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|type2      =Ocean
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|image      =Nezura 1964 poster.jpg
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|caption    =The Japanese DVD cover for Nezura 1964
|caption    =English poster for Nezura 1964
|name        =''Nezura 1964''
|name        =''Nezura 1964''
|dt          =''Nezura 1964'' (2020)
|dt          =''Nezura 1964'' (2021)
|director    =Hiroto Yokokawa
|director    =[[Hiroto Yokokawa]]
|producer    =Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai, Avery Guerra
|producer    =Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai
|writer      =Hiroto Yokokawa, Kensaku Sakai
|writer      =Hiroto Yokokawa
|composer    =
|composer    =Takuya Imahori
|distributor =3Y Co., Ltd.{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|produced    =[[3Y Co., Ltd.]]
|rating      =
|distributor =[[3Y Co., Ltd.]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}
|budget      =To be announced
|rating      =G<ref name="Eiga.com">{{cite web|url=https://eiga.com/movie/94224/|title=ネズラ1964|work=Eiga.com}}</ref>
|budget      =¥3.5 million<ref name="About">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezura1964.com/about|title=ABOUT|work=nezura1964.com|accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|gross      =
|gross      =
|runtime    =To be announced
|runtime    =54 minutes
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'''''Nezura 1964''''' {{Nihongo|ネズラ1964|Nezura Senkyūhyakurokujūshi}} is an upcoming crowdfunded [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] biopic film produced by 3Y Co., Ltd. in cooperation with [[Kadokawa]]. Based on [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]'s scrapped 1964 ''[[Gamera]]'' precursor, ''[[Nezura|Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'', the film will feature several cast members from the [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera franchise]].<ref name="natalie"/> It is to be tentatively released in December of 2020.<ref name="Twitter">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1212025757888733186|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|title=ねすみ年に新たな特撮映画を製作します!映画『大仏廻国』のスタッフ&キャストが株式会社KADOKAWA企画協力のもとガメラの原点である幻の映画『大群獣ネズラ』の製作奮闘記を映画化!2020年12月完成予定!マクアケにてクラウドファンディングも実施します!出演は螢雪次朗さん他!#ネズラ1964|date=31 December 2019}}</ref>
{{Quote|Persistence. Determination. Tenacity. This film.|parenthetical=ねばり こだわり がんばり これぞ映画|Tagline, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]}}
'''''Nezura 1964''''' {{Nihongo|ネズラ1964|Nezura Ichikyūrokuyon}} is a [[2021]] crowdfunded [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] biopic written and directed by [[Hiroto Yokokawa]], with special effects by Chusuke Nezu. Produced by [[3Y Co., Ltd.]] in cooperation with [[Kadokawa]], it is inspired by the troubled production of [[Daiei]]'s unfinished ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' precursor ''[[Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'' and features several cast members from the [[Gamera (franchise)|''Gamera'' franchise]].<ref name="natalie"/> A preview of the film premiered at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas in [[Tokyo]] on December 19, 2020,<ref name="Premiere">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1339738358046629889|title=明日!映画『#ネズラ1964』完成披露試写会!皆さんのご支援のお陰で実現できました! 登壇者:マッハ文朱、菊沢将憲、米山冬馬、斉藤麻衣、佐藤昇、大橋明、古谷敏、横川寛人監督 劇場:池袋HUMAXシネマズ 上映日:12/19(土) ①17:30回②19:00回 ↓一般席予約受付中!https://humax-cinema.co.jp/ikebukuro/news|author=@nezura1964|date=17 December 2021|work=Twitter |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614012328/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1339738358046629889|archivedate=14 June 2021}}</ref> with the full movie released to theaters on January 16, 2021.
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==Development==
==Plot==
''Nezura 1964'' was announced to be in development on December 31, 2019 accompanied by a teaser trailer and crowdfunding listing through Makuake.<ref name="Makuake">{{Cite web|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/|title=ガメラの原点!製作陣の挫折と奇跡を描く『ネズラ1964』を映画化したい!|work=Makuake|date=31 December 2019|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto}}</ref> The film will chronicle the production of the failed 1964 film, ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'',<ref name="Twitter"/> and stars Gamera franchise actors [[Yukijiro Hotaru]], Himawari Ano, and Yoshiro Uchida.<ref name="natalie">{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/361692|title=特撮映画「大群獣ネズラ」の舞台裏描く「ネズラ1964」製作決定、クラファンも実施|work=Natalie|date=31 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Makuake"/> It will feature fictionalized versions of the staff and cast involved in the original production, including characters based on [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] directors Yonesaburo Tsukiji and [[Noriaki Yuasa]].<ref name="Yukawa">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216566918020091904|title=映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964『ネズラ1964』出演者紹介 米山冬馬 静岡県出身。武蔵野美術大学卒業後、アニメーターとしても活動。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、後に「ガメラシリーズ」を指揮する湯浅憲明監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ユカワを演じる。 代表作:『大仏廻国』『Hedorah Silent Spring』 #ネズラ1964 #米山冬馬|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=12 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Tsukaji">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216569983016169472|author=@nezura1964|date=12 January 2020|work=Twitter|title=映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964 菊沢将憲 福岡県出身。役者・劇作家・演出家として活動。映画『おーい、大石』で、PFFに入選し映画監督としても注目を集める。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、特撮の築地米三郎監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ツカジを演じる。 代表作:『わたしたちの家』『真っ赤な星』 #ネズラ1964 #菊沢将憲}}</ref> A new giant variant of the [[Nezura]] monsters designed by Keisuke Yoneyama, called Mammoth Nezura, will also appear.<ref name="natalie"/><ref name="Twitter"/>
November 4, 1963. By order of the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, special effects director Yonejiro Tsukaji carries two boxes of condemned rats into a field. At the suggestion of [[Daiei]] CEO [[Masaichi Nagata|Yuichi Nagano]], he douses them in gasoline to shorten their suffering before lighting the boxes on fire. Yuichi is overcome by a vision of [[Nezura|an enormous rat-like monster]] appearing from behind the flames.
 
July 25, 1963. Assistant director [[Noriaki Yuasa|Kazuaki Yukawa]] introduces a documentary he will be shooting about an upcoming Daiei film. At the first meeting, Yuichi's son [[Hidemasa Nagata|Shigeo]], who is also a producer at the company, stresses the need to come up with a fresh idea to complement their existing franchises. Special effects director Yonejiro Tsukaji suggests a lavish monster movie. Yuichi is impressed and approves it, although director Mitsuo Muraoka points out that [[Toho|one of their competitors]] just released its own monster movie.
 
