Death Kappa (2010)

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Death Kappa
The Japanese poster for Death Kappa
Directed by Tomoo Haraguchi
Producer Yoshinori Chiba, Yoko Hayama,
Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita,
John Sirabella (executive)
Written by Masakazu Migita (screenplay),
Tomo Haraguchi (story)
Music by Masako Ishi
Distributor NikkatsuJP
Running time 79 minutes
(1 hour, 29 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.85:1
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King Kong is DEAD. Godzilla is RETIRED. a new MONSTER is in town.
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— Tagline

Death Kappa (デスカッパ,   Desu Kappa) is a 2010 tokusatsu kaiju film co-produced by Nikkatsu, Nakasu, and Fever Dreams. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Tokyo Shock on July 27, 2010, and released in Japanese theaters on November 27, 2010, by Nikkatsu.

Description

When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives 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 battle between good and evil!

Plot

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Staff

Main article: Death Kappa (film)/Credits.

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Tomo Haraguchi
  • Written by   Masakazu Migita (screenplay), Tomo Haraguchi (story)
  • Executive producing by   John Sirabella
  • Produced by   Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba, Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita
  • Music by   Masako Ishi
  • Cinematography by   Yoshihito Takahashi
  • Edited by   Yoshitaka Honda
  • Production design by   Masaaki Sugiyama
  • Assistant directing by   Daiji Hattori
  • Special effects by   Tomo Haraguchi

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Misato Hirata   as   Kanako
  • Mika Sakuraba   as   Yuriko
  • Ryuki Kitaoka
  • Daniel Aguilar
  • Yakan Nabe
  • Takayuki Kanayama
  • Yukari Toyoshima
  • Wataru Ikeda
  • Mizuho Suzuki
  • Shinji Higuchi   as   Reporter
  • Mitsunori Hattori
  • Yuka Koide
  • Katsuyuki Iseda
  • Toshio Miyake
  • Eiichi Furui
  • Yu Sato
  • Takenori Ito
  • Yoshinori Horimoto
  • Naohiro Ogura
  • Tamami Kaneko
  • Masaya Tagana
  • Kaichi Kaburagi
  • Ikuko Miyamoto
  • Akira Yamada
  • Hidekatsu Shibata
  • Mitsuko Hoshi
  • Shigeru Araki
  • Kosuke Yanagawa
  • Kiyoshi Yoshida
  • Satoshi Sonehara
  • Yuki Sawada
  • Ryosuke Hirai
  • Toshiyuki Ando
  • Moritsugu Oya
  • Nozomu Kikugawa
  • Yuji Kimura
  • Yoshiyuki Koba
  • Shinjiro Gouda
  • Akihiro Watanabe
  • Asuka Ito
  • Natsuko Tohma
  • Rie Muratomi
  • Hideaki Anno
  • Kazunori Yokoo   as   Death Kappa
  • Toshio Miyake   as   Hangyolas

English Dub

  • Cristina Vee   as   Kanako
  • Karen Strassman   as   Yuriko
  • Spike Spencer   as   Fukudome
  • Erin Fitzgerald   as   Aki
  • Lauren Landa   as   Yayoi
  • Michelle Ann Dunphry   as   Reporter
  • Louise Chamis   as   Mifune
  • Jason Wishnov   as   Kouji
  • David Lodge   as   Omobe
  • Tony Oliver   as   Kenta
  • Luke Ralph   as   Mitsuo
  • Sonja S. Fox   as   Habaki
  • Kirk Thornton   as   Hatoyama
  • James Serrano   as   Captain Yoyogi

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Gallery

Main article: Death Kappa (film)/Gallery.

Theatrical Releases

Video Releases

Tokyo Shock DVD/Blu-ray+DVD (2010)

  • Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)
  • Discs: 1 (DVD) or 2 (Blu-ray+DVD)
  • Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special Features: "The Making of Death Kappa" featurette (11 minutes), extended version of the film's music video (5 minutes), pre-production promo films (5 minutes), still gallery (8 minutes), trailers for Death Kappa and other Fever Dreams films
  • Notes: Both the DVD and Blu-ray include all of the listed special features.

Videos

Trailers

Death Kappa Japanese trailer
Death Kappa American trailer

External Links

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