Demeking, the Sea Monster (2009)
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"It" is traveling across the galaxy... (「それ」は、銀河を越えてやってくる──。)
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TERROR LIES BENEATH
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Demeking, the Sea Monster (デメキング is a Demekingu, lit. "Demeking")2009 Japanese kaiju film directed by Kotaro Terauchi and written by Takashi Imashiro based on Imashiro's 1991 manga of the same name,[1] with VFX supervised by Tsuyoshi Kazuno (under the name Takeshi Kazuno). Presented by the Demeking Production Committee (consisting of Jolly Roger, OKWave, Organic, and DefStar Records) and produced by Tornado Film, the film stars Takeshi Nadagi, Kohei Kiyasu, Manami Honjo, Guts Ishimatsu, and Hiroshi Yamamoto. Jolly Roger released it to Japanese theaters on March 7, 2009.
Description
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In 1969, a young man named Hachiya finds an anonymous letter in a glass bottle which foretells of the apocalyptic arrival of a cosmic monster known as Demeking. Since then, he has physically prepared himself in a lone struggle for that fateful day when the monster will arrive.[2]
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Plot
In 1969, a man named Hachiya is a loner who finds an anonymous letter in a glass bottle which tells of the arrival of a cosmic monster named Demeking in 2019. Later, a group of boys form something they call the Explorers Group led by Kameoka and find Hachiya and his sailboat with samurai armour. Intrigued and curious, they ask him what it's for; he then tells them he's going to fight Demeking. This excites the boys and sets them off on adventure before leaving Tokyo. That night, Kameoka has a dream of Demeking emerging and destroying a city. He attempts to write a novel about Demeking, but loses sight of his dream much later and gives up. Just as Demeking's asteroid hurls through space...
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Kotaro Terauchi
- Written by Takashi Imashiro
- Based on the manga Demeking by Takashi Imashiro[1]
- Executive producer Takafumi Ohashi
- Produced by Kyosuke Ueno
- Assistant producers Kota Tateuchi, Erika Sato, Akira Sakai
- Music by Chika Fujino, Akiyuki Kubota
- Cinematography by Yoshiko Osawa
- Edited by Yoshitsugu Sagami
- Production design by Yuji Kasamura
- 1st assistant director Yuki Kondo
- VFX supervisor Takeshi Kazuno
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Takeshi Nadagi as Koichi Hachiya[2]
- Kohei Kiyasu as Hiroshi[2]
- Manami Honjo as Yoshihiko Hachiya[2]
- Guts Ishimatsu as Tadashi Hachiya[2]
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as Yusuke Nagata[2]
- Chiyoko Asami
- Ryoma Ito
- Takashi Matsuo
- Amane Nikai
- Sato Panch
- Goki Sano
- Zenjiro
Appearances
Monsters
- Demeking
- Demeking eggs
Alternate titles
- Demeking (literal Japanese title)
Theatrical releases
- Japan - March 7, 2009
- South Korea - August 12, 2010
Video releases
Geneon Universal DVD (2009)
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Notes: Released on September 18, 2009
Cinema Epoch DVD (2010)
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Photo gallery, trailers
- Notes: Out of print.
A digital copy of Demeking, the Sea Monster can also be rented or purchased through YouTube.
Gallery
- Main article: Demeking, the Sea Monster/Gallery.
Videos
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Trivia
- Demeking, the Sea Monster is the second film adaptation of the Demeking manga; the first was the 1998 pornographic film Molester Train: Ass of Benten, directed by Shinji Imaoka.[3]
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References
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