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|caption =The Japanese poster for Reigo: | |caption =The Japanese poster for Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters | ||
|name =''Reigo: | |name =''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters''|titles=yes | ||
|jp-title =''Deep Sea Monster Reigo'' | |jp-title =''Deep Sea Monster Reigo'' | ||
|director =Shinpei Hayashiya | |director =Shinpei Hayashiya | ||
|producer =Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano,<br>Atsuko Iwai (executive) | |producer =Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano,<br>Atsuko Iwai (executive) | ||
|writer =Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi | |writer =[[Shinpei Hayashiya]], Keita Toriumi | ||
|composer =Keiichiro Kitazono | |composer =Keiichiro Kitazono | ||
|distributor =InterMedia{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | |distributor =InterMedia{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>SRS Cinema{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
|runtime =81 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 21 minutes)}} | |runtime =81 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 21 minutes)}} | ||
|aspectratio =1.78:1 | |aspectratio =1.78:1 | ||
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'''''Reigo: | '''''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters''''' {{Nihongo|深海獣レイゴー|Shinkaiju Reigo|lit. ''Deep Sea Monster Reigo''}} is a [[2008]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|kaiju film]] produced by Reigo Associates and distributed by InterMedia Co., Ltd. It premiered on June 12, 2008, at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo. Set in 1942, the film depicts a sea monster hunting the real-life battleship ''Yamato'' after the accidental death of its child. It is the first original kaiju film by ''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'' director and popular [[wikipedia:rakugo|rakugo]] performer [[Shinpei Hayashiya]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Uh. | Uh. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by=Shinpei Hayashiya | |Directed by=[[Shinpei Hayashiya]] | ||
|Written by=Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi | |Written by=Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi | ||
|Produced by=Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano | |Produced by=Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast | {{Cast | ||
|Taiyo Sugiura|Takeshi Kaido | |Taiyo Sugiura|