Tasked with deciding what kind of monster should star in the film, Tsukaji and Yukawa visit a zoo in [[Tokyo]]. Yukawa suggests elephant and giraffe monsters, prompting Tsukaji to imagine "[[List of minor monsters#Zoulla|Zoulla]]" and "[[List of minor monsters#Giraafus|Giraafus]]", presented as maquettes by sculptor Kosaku Takizawa. Neither appeals to him. After Yuichi watches ''[[wikipedia:The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'', he decides that the monsters should be based on more mundane animals. He and Tsukaji settle on rats and announce their decision at an August 5 meeting. The title will be ''[[Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]''. Nezura will portrayed by real rats scurrying around miniatures sets. Muraoka is skeptical that the rats will cooperate, so Tsukaji agrees to shoot some test footage.
 
Filming begins on September 10, with rats swarming a miniature house, tank, and train. The single rat placed on an overpass, however, lacks any menace, and Tsukaji decides that wild rats should play Nezura instead. He goes out and captures some himself, and they prove as lively as he hoped. Yuichi is delighted with the footage and allows the project to proceed. The Naganos name Muraoka as the director, with Tsukaji naturally becoming the special effects director. Tsukaji meets with sculptor [[Ryosaku Takayama|Takiyama]] to commission a full-sized Nezura prop, and finds him working on a sea turtle for an aquarium. Yuichi records a somewhat fumbling announcement of the film, which is scheduled for a January release.
 
To keep up with Muraoka's insistence on sets covered in rats, Daiei offers the public ¥50 for every rat they bring in. Cages of the animals soon fill a small warehouse. Takiyama completes the prop, and Daiei staff create a Mammoth Nezura puppet as well. The actors, including [[Ken Utsui|Utsumi]], Michiko Ogata, Junko Kamei, and Schmidt, assemble for a table read. Screenwriter Hasebe's story has the United States and the Soviet Union announce a joint lunar expedition. Mikami Space Laboratory's experiments on rats, intended to create a new type of space food for the astronauts, instead produce ravenous monsters. Nezura escape the lab and rampage through Tokyo. A Mammoth Nezura emerges and battles the smaller rats, with the [[JSDF]] ultimately killing them all.


On January 3, after just three days of crowdfunding, ''Nezura 1964'' successfully achieved its goal of 1,000,000 yen.<ref name="1mil">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1213229793937739776|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=3 January 2020|title=映画『ネズラ1964』のクラウドファンディングは開始3日で目標達成いたしました。 支援して頂いた方本当にありがとうございました。 支援募集は3月末まで行われます。 今後、より多くのご支援があれば、追加出演俳優の起用や、特撮技術の向上が可能になります。 引き続き何卒よろしくお願い致します。}}</ref>
By October 15, the mood on the set has become grim. With the rats increasingly disease-ridden, many crew members wear masks to work, and Tsukaji's wife Masae observes that he has started muttering "rat, rat" in his sleep. He watches a televised conversation between a [[Eiji Tsuburaya|famed special effects director]] and [[Hajime Tsuburaya|his son Azuma]], who agree that the public's attention has shifted from film to television, and his mood sours further. Citizens living near the studio interrupt the shoot on October 25 in protest, concerned about the rats spreading disease. On November 3, Daiei receives a stern letter from the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health recommending the termination of the film and the rats. A morose Yuichi complies. After Tsukaji immolates the rats the following day, he stands silently amidst one of the sets, then crushes one of the buildings in a fit of rage. Yukawa reflects that even though ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' was a failure, it taught him a lot about filmmaking. Shortly thereafter, Azuma and his father announce a new monster-filled television show, ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Miracle Q]]''.


