Zipang (film)
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| Zipang | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | ZIPANG ジパング | ||||
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| Directed by | Kaizo Hayashi | ||||
| Written by | Kaizo Hayashi, Arata Tendo | ||||
| Produced by | Koji Tsutsumi | ||||
| Starring | Masahiro Takashima Narumi Yasuda Shiro Sano Kenya Sawada Mikio Narita Mikijirō Hira | ||||
| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura | ||||
| Edited by | Osamu Inoue | ||||
| Music by | Yōko Kumagai, Hidehiko Urayama | ||||
Production companies | TBS, EXE | ||||
| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 119 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Zipang (Japanese: ZIPANG ジパング, Hepburn: Jipangu), also known as The Legend of Zipang[1] is a 1990 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy film directed by Kaizo Hayashi.[2] The film stars Masahiro Takashima as Jigoku Gokuraku Maru.
- Masahiro Takashima as Jigoku Gokuraku Maru
- Narumi Yasuda as Yuri the Pistol
- Shirō Sano as Bunshichi the Puppetmaster
- Kenya Sawada as Tobatsu
- Mikio Narita as Hayashi Razan
- Mikijirō Hira as King of Zipang
- Haruko Wanibuchi as Queen
- Takuya Wada as Ashura
- Jian Xin as Tattoo Man
Release
Remarks
In scenes that transcend time and space, a time-consuming expression method is adopted in which photographs are copied and modified, and effects such as zooming and rotation are added to take each photograph one-by-one.[4]
Reception
The Austin Chronicle said "if, however, you're looking to switch off your brain and simply have a good time, then don't miss out on this kinetic roller coaster of a movie... it's a real hoot."[1]