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'''''Howl from Beyond the Fog''''' {{Nihongo|狭霧の国|Sagiri no Kuni|lit. ''Land of Fog''}} is an independent [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Short films|short]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by LosGatos Works. Helmed by Daisuke Sato, the film was crowdfunded via Kickstarter in late 2017 and premiered at the Atami Kaiju Film Festival on November 24, 2019.<ref name="Atami">{{Cite web|url=https://atamikaiju.com/?p=121|date=16 September 2019|title=本日開幕！　更新：2019年11月22日|work=Atami Kaiju Film Festival}}</ref> It is inspired by the 1951 short story "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury, which also served as the basis for the 1953 film ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]''.
'''''Howl from Beyond the Fog''''' {{Nihongo|狭霧の国|Sagiri no Kuni|lit. ''Land of Fog''}} is an independent [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Short films|short]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by LosGatos Works. Helmed by Daisuke Sato, the film was crowdfunded via Kickstarter in late 2017 and premiered at the Atami Kaiju Film Festival on November 24, 2019.<ref name="Atami">{{Cite web|url=https://atamikaiju.com/?p=121|date=16 September 2019|title=本日開幕！　更新：2019年11月22日|work=Atami Kaiju Film Festival}}</ref> It is inspired by the 1951 short story "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury, which also served as the basis for the 1953 film ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]''.
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In 1909, during the Meiji reformation period in a small village in Kyushu, Japan, a boy named Eiji and a blind woman named Takiri encounter the giant monster Nebula.<ref name="sagirinokuni"/><ref name="Kickstarter"/>
In 1909, during the Meiji reformation period in a small village in Kyushu, Japan, a boy named Eiji and a blind woman named Takiri encounter the giant monster Nebula.<ref name="sagirinokuni"/><ref name="Kickstarter"/>
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Main|Howl from Beyond the Fog/Credits}}
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by|Daisuke Sato
|Directed by|Daisuke Sato
|Written by|Daisuke Sato, Yohei Yanase
|Written by|Daisuke Sato, Yohei Yanase
|Executive producer|Daisuke Sato
|Music by|Chouchou
|Music by|Chouchou
|Cinematography by|Daisuke Sato, [[Keizo Murase]]
|Cinematography by|Daisuke Sato, [[Keizo Murase]]
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*[[Japan]] - November 24, 2019 (Atami Kaiju Film Festival)
*[[Japan]] - November 24, 2019 (Atami Kaiju Film Festival)
==Video releases==
==Video releases==
The ''Howl from Beyond the Fog'' Kickstarter campaign offered a DVD of the film to backers who pledged ¥6,000, and a Blu-ray to those who gave ¥10,000, with a behind-the-scenes video included as a bonus feature. SRS Cinema will issue the film on Blu-ray and VHS in the fall of 2020, with plans for a wider DVD release in 2021.<ref name="SRS">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/08/05/srs-cinema-acquires-north-american-rights-to-new-kaiju-film-howl-from-beyond-the-fog/ |title=SRS Cinema Acquires North American Rights to New Kaiju Film HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG |date=5 August 2020 |work=SciFi Japan}}</ref>
'''SRS Cinema''' Blu-ray (2020)
*'''Region:'''  0
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' English
*'''Special features:''' Behind the scenes featurette
*'''Notes:''' A wider DVD release is currently planned for 2021.<ref name="SRS">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/08/05/srs-cinema-acquires-north-american-rights-to-new-kaiju-film-howl-from-beyond-the-fog/|title=SRS Cinema Acquires North American Rights to New Kaiju Film HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG|date=5 August 2020|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref>
The ''Howl from Beyond the Fog'' Kickstarter campaign offered a DVD of the film to backers who pledged ¥6,000, and a Blu-ray to those who gave ¥10,000, with a behind-the-scenes video included as a bonus feature.
==Videos==
==Videos==
===Trailers===
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===Miscellaneous===
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">p8hoYcEJQH0</youtube>|[[G-Fest]] pilot reel}}
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">4d0oqoGbbw8</youtube>|Behind the scenes footage}}
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Howl from Beyond the Fog
The Japanese poster for Howl from Beyond the Fog
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Land of Fog (2019)
See alternate titles
Directed by Daisuke Sato
Producer Daisuke Sato
Written by Daisuke Sato, Yohei Yanase
Music by Chouchou
Distributor SRS CinemaUS
Rating Not Rated
Running time 35 minutes[1][2]
Rate this film!
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(11 votes)