On January 8, director Hiroto Yokokawa met with prolific [[Toho]] special effects director [[Teruyoshi Nakano]], who commended Yokokawa's efforts.<ref name="TeruyoshiNakano">{{Cite web|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/communication/detail/282259/|title=中野昭慶監督から応援コメントをいただきました!|work=Makuake|date=8 January 2020|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto}}</ref>
Yukawa visits Yuichi, who has been in poor health, at his home on January 3. The CEO happens upon a small spinning firework and Yuasa offers to light it. The firework's motion gives Yuichi an idea for a [[Gamera|new monster]] spinning through the sky, and they rush off to Daiei to get to work.
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by|Hiroto Yokokawa
|Directed by|[[Hiroto Yokokawa]]
|Written by|Hiroto Yokokawa, Kensaku Sakai
|Written by|Hiroto Yokokawa
|Produced by|Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai
|Executive producers|Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai
|Consulting Producer|Avery Guerra
|Consulting producer|Avery Guerra
|Production Design by|Hiroto Yokokawa, Takuma Asai, Karin Yamada
|Music by|Takuya Imahori
*Theme song "Nezura March"
|*Performed by|Mach Fumiake
|*Lyrics by|Hiroto Yokokawa
|*Composed by|Takuya Imahori
|Edited by|Hiroto Yokokawa
|Production design by|Takuma Asai, Karin Yamada, Hiroto Yokokawa
|Director of special effects|Chusuke Nezu
|First assistant director of special effects|Satoshi Watanabe
|Visual effects supervisor|Takuma Tokunaga
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast
{{Cast
|[[Yukijiro Hotaru]]|Nagano, film company president<ref name="Makuake"/>
|[[Yukijiro Hotaru]]|[[Masaichi Nagata|Yuichi Nagano]], [[Daiei]] CEO<ref name="Makuake">{{Cite web|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/|title=ガメラの原点!製作陣の挫折と奇跡を描く『ネズラ1964』を映画化したい!|work=Makuake|date=31 December 2019|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto}}</ref>
|Himawari Ano|Sachiko, actress<ref name="Makuake"/>
|Masanori Kikuzawa|Yonejiro Tsukaji, special effects director<ref name="Makuake"/><ref name="Tsukaji">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216569983016169472|author=@nezura1964|date=12 January 2020|work=Twitter|title=映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964 菊沢将憲 福岡県出身。役者・劇作家・演出家として活動。映画『おーい、大石』で、PFFに入選し映画監督としても注目を集める。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、特撮の築地米三郎監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ツカジを演じる。 代表作:『わたしたちの家』『真っ赤な星』 #ネズラ1964 #菊沢将憲 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116103528/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216569983016169472|archivedate=16 January 2020}}</ref>
|Yoshiro Uchida|Takiyama, monster modeler<ref name="Makuake"/>
|Kazuma Yoneyama|[[Noriaki Yuasa|Kazuaki Yukawa]], assistant director<ref name="Makuake"/><ref name="Yukawa">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216566918020091904|title=映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964『ネズラ1964』出演者紹介 米山冬馬 静岡県出身。武蔵野美術大学卒業後、アニメーターとしても活動。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、後に「ガメラシリーズ」を指揮する湯浅憲明監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ユカワを演じる。 代表作:『大仏廻国』『Hedorah Silent Spring』 #ネズラ1964 #米山冬馬|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=12 January 2020 |archiveurl=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1216566918020091904|archivedate=16 January 2020}}</ref>
|Masanori Kikuzawa|Tsukaji, special effects director<ref name="Makuake"/><ref name="Tsukaji"/>
|Himawari Ono|Michiko Ogata
|Kazuma Yoneyama|[[Noriaki Yuasa|Yukawa]], film staff<ref name="Makuake"/><ref name="Yukawa"/>
|Mai Saito|Junko Kamei, actress<ref name="Saito"/>
|Ippei Osako|Shigeo, Nagano's son<ref name="Makuake"/>
|Ippei Osako|[[Hidemasa Nagata|Shigeo Nagano]], producer and Yuichi's son<ref name="Makuake"/>
|Yoshiro Uchida|[[Ryosaku Takayama|Takiyama]], monster modeler<ref name="Makuake"/>
|Noboru Sato<ref name="NoboruSato"/>|Mitsuo Muraoka, film director<ref name="CAST">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezura1964.com/cast|title=CAST / STAFF|work=nezura1964.com|accessdate=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|[[Shiro Sano]]|[[Hajime Tsuburaya|Azuma]]
|[[Bin Furuya]]|[[Eiji Tsuburaya|Father]]
|Mach Fumiake<ref name="Fumiake"/>|Monto, protestor
|[[Norman England]]|Schmidt<ref name="NormanEngland">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312344707851141121|title=映画『#ネズラ1964』の10月撮影一日目!ネズラに襲われる小野ひまわりさんのイメージ撮影や佐藤昇さん演じるムラオカ組による朗読シーン、またシュミット役で新たにキャスティングされたノーマン・イングランドさんのシーンを撮影しました!出演者の皆様ありがとうございました!|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=3 October 2020 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20201004183809/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312344707851141121|archivedate=4 October 2020}}</ref>
|[[Akira Ohashi]]|[[Nezura|Mammoth Nezura]]<ref name="Ohashi"/> (motion capture)
}}
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Nezura]]
*[[Nezura]]
**[[Nezura|Mammoth Nezura]]
**[[Nezura|Mammoth Nezura]]
*[[List of minor monsters#Zoulla|Zoulla]] (maquette)
*[[List of minor monsters#Giraafus|Giraafus]] (maquette)
*[[Gamera]] (allusion)
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===Weapons and vehicles===
*[[M24 Chaffee Tank]] (miniature)
{{Col-end}}
==Development==
3Y announced that ''Nezura 1964'' was in development on December 31, 2019, accompanied by a teaser trailer and crowdfunding campaign through Makuake.<ref name="Makuake"/> Gamera franchise actors [[Yukijiro Hotaru]], Himawari Ono, and Yoshiro Uchida had already signed on to star.<ref name="natalie">{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/361692|title=特撮映画「大群獣ネズラ」の舞台裏描く「ネズラ1964」製作決定、クラファンも実施|work=Natalie|date=31 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Makuake"/> The announcement added that the film would feature fictionalized versions of the staff and cast involved in the original production, including characters based on [[Daiei]] directors Yonesaburo Tsukiji and [[Noriaki Yuasa]], and the giant "Mammoth Nezura" from the scrapped production, designed by artist Keisuke Yoneyama.<ref name="natalie"/><ref name="Twitter"/> After just three days of crowdfunding, ''Nezura 1964'' successfully achieved its goal of ¥1 million.<ref name="1mil">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1213229793937739776|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=3 January 2020|title=映画『ネズラ1964』のクラウドファンディングは開始3日で目標達成いたしました。 支援して頂いた方本当にありがとうございました。 支援募集は3月末まで行われます。 今後、より多くのご支援があれば、追加出演俳優の起用や、特撮技術の向上が可能になります。 引き続き何卒よろしくお願い致します。 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200104194058/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1213229793937739776|archivedate=4 January 2020}}</ref> On January 8, director Hiroto Yokokawa met with prolific [[Toho]] special effects director [[Teruyoshi Nakano]], who wished him well with the project.<ref name="TeruyoshiNakano">{{Cite web|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/communication/detail/282259/|title=中野昭慶監督から応援コメントをいただきました!|work=Makuake|date=8 January 2020|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto}}</ref> On January 31, a movie flyer for the film was revealed, featuring new promotional poster artwork.<ref name="Movieflyer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/communication/detail/291781/|title=映画『ネズラ1964』の宣伝用ポスタービジュアル!|work=Makuake|date=31 January 2020|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto}}</ref> On February 16, in celebration of the film's Makuake campaign exceeding 200% of its goal, the @nezura1964 Twitter account announced a giveaway for ''Nezura 1964'' mini posters autographed by Hotaru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1229210438186881025|author=@nezura1964|title=<nowiki>【映画『ネズラ1964』クラファン200%突破記念】
