Kaiju Mono (2016)
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Kaiju Mono (大怪獣モノ is a Daikaijū Mono, lit. Giant Monster Mono)2016 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by King Records and River Top, and distributed by ARC Films. It stars professional wrestler Kota Ibushi as a lab assistant who grows to giant size to combat a rampaging monster. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 16, 2016.
Plot
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Minoru Kawasaki
- Written by Minoru Kawasaki, Takao Nakano
- Produced by Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Sekiya, Minoru Kawasaki
- Music by Ryo Nakamura
- Cinematography by Makoto Matsuo
- Assistant directing by Shingo Amamiya, Takanori Matsuoka
- Director of Special Effects Minoru Kawasaki
- Monster Effects by Shunsuke Hasegawa
- Physical Effects by Yutaka Yokoi
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Kota Ibushi as Mono
- Saki Akai
- Bin Furuya
- Shinzo Hotta
- Miki Kawanishi
- Eiichi Kikuchi
- Ryu Manatsu
- Shusuke Saito
- Minoru Suzuki
Appearances
Monsters
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Alternate Titles
- Giant Monster Mono (Literal Japanese title)
- Kaijyu Mono (Fantasia International Film Festival)
- Dai-Kaiju Mono (Early U.S. Blu-ray title)
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - July 16, 2016
Foreign Releases
Kaiju Mono's English-language debut was at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 21, 2016, where it was screened under the title Kaijyu Mono. The film will be released in the United States on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks on an unknown date. Along with the Japanese audio, the disc includes an English dub. While the release is titled Kaiju Mono, early cover art instead used the title Dai-Kaiju Mono.
Video Releases
King Records DVD / Blu-ray (2017)
- Region: 2 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Special Features: Theater trailer, special report, making-of featurette, premiere footage, images from the San Sebastian Film Festival
Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray (2018)
- Region: A/1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese, English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
- Subtitles: English
- Special Features: None
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Trivia
- This film's director, Minoru Kawasaki, previously directed the Nikkatsu Corporation kaiju film Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit in 2008.
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