Negadon: The Monster from Mars
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Great Planet Monster NegadonNegadon: The Monster from Mars (惑星大怪獣ネガドン Wakusei Daikaijû Negadon, lit. Great Planet Monster Negadon) is a 2005 computer-animated Japanese short kaiju film, written and directed by Jun Awazu and distributed by CoMix Wave Inc. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 16, 2005. Styled after the kaiju films of the 1950's and 60's, Negadon depicts a scientist piloting a giant robot to save Tokyo from a space monster ten years after an accident involving the same machine led to the death of his daughter.
Plot
In the year 2025, Earth's population has reached 10 billion, and its resources are at a breaking point.
"Man always brings about disaster by his own hand."
His last thought is, This will do, right, Emi?
Yoshizawa watches the sun set as Tokyo begins to rebuild.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Jun Awazu
- Written by Jun Awazu
- Produced by Kazuki Sunami
- Music by Shingo Terasawa, Akane Yumoto ("Dream in True Color: The Sky in 2015")
- Cinematography by Jun Awazu
- Edited by Jun Awazu
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Dai Shimizu as Ryuichi Narasaki (voice)
- Takuma Sasahara as Seiji Yoshizawa (voice)
- Akane Yumoto as Emi Narasaki (voice)
- Masafumi Kishi as Narrator / TV Announcer (voice)
English Dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Sean Schemmel as Ryuichi Narasaki
- Dan Green as Seiji Yoshizawa
- Annice Moriarty as Emi Narasaki
- Marc Thompson as TV Announcer
- Tom Wayland, Tim Werenko as Other Voices
Appearances
Monsters
- Negadon
- Miroku
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
- Izanami
- HHF-1
- Kagotachi
- F-104 Starfighter
- Type 74 Tank
- Honest John Missile Launcher
Development
Production
http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/?s=negadon
Gallery
U.S. Release
Central Park Media acquired the rights to Negadon: The Monster from Mars in January 2005, and commissioned an English dub from TripWire Productions. The film was screened at several conventions and theaters throughout the year; in theaters, it was part of a triple feature with two other anime shorts, Cat Soup and Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek. A partial list of U.S. screenings is below:
- Anime Syracuse (Syracuse, NY) - March 25, 2006
- ImaginAsian Theater (New York City, NY) - May 9-18, 2016
- Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA) - June 30, 2006
- G-Fest (Rosemont, IL) - July 8, 2006
- Alamo Mason Park Cinema (Houston, TX) - Opened July 12, 2006
The film was released on DVD by U.S. Manga Corps on July 11, 2006.[1]
Alternate Titles
Reception
Writing for the New York Times, Neil Genzlinger remarked that Negadon: The Monster from Mars "looks great and even has a respectable dose of the character development and back story that anime sometimes spurns... The setup is lovely, but the film seems in a hurry to get to the big clash, as if desperate not to violate some anime time limit. Too bad; it might have worked at feature length."[2]
http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/review/negadon-dvd
Awards
- 20th Digital Contents Grand Prix - Outstanding Production Award
- 9th Japan Media Arts Festival - Jury Recommended Work
Video Releases
Japanese DVD (2005)
U.S. Manga Corps DVD (2006)
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese, English (2.0)
- Subtitles: English
- Special Features:
- Notes: Out of print.
Videos
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Trivia
- Negadon: The Monster from Mars refers to the year 2025 as "Showa 100," suggesting that Japanese Emperor Hirohito lived to be 124.
- According to Central Park Media's press release, Negadon: The Monster from Mars is the first fully computer-animated monster film.[3]
External Links
- Official site
- SciFi Japan's coverage of the New York City premiere of Negadon: The Monster from Mars
References
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