クラウドファンディングのご支援が目標の200%を突破した感謝を込めて、出演の螢雪次朗さん直筆サインミニポスターを3名様にプレゼント!●応募方法① @nezura1964をフォロー②この投稿を【3/1(日)】までにリツイート③後日当選者の方にDMにて連絡</nowiki>|work=Twitter|date=16 February 2020 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200217012425/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1229210438186881025|archivedate=17 February 2020}}</ref>
On February 18, actor Noboru Sato was announced to have joined the cast of ''Nezura 1964''.<ref name="NoboruSato">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1229648614432993280|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|title=【映画『ネズラ1964』新キャスト!】映画『タンポポ』『マルサの女2』等の伊丹十三監督作品出演の他、カルトアニメ『チャージマン研!』で魔王やボルガ博士などの声を演じた佐藤昇さんです!近年「チャージマン研!ライブシネマコンサート」にて44年ぶりに声を演じ話題になりました!#佐藤昇|date=18 February 2020 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20210707094716/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1229648614432993280 |archivedate=7 July 2021}}</ref> The following day, it was announced that composer Takuya Imahori would score the film.<ref name="Composer">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1230322054215299072|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|title=<nowiki>映画『ネズラ1964』に作曲家の今堀拓也さんの参加が決定!
スリーシェルズ・コンサートで伊福部昭作品や宮内國郎作品の編曲や、昨年の「小松左京音楽祭」では楽譜復元を担当し話題となりました。バーゼル作曲コンクールで3位受賞。今堀さんには「ネズラマーチ」なるものを作曲していただいてます!</nowiki>|date=19 February 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220024942/twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1230322054215299072|archivedate=20 February 2020}}</ref> A clay prototype model of the Mammoth Nezura was revealed on March 23, sculpted by Keisuke Yoneyama.<ref name="MammothModel1">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1242227070333157377|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|title=映画『ネズラ1964』に登場するマンモスネズラ!造形師・米山啓介による制作段階の雛形公開です。締切間近のクラウドファンディングにてマンモスネズラの3Dデータ出力フィギュアのリターンも再入荷しました!ぜひご支援を!※再生産のため金額設定が変更されております。https://makuake.com/project/nezura...|date=23 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727204507/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1242227070333157377|archivedate=27 July 2021}}</ref> Another model sculpted by Takuma Asai for reference in construction of a suit for the monster followed on March 29.<ref name="MammothModel2">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1244193521818464257|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|title=映画『ネズラ1964』のマンモスネズラのスーツ用検討雛形を公開!造形は浅井拓馬。前述の雛形より怪獣感が強く、大映怪獣にリスペクトを込めた雰囲気に仕上がっています。これら雛形を参考により良いものを作っていきます!#ネズラ1964|date=29 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329093534/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1244193521818464257|archivedate=29 March 2020}}</ref> Crowdfunding for ''Nezura 1964'' concluded on March 30, raising ¥3.266 million from a total of 482 backers.<ref name="MakuakeEnd">{{Cite web|author=Yokokawa, Hiroto|url=https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/|title=ガメラの原点!製作陣の挫折と奇跡を描く『ネズラ1964』を映画化したい!|work=Makuake|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330195835/https://www.makuake.com/project/nezura1964/|archivedate=30 March 2020|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>
On April Fool's Day, the @nezura1964 Twitter announced a fake project entitled ''Monster Dream Battle: Nezura vs. Garasharp'' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣決戦 ネズラ対ガラシャープ|Maboroshi no Kaijū Kessen Nezura tai Garashāpu}}, slated for a 2025 release. In addition to the titular Nezura and [[Garasharp]], the film would feature the scrapped [[Marukobukarappa]] from ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' and the Space Icemen from ''[[Gamera vs. the Space Icemen]]''.<ref name="AprilFools">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1245102447703379968|author=@nezura1964|title=【🐀新作映画製作決定のお知らせ🐍】映画『幻の怪獣決戦 ネズラ対ガラシャープ』が2025年公開を目標に製作されます。登場怪獣はネズラやガラシャープ他、マルコブカラッパや宇宙氷人も参戦予定。ご期待ください。#ネズラ #ガラシャープ #エイプリルフール|work=Twitter|date=31 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204070017/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1245102447703379968|archivedate=4 December 2021}}</ref>
A 3D model of the Mammoth Nezura created by artist karin was revealed on April 3.<ref name="3Dmodel">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1246248705189015553|title=映画『ネズラ1964』に登場するマンモスネズラの3Dデータを公開!本編ではCGとギニョールを組み合わせた特撮を予定しております。是非ご期待ください!【3Dモデリング:karin】#ネズラ1964|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=3 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405153152/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1246248705189015553|archivedate=5 April 2020}}</ref> On April 16, images of Keisuke Yoneyama's completed Mammoth Nezura model were posted to Twitter, along with details about the monster's role in the film.<ref name="MammothProfile">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1250946012971020290|title=<nowiki>マンモスネズラ[Mammoth Nezura] 体長80メートル、体重70トン ネズラが共食いし、巨大化した姿。体毛は無く、怪しげに光る目が特徴。(雛形造形:米山啓介)#マンモスネズラ #ネズラ1964</nowiki>|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=16 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084409/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1250946012971020290 |archivedate=17 April 2020}}</ref> Images of Yukijiro Hotaru in costume as the character Nagano were released on April 27,<ref name="Nagano">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1254935240931344384|title=映画『 #ネズラ1964 』初公開の #螢雪次朗 さん演じるナガノのビジュアルイメージ!大映・永田雅一社長をモデルとした豪快な役柄です。ホームページには永田社長への特別な思いを語るインタビューも掲載されています。是非ご覧ください!<nowiki>https://nezura1964.com/news-1</nowiki>|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=27 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506111441/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1255658388609830912|archivedate=6 May 2020}}</ref> accompanied by a brief interview on the official nezura1964.com website.<ref name="HotaruInterview>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezura1964.com/news-1|title=螢雪次朗インタビュー|work=nezura1964.com|date=27 April 2020}}</ref> Interviews with Noboru Sato<ref name="SatoInterview">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezura1964.com/news-2|title=佐藤昇インタビュー|work=nezura1964.com|date=29 April 2020}}</ref> and Ippei Osako<ref name="OsakoInterview">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezura1964.com/news-3|title=大迫一平インタビュー|work=nezura1964.com|date=3 May 2020}}</ref> along with images of their characters Muraoka and Shigeo followed on April 29<ref name="Muraoka">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1255658388609830912|title=映画『 #ネズラ1964 』初公開の #佐藤昇 さん演じるムラオカのビジュアルイメージ!大映特撮映画『透明人間と蝿男』や『大群獣ネズラ』の本編監督である村山三男監督をモデルとした役柄です。ホームページには先日の螢雪次朗さんに続きインタビューも掲載されています!<nowiki>https://nezura1964.com/news-2</nowiki>|author=@nezura1964|date=29 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506111441/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1255658388609830912 |archivedate=}}</ref> and May 3, respectively.<ref name="Shigeo">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1256802919468249088|title=映画『 #ネズラ1964 』で #大迫一平 さん演じるシゲオのビジュアルイメージです。モデルである永田秀雅プロデューサーは、大映・永田雅一社長(演:螢雪次朗)のご子息であり、あの「ガメラ・マーチ」を作詞したことでも有名!大迫さんのインタビューはHPで公開中です!<nowiki>https://nezura1964.com/news-3</nowiki>|work=@nezura1964|date=3 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508184335/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1256802919468249088|archivedate=8 May 2020}}</ref> An interview with director Hiroto Yokokawa was published on [[SciFi Japan]] on May 11.<ref name="SFJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/05/11/nezura-1964-interview-with-director-hiroto-yokakawa/|title=NEZURA 1964 Interview with Director Hiroto Yokakawa|author=Chaffins, Benjamin|date=11 May 2020|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref>
