious terrorist group who call themselves Galactor. With technology that far surpasses that of humans, Galactor has declared war on the entire world and has already subjugated half of it. Trained to draw out the power from the mysterious crystal-like object called a "stone," our five heroes will be called "Gatchaman." Gatchaman stars Tôri Matsuzaka as Ken aka Gatchaman, Gô Ayano as Condor No Joe, Ayame Gôriki as Jun The Swan, Tatsuomi Hamada as Junpei The Swallow, Ryohei Suzuki as Ryu The Owl, Gorô Kishitani as Dr. Nambu and Eriko Hatsune as Naomi. Follow @RorMachine !function(d,s,id){var js,...

A teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action Gatchaman has been released.

According to Anime News Network, Gatchaman was first broadcast in Japan in 1972. In 1978 it reached the Us under the title: Battle of the Planets. It would reach the Us again in the 1986 under the title: G-Force: Guardians of Space.

The plot for the original anime is as follows (from Anime News Network):

A new threat appears all over the world in the form of the terrorist group known as the Galactor. To combat the forces of Galactor, well-renowned scientist Kouzaburou Nanbu unleashes the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, a team of five young heroes skilled in the art of ninjutsu and dressed in unique bird-like costumes.

Orends: Range has the details on the cast:

The movie stars Tori Matsuzaka (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger) as Ken the Eagle, Go Ayano (Kamen Rider 555, Rurouni Kenshin) as Joe the Condor, Ayame Goriki (Mirai Nikki,...

Written by Yūsuke Watanabe (20th Century Boys) and starring Tori Matsuzaka (.hack//The Movie), Gō Ayano, Ayame Gōriki, Tatsuomi Hamada and Ryōhei Suzuk. The Nikkatsu produced film is scheduled for release in Japan on August 24, 2013 The five serve as agents of the International Science Organization in Tokyo in the near future. Galactor, a mysterious group whose technology far surpasses that of humans, has declared war on the entire world and has already subjugated half of it. A mysterious crystal-like object called a "stone," is humanity's only hope. Those who are able to draw out the power of the "stones" are forced to train to become special agents in a five-person team called "Gatchaman." [via Anime News Network]...

Sneak Peek the first teaser trailer from the Toho live-action film adaptation of creator Tatsunoko's anime "Gatchaman" (aka "Battle of The Planets"), directed by Toya Sato from a script by Yūsuke Watanabe :

"...Tori Matsuzaka is 'Ken Washio', leader of the team and tactical expert, Gô Ayano is 'George Asakura', second-in-command marksman and weapons expert, Ayame Gôriki is 'Jun Ohtsuki', the yoyo-wielding electronics and demolitions expert, Ryohei Suzuki is 'Ryu Nakanishi', the ship's main pilot and Tatsuomi Hamada is 'Jinpei Ohtsuki', reconnaissance expert.

"The team serves as agents of the 'International Science Organization' in Tokyo. 'Galactor', a mysterious group whose technology far surpasses that of humans, has declared war on the entire world and has already subjugated half of it. A mysterious crystal-like object called a 'stone', is now humanity's only hope. Those who are able to draw out the power of the stones are forced to train to become...

The cast and crew of Yoshihiro Nakamura’s upcoming live-action 3D Kaibutsu-kun movie were recently on location in Jaipur, India, where they shot scenes set in a fictional new area called “Curry Kingdom”. Newly announced cast additions Takaya Kamikawa and Kazuki Kitamura were also there, playing characters which will be integral to the film’s plot.

The movie is a big-budget continuation of the Kaibutsu-kun TV drama which aired on Ntv from April-June 2010. The drama, which was based on a Fujiko Fujio manga and anime, involves a young prince from the land of monsters who was sent to the human world by his father in order to receive the training necessary to succeed the throne.

The film takes place about a month after Kaibutsu-kun (Satoshi Ohno of Arashi) returns from the human world. It’s finally time for him to take over the throne, but in lieu of thunderous applause,...