Howl from Beyond the Fog (狭霧の国,   Sagiri no Kuni, lit. Land of Fog) is an independent tokusatsu kaiju short film produced by LosGatos Works. Helmed by Daisuke Sato, the film was crowdfunded via Kickstarter in late 2017 and premiered at the Atami Kaiju Film Festival on November 24, 2019.[3] It is inspired by the 1951 short story "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury, which also served as the basis for the 1953 film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Plot

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In 1909, during the Meiji reformation period in a small village in Kyushu, Japan, a boy named Eiji and a blind woman named Takiri encounter the giant monster Nebula.[1][4]

Staff

Main article: Howl from Beyond the Fog/Credits.

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

  • Directed by   Daisuke Sato
  • Written by   Daisuke Sato, Yohei Yanase
  • Executive producer   Daisuke Sato
  • Music by   Chouchou
  • Cinematography by   Daisuke Sato, Keizo Murase
  • Edited by   Daisuke Sato
  • Production design by   Daisuke Sato
  • Director of special effects   Daisuke Sato
  • Puppets produced by   Daisuke Sato
  • Modeling by   Keizo Murase, Tomohiro Matsumoto
  • Backgrounds painted by   Fuchimu Shimakura

Cast

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

  • Suguru Inoue   as   Eiji
  • Akane Kanamori   as   Takiri
  • Michiyo Ishimito   as   Inami
  • Nana Nagao   as   Nagisa
  • Tomohiro Matsumoto   as   Nebula

Appearances

Monsters

  • Nebula / Amenosagiri

Production

Production of the Nebula suit was crowdfunded through Kickstarter beginning on November 30, 2017. The campaign ultimately reached 150% of its goal[1] at ¥1,269,842 from 140 backers.[4] A pilot reel of the film was shown at G-Fest XXVI in July of 2019. The film wrapped in November of that year with a total of 380 shots for 31 scenes.[2] It officially premiered at the 2nd Atami Kaiju Film Festival on November 24, accompanied by a special talk from director Daisuke Sato and modelers Keizo Murase and Tomohiro Matsumoto.

Gallery

Main article: Howl from Beyond the Fog/Gallery.

Alternate titles

  • Land of Fog (literal Japanese title)

Theatrical releases

  • Japan - November 24, 2019 (Atami Kaiju Film Festival)

Video releases

SRS Cinema Blu-ray (2020)

  • Region: 0
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: Behind the scenes featurette
  • Notes: A wider DVD release is currently planned for 2021.[5]

The Howl from Beyond the Fog Kickstarter campaign offered a DVD of the film to backers who pledged ¥6,000, and a Blu-ray to those who gave ¥10,000, with a behind-the-scenes video included as a bonus feature.

Videos

Trailers

Japan Expo 2017 teaser
Design Festa teaser
Trailer #1
Trailer #1.5
Trailer #2
Theatrical trailer
15 second trailer

Miscellaneous

G-Fest pilot reel
Behind the scenes footage
Test footage
Making-of featurette

External links

References

This is a list of references for Howl from Beyond the Fog. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Home". Sagiri no Kuni. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sato, Daisuke (20 November 2019). "We finished the film! 映画が完成しました！". Kickstarter.
  3. ↑ "本日開幕！　更新：2019年11月22日". Atami Kaiju Film Festival. 16 September 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sato, Daisuke. "Keizo Murase is Back! Monster suit production campaign!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "SRS Cinema Acquires North American Rights to New Kaiju Film HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG". SciFi Japan. 5 August 2020.

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