On May 20, a new poster for the film was revealed.<ref name="TwitterPoster">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1263242913695162368?s=20|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|title=NEZURA 1964 is scheduled for a December 2020 complete in Japan! Cast: Yukijirō Hotaru / Masanori Kikuzawa / Kazuma Yoneyama / Himawari Ono / Ippei Osako / Yoshirō Uchida / Noboru Sato Directed by Hiroto Yokokawa Production: 3Y Film Planned & Collaborated with KADOKAWA #nezura1964|date=20 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520230347/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1263242913695162368|archivedate=20 May 2020}}</ref> ''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' star Mach Fumiake officially joined the cast on June 15.<ref name="Fumiake">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/06/15/gamera-legend-mach-fumiake-joins-cast-of-nezura-1964/|title=Gamera Legend Mach Fumiake Joins Cast of NEZURA 1964!|date=15 June 2020|work=SciFi Japan}}</ref> 3Y released the film's first trailer on June 30, followed by an English-subtitled version on July 20. The latter included the opening paragraph of this page in the video description. Suit actor [[Akira Ohashi]], best known for his roles as [[Gamera (Heisei Trilogy)|Gamera]] and [[Iris]] in the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' trilogy as well as [[King Ghidorah (Millennium)|King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|GMK]]'', joined the cast as a motion capture actor for Mammoth Nezura on July 19,<ref name="Ohashi">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1284971864054349824?s=20|title=【速報!】映画『ネズラ1964 』にG2ガメラやイリスのスーツアクターで知られる大橋明さんの参加が決定!大橋さんはマンモスネズラのモーションアクターを担当します。大橋さんの演じる「怪獣の躍動感」にご期待ください!#大橋明 #ネズラ1964|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=19 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830093621/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1284971864054349824|archivedate=30 August 2022}}</ref> followed by Mai Saito on August 17.<ref name="Saito">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/08/17/ultra-actress-joins-nezura-1964/ |title=Ultra-Actress Joins NEZURA 1964! |date=17 August 2020 |work=SciFi Japan}}</ref> Shooting continued through October, with actor and director Norman England joining the cast as a character named Schmidt<ref name="NormanEngland"/> and the aforementioned Mach Fumiake performing the film's theme song, "Nezura March."<ref name="MachFilming">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312709395239727104|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=4 October 2020|title=10月撮影2日目!最後はマッハ文朱さんの撮影!撮影反対を訴える近隣住民の団長モントウを全力で演じていただきました。撮影後は新曲『ネズラマーチ』の録音!素晴らしい歌声を披露してくださいました!#マッハ文朱 #ネズラ1964 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004161859/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312709395239727104|archivedate=4 October 2020}}</ref>
==Production==
The completion of the first draft of the ''Nezura 1964'' script was announced on March 3, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1234729015291695104?s=20|author=@nezura1964|title=映画『ネズラ1964』予定稿が完成!慌しい昨今ですが、なんとかクランクインの日時も決定し、順調にスタートできそうです。引き続き応援を宜しくお願い致します!#ネズラ1964|work=Twitter|date=3 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303073635/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1234729015291695104|archivedate=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/renonremon/status/1235906425320124416?s=20|author=Kikuzawa, Masanori|title=出演します横川寛人監督の映画『ネズラ1964』のクラウドファンディングが目標の250%を達成いたしました!ありがとうございます!台本の第1稿とチラシが届き、クランクインに向けて動き出しています!3月末まで支援募集は続きますので、引き続きご協力よろしくお願いいたします!#ネズラ1964|work=Twitter|date=6 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/https://twitter.com/renonremon/status/1235906425320124416|archivedate=19 November 2022}}</ref> Production began in at least early June, with images of the shooting being released through the @nezura1964 Twitter.<ref name="Trailerfilming">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1267616221693763585?s=20|title=【速報】螢雪次朗さん。今回も怪獣第一発見者!?#ネズラ1964|author=@nezura1964|date=1 June 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref name="Crankin">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1268831038790385666?s=20|title=映画『ネズラ1964』鋭意撮影中!負けないぞ!#ネズラ1964|work=Twitter|author=@nezura1964|date=5 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605091402/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1268831038790385666|archivedate=5 June 2020}}</ref> Filming concluded on October 4.<ref name="SatsueiYamero">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312724678679486464|author=@nezura1964|work=Twitter|date=4 October 2020|title=【クランクアップ!】そして本日、予定していた全てのシーンの撮影が終了しました。これも皆様の応援のおかげです!ありがとうございました!これから編集作業に入ります!#ネズラ1964 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004203907/https://twitter.com/nezura1964/status/1312724678679486464|archivedate=4 October 2020}}</ref>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Nezura 1964/Gallery}}
{{Main|Nezura 1964/Gallery}}
==Video releases==
'''[[SRS Cinema]]''' VHS (2022)<ref name="Nezura VHS">{{cite web|url=https://srscinemastore.com/products/nezura-1964-vhs|title=Nezura 1964 VHS|date=26 October 2021|work=SRS Cinema}}</ref>
*'''Tapes''': 1
*'''Audio''': Japanese
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Special features''': "Giant Horde Beast Nezura" music video (1:40), "Nezura March" music video (3:47), trailers
*'''Notes''': Limited to 25 copies.
'''SRS Cinema''' Blu-ray/DVD (2022)<ref name="Nezura Blu-ray">{{cite web|url=https://srscinemastore.com/products/nezura-1964-blu-ray|title=Nezura 1964 Blu-ray|date=26 October 2021|work=SRS Cinema}}</ref>
*'''Region''': N/A
*'''Discs''': 1
*'''Audio''': Japanese
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Special features''': "Giant Horde Beast Nezura" music video (1:40); "Nezura March" music video (3:47); photo gallery; trailers for ''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (0:52), ''[[God Raiga vs. King Ohga: War of the Monsters]]'' (1:03), ''[[Attack of the Giant Teacher]]'' (1:33), ''[[wikipedia:The Flying Monster|War of the God Monsters]]'' (1:05), ''ZillaFoot'' (0:49), and ''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (1:00)
A Japanese DVD of the film was sent to select backers of the Makuake campaign in 2021.<ref name="Kaijuologist">{{cite web|url=https://www.thekaijuologist.com/post/lost-projects-giant-horde-beast-nezura|title=Lost Projects: Giant Horde Beast Nezura|author=Miller, Stephen|date=25 January 2021|work=The Kaijuologist}}</ref>
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">bmn6dKFR1nA</youtube>|''Nezura 1964'' teaser trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">bmn6dKFR1nA</youtube>|Japanese ''Nezura 1964'' teaser trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ikYEvNOluoA</youtube>|Japanese ''Nezura 1964'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">GzondEZKAA0</youtube>|Japanese ''Nezura 1964'' trailer (English subtitled)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">xcnglHRUQgM</youtube>|U.S. ''Nezura 1964'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">AdgK1jPu_7c</youtube>|Mammoth Nezura 3D model}}
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==External Links==
==Trivia==
*The outlet Daiei selects to announce ''[[Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'', ''Wind Velocity 75 Meters Typhoon Reporter'', references the 1963 Daiei film ''[[Wind Velocity 75 Meters]]'' and its alternate title ''Typhoon Reporter''.
==External links==
*[https://www.nezura1964.com/ Official site]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/nezura1964/ Official Facebook page]
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Nezura 1964
English poster for Nezura 1964
Directed by Hiroto Yokokawa
Producer Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai
Written by Hiroto Yokokawa
Music by Takuya Imahori
Production company 3Y Co., Ltd.
Distributor 3Y Co., Ltd.JP
Rating G[1]
Budget ¥3.5 million[2]
Running time 54 minutes
Rate this film!
3.67
(3 votes)

Persistence. Determination. Tenacity. This film. (ねばり こだわり がんばり これぞ映画)
„ 

— Tagline, Teruyoshi Nakano

Nezura 1964 (ネズラ1964,   Nezura Ichikyūrokuyon) is a 2021 crowdfunded tokusatsu kaiju biopic written and directed by Hiroto Yokokawa, with special effects by Chusuke Nezu. Produced by 3Y Co., Ltd. in cooperation with Kadokawa, it is inspired by the troubled production of Daiei's unfinished Gamera the Giant Monster precursor Giant Horde Beast Nezura and features several cast members from the Gamera franchise.[3] A preview of the film premiered at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas in Tokyo on December 19, 2020,[4] with the full movie released to theaters on January 16, 2021.

Plot

November 4, 1963. By order of the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, special effects director Yonejiro Tsukaji carries two boxes of condemned rats into a field. At the suggestion of Daiei CEO Yuichi Nagano, he douses them in gasoline to shorten their suffering before lighting the boxes on fire. Yuichi is overcome by a vision of an enormous rat-like monster appearing from behind the flames.

July 25, 1963. Assistant director Kazuaki Yukawa introduces a documentary he will be shooting about an upcoming Daiei film. At the first meeting, Yuichi's son Shigeo, who is also a producer at the company, stresses the need to come up with a fresh idea to complement their existing franchises. Special effects director Yonejiro Tsukaji suggests a lavish monster movie. Yuichi is impressed and approves it, although director Mitsuo Muraoka points out that one of their competitors just released its own monster movie.

Tasked with deciding what kind of monster should star in the film, Tsukaji and Yukawa visit a zoo in Tokyo. Yukawa suggests elephant and giraffe monsters, prompting Tsukaji to imagine "Zoulla" and "Giraafus", presented as maquettes by sculptor Kosaku Takizawa. Neither appeals to him. After Yuichi watches The Birds, he decides that the monsters should be based on more mundane animals. He and Tsukaji settle on rats and announce their decision at an August 5 meeting. The title will be Giant Horde Beast Nezura. Nezura will portrayed by real rats scurrying around miniatures sets. Muraoka is skeptical that the rats will cooperate, so Tsukaji agrees to shoot some test footage.

Filming begins on September 10, with rats swarming a miniature house, tank, and train. The single rat placed on an overpass, however, lacks any menace, and Tsukaji decides that wild rats should play Nezura instead. He goes out and captures some himself, and they prove as lively as he hoped. Yuichi is delighted with the footage and allows the project to proceed. The Naganos name Muraoka as the director, with Tsukaji naturally becoming the special effects director. Tsukaji meets with sculptor Takiyama to commission a full-sized Nezura prop, and finds him working on a sea turtle for an aquarium. Yuichi records a somewhat fumbling announcement of the film, which is scheduled for a January release.

To keep up with Muraoka's insistence on sets covered in rats, Daiei offers the public ¥50 for every rat they bring in. Cages of the animals soon fill a small warehouse. Takiyama completes the prop, and Daiei staff create a Mammoth Nezura puppet as well. The actors, including Utsumi, Michiko Ogata, Junko Kamei, and Schmidt, assemble for a table read. Screenwriter Hasebe's story has the United States and the Soviet Union announce a joint lunar expedition. Mikami Space Laboratory's experiments on rats, intended to create a new type of space food for the astronauts, instead produce ravenous monsters. Nezura escape the lab and rampage through Tokyo. A Mammoth Nezura emerges and battles the smaller rats, with the JSDF ultimately killing them all.

By October 15, the mood on the set has become grim. With the rats increasingly disease-ridden, many crew members wear masks to work, and Tsukaji's wife Masae observes that he has started muttering "rat, rat" in his sleep. He watches a televised conversation between a famed special effects director and his son Azuma, who agree that the public's attention has shifted from film to television, and his mood sours further. Citizens living near the studio interrupt the shoot on October 25 in protest, concerned about the rats spreading disease. On November 3, Daiei receives a stern letter from the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health recommending the termination of the film and the rats. A morose Yuichi complies. After Tsukaji immolates the rats the following day, he stands silently amidst one of the sets, then crushes one of the buildings in a fit of rage. Yukawa reflects that even though Giant Horde Beast Nezura was a failure, it taught him a lot about filmmaking. Shortly thereafter, Azuma and his father announce a new monster-filled television show, Miracle Q.

Yukawa visits Yuichi, who has been in poor health, at his home on January 3. The CEO happens upon a small spinning firework and Yuasa offers to light it. The firework's motion gives Yuichi an idea for a new monster spinning through the sky, and they rush off to Daiei to get to work.

Staff

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

  • Directed by   Hiroto Yokokawa
  • Written by   Hiroto Yokokawa
  • Executive producers   Hiroto Yokokawa, Kazuma Yoneyama, Takuma Asai
  • Consulting producer   Avery Guerra
  • Music by   Takuya Imahori
  • Theme song "Nezura March"
    • Performed by   Mach Fumiake
    • Lyrics by   Hiroto Yokokawa
    • Composed by   Takuya Imahori
  • Edited by   Hiroto Yokokawa
  • Production design by   Takuma Asai, Karin Yamada, Hiroto Yokokawa
  • Director of special effects   Chusuke Nezu
  • First assistant director of special effects   Satoshi Watanabe
  • Visual effects supervisor   Takuma Tokunaga

Cast

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

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons and vehicles

Development

3Y announced that Nezura 1964 was in development on December 31, 2019, accompanied by a teaser trailer and crowdfunding campaign through Makuake.[5] Gamera franchise actors Yukijiro Hotaru, Himawari Ono, and Yoshiro Uchida had already signed on to star.[3][5] The announcement added that the film would feature fictionalized versions of the staff and cast involved in the original production, including characters based on Daiei directors Yonesaburo Tsukiji and Noriaki Yuasa, and the giant "Mammoth Nezura" from the scrapped production, designed by artist Keisuke Yoneyama.[3][14] After just three days of crowdfunding, Nezura 1964 successfully achieved its goal of ¥1 million.[15] On January 8, director Hiroto Yokokawa met with prolific Toho special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano, who wished him well with the project.[16] On January 31, a movie flyer for the film was revealed, featuring new promotional poster artwork.[17] On February 16, in celebration of the film's Makuake campaign exceeding 200% of its goal, the @nezura1964 Twitter account announced a giveaway for Nezura 1964 mini posters autographed by Hotaru.[18]

On February 18, actor Noboru Sato was announced to have joined the cast of Nezura 1964.[9] The following day, it was announced that composer Takuya Imahori would score the film.[19] A clay prototype model of the Mammoth Nezura was revealed on March 23, sculpted by Keisuke Yoneyama.[20] Another model sculpted by Takuma Asai for reference in construction of a suit for the monster followed on March 29.[21] Crowdfunding for Nezura 1964 concluded on March 30, raising ¥3.266 million from a total of 482 backers.[22]

On April Fool's Day, the @nezura1964 Twitter announced a fake project entitled Monster Dream Battle: Nezura vs. Garasharp (幻の怪獣決戦 ネズラ対ガラシャープ,   Maboroshi no Kaijū Kessen Nezura tai Garashāpu), slated for a 2025 release. In addition to the titular Nezura and Garasharp, the film would feature the scrapped Marukobukarappa from Gamera vs. Viras and the Space Icemen from Gamera vs. the Space Icemen.[23]

A 3D model of the Mammoth Nezura created by artist karin was revealed on April 3.[24] On April 16, images of Keisuke Yoneyama's completed Mammoth Nezura model were posted to Twitter, along with details about the monster's role in the film.[25] Images of Yukijiro Hotaru in costume as the character Nagano were released on April 27,[26] accompanied by a brief interview on the official nezura1964.com website.[27] Interviews with Noboru Sato[28] and Ippei Osako[29] along with images of their characters Muraoka and Shigeo followed on April 29[30] and May 3, respectively.[31] An interview with director Hiroto Yokokawa was published on SciFi Japan on May 11.[32]

On May 20, a new poster for the film was revealed.[33] Gamera Super Monster star Mach Fumiake officially joined the cast on June 15.[11] 3Y released the film's first trailer on June 30, followed by an English-subtitled version on July 20. The latter included the opening paragraph of this page in the video description. Suit actor Akira Ohashi, best known for his roles as Gamera and Iris in the Heisei Gamera trilogy as well as King Ghidorah in GMK, joined the cast as a motion capture actor for Mammoth Nezura on July 19,[13] followed by Mai Saito on August 17.[8] Shooting continued through October, with actor and director Norman England joining the cast as a character named Schmidt[12] and the aforementioned Mach Fumiake performing the film's theme song, "Nezura March."[34]

Production

The completion of the first draft of the Nezura 1964 script was announced on March 3, 2020.[35][36] Production began in at least early June, with images of the shooting being released through the @nezura1964 Twitter.[37][38] Filming concluded on October 4.[39]

Gallery

Main article: Nezura 1964/Gallery.

Video releases

SRS Cinema VHS (2022)[40]

  • Tapes: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: "Giant Horde Beast Nezura" music video (1:40), "Nezura March" music video (3:47), trailers
  • Notes: Limited to 25 copies.

SRS Cinema Blu-ray/DVD (2022)[41]

A Japanese DVD of the film was sent to select backers of the Makuake campaign in 2021.[42]

Videos

Japanese Nezura 1964 teaser trailer
Japanese Nezura 1964 trailer
Japanese Nezura 1964 trailer (English subtitled)
U.S. Nezura 1964 trailer
Mammoth Nezura 3D model

Trivia

External links

References

This is a list of references for Nezura 1964. 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. "ネズラ1964". Eiga.com.
  2. "ABOUT". nezura1964.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "特撮映画「大群獣ネズラ」の舞台裏描く「ネズラ1964」製作決定、クラファンも実施". Natalie. 31 December 2019.
  4. @nezura1964 (17 December 2021). "明日!映画『#ネズラ1964』完成披露試写会!皆さんのご支援のお陰で実現できました! 登壇者:マッハ文朱、菊沢将憲、米山冬馬、斉藤麻衣、佐藤昇、大橋明、古谷敏、横川寛人監督 劇場:池袋HUMAXシネマズ 上映日:12/19(土) ①17:30回②19:00回 ↓一般席予約受付中!https://humax-cinema.co.jp/ikebukuro/news". Twitter. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Yokokawa, Hiroto (31 December 2019). "ガメラの原点!製作陣の挫折と奇跡を描く『ネズラ1964』を映画化したい!". Makuake.
  6. @nezura1964 (12 January 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964 菊沢将憲 福岡県出身。役者・劇作家・演出家として活動。映画『おーい、大石』で、PFFに入選し映画監督としても注目を集める。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、特撮の築地米三郎監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ツカジを演じる。 代表作:『わたしたちの家』『真っ赤な星』 #ネズラ1964 #菊沢将憲". Twitter. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020.
  7. @nezura1964 (12 January 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』クラウドファンディング実施中 @nezura1964『ネズラ1964』出演者紹介 米山冬馬 静岡県出身。武蔵野美術大学卒業後、アニメーターとしても活動。 本作『ネズラ1964』では、後に「ガメラシリーズ」を指揮する湯浅憲明監督をモデルとした架空の人物・ユカワを演じる。 代表作:『大仏廻国』『Hedorah Silent Spring』 #ネズラ1964 #米山冬馬". Twitter. Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Ultra-Actress Joins NEZURA 1964!". SciFi Japan. 17 August 2020.
  9. 9.0 9.1 @nezura1964 (18 February 2020). "【映画『ネズラ1964』新キャスト!】映画『タンポポ』『マルサの女2』等の伊丹十三監督作品出演の他、カルトアニメ『チャージマン研!』で魔王やボルガ博士などの声を演じた佐藤昇さんです!近年「チャージマン研!ライブシネマコンサート」にて44年ぶりに声を演じ話題になりました!#佐藤昇". Twitter. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021.
  10. "CAST / STAFF". nezura1964.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Gamera Legend Mach Fumiake Joins Cast of NEZURA 1964!". SciFi Japan. 15 June 2020.
  12. 12.0 12.1 @nezura1964 (3 October 2020). "映画『#ネズラ1964』の10月撮影一日目!ネズラに襲われる小野ひまわりさんのイメージ撮影や佐藤昇さん演じるムラオカ組による朗読シーン、またシュミット役で新たにキャスティングされたノーマン・イングランドさんのシーンを撮影しました!出演者の皆様ありがとうございました!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
  13. 13.0 13.1 @nezura1964 (19 July 2020). "【速報!】映画『ネズラ1964 』にG2ガメラやイリスのスーツアクターで知られる大橋明さんの参加が決定!大橋さんはマンモスネズラのモーションアクターを担当します。大橋さんの演じる「怪獣の躍動感」にご期待ください!#大橋明 #ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
  14. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Twitter
  15. @nezura1964 (3 January 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』のクラウドファンディングは開始3日で目標達成いたしました。 支援して頂いた方本当にありがとうございました。 支援募集は3月末まで行われます。 今後、より多くのご支援があれば、追加出演俳優の起用や、特撮技術の向上が可能になります。 引き続き何卒よろしくお願い致します。". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  16. Yokokawa, Hiroto (8 January 2020). "中野昭慶監督から応援コメントをいただきました!". Makuake.
  17. Yokokawa, Hiroto (31 January 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』の宣伝用ポスタービジュアル!". Makuake.
  18. @nezura1964 (16 February 2020). "【映画『ネズラ1964』クラファン200%突破記念】 クラウドファンディングのご支援が目標の200%を突破した感謝を込めて、出演の螢雪次朗さん直筆サインミニポスターを3名様にプレゼント!●応募方法① @nezura1964をフォロー②この投稿を【3/1(日)】までにリツイート③後日当選者の方にDMにて連絡". Twitter. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020.
  19. @nezura1964 (19 February 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』に作曲家の今堀拓也さんの参加が決定! スリーシェルズ・コンサートで伊福部昭作品や宮内國郎作品の編曲や、昨年の「小松左京音楽祭」では楽譜復元を担当し話題となりました。バーゼル作曲コンクールで3位受賞。今堀さんには「ネズラマーチ」なるものを作曲していただいてます!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
  20. @nezura1964 (23 March 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』に登場するマンモスネズラ!造形師・米山啓介による制作段階の雛形公開です。締切間近のクラウドファンディングにてマンモスネズラの3Dデータ出力フィギュアのリターンも再入荷しました!ぜひご支援を!※再生産のため金額設定が変更されております。https://makuake.com/project/nezura..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  21. @nezura1964 (29 March 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』のマンモスネズラのスーツ用検討雛形を公開!造形は浅井拓馬。前述の雛形より怪獣感が強く、大映怪獣にリスペクトを込めた雰囲気に仕上がっています。これら雛形を参考により良いものを作っていきます!#ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.
  22. Yokokawa, Hiroto. "ガメラの原点!製作陣の挫折と奇跡を描く『ネズラ1964』を映画化したい!". Makuake. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  23. @nezura1964 (31 May 2020). "【🐀新作映画製作決定のお知らせ🐍】映画『幻の怪獣決戦 ネズラ対ガラシャープ』が2025年公開を目標に製作されます。登場怪獣はネズラやガラシャープ他、マルコブカラッパや宇宙氷人も参戦予定。ご期待ください。#ネズラ #ガラシャープ #エイプリルフール". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
  24. @nezura1964 (3 April 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』に登場するマンモスネズラの3Dデータを公開!本編ではCGとギニョールを組み合わせた特撮を予定しております。是非ご期待ください!【3Dモデリング:karin】#ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020.
  25. @nezura1964 (16 April 2020). "マンモスネズラ[Mammoth Nezura] 体長80メートル、体重70トン ネズラが共食いし、巨大化した姿。体毛は無く、怪しげに光る目が特徴。(雛形造形:米山啓介)#マンモスネズラ #ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  26. @nezura1964 (27 April 2020). "映画『 #ネズラ1964 』初公開の #螢雪次朗 さん演じるナガノのビジュアルイメージ!大映・永田雅一社長をモデルとした豪快な役柄です。ホームページには永田社長への特別な思いを語るインタビューも掲載されています。是非ご覧ください!https://nezura1964.com/news-1". Twitter. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020.
  27. "螢雪次朗インタビュー". nezura1964.com. 27 April 2020.
  28. "佐藤昇インタビュー". nezura1964.com. 29 April 2020.
  29. "大迫一平インタビュー". nezura1964.com. 3 May 2020.
  30. @nezura1964 (29 April 2020). "映画『 #ネズラ1964 』初公開の #佐藤昇 さん演じるムラオカのビジュアルイメージ!大映特撮映画『透明人間と蝿男』や『大群獣ネズラ』の本編監督である村山三男監督をモデルとした役柄です。ホームページには先日の螢雪次朗さんに続きインタビューも掲載されています!https://nezura1964.com/news-2". Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help).
  31. "映画『 #ネズラ1964 』で #大迫一平 さん演じるシゲオのビジュアルイメージです。モデルである永田秀雅プロデューサーは、大映・永田雅一社長(演:螢雪次朗)のご子息であり、あの「ガメラ・マーチ」を作詞したことでも有名!大迫さんのインタビューはHPで公開中です!https://nezura1964.com/news-3". @nezura1964. 3 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  32. Chaffins, Benjamin (11 May 2020). "NEZURA 1964 Interview with Director Hiroto Yokakawa". SciFi Japan.
  33. @nezura1964 (20 May 2020). "NEZURA 1964 is scheduled for a December 2020 complete in Japan! Cast: Yukijirō Hotaru / Masanori Kikuzawa / Kazuma Yoneyama / Himawari Ono / Ippei Osako / Yoshirō Uchida / Noboru Sato Directed by Hiroto Yokokawa Production: 3Y Film Planned & Collaborated with KADOKAWA #nezura1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020.
  34. @nezura1964 (4 October 2020). "10月撮影2日目!最後はマッハ文朱さんの撮影!撮影反対を訴える近隣住民の団長モントウを全力で演じていただきました。撮影後は新曲『ネズラマーチ』の録音!素晴らしい歌声を披露してくださいました!#マッハ文朱 #ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
  35. @nezura1964 (3 March 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』予定稿が完成!慌しい昨今ですが、なんとかクランクインの日時も決定し、順調にスタートできそうです。引き続き応援を宜しくお願い致します!#ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020.
  36. Kikuzawa, Masanori (6 March 2020). "出演します横川寛人監督の映画『ネズラ1964』のクラウドファンディングが目標の250%を達成いたしました!ありがとうございます!台本の第1稿とチラシが届き、クランクインに向けて動き出しています!3月末まで支援募集は続きますので、引き続きご協力よろしくお願いいたします!#ネズラ1964". Twitter. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
  37. @nezura1964 (1 June 2020). "【速報】螢雪次朗さん。今回も怪獣第一発見者!?#ネズラ1964". Twitter.
  38. @nezura1964 (5 June 2020). "映画『ネズラ1964』鋭意撮影中!負けないぞ!#ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.
  39. @nezura1964 (4 October 2020). "【クランクアップ!】そして本日、予定していた全てのシーンの撮影が終了しました。これも皆様の応援のおかげです!ありがとうございました!これから編集作業に入ります!#ネズラ1964". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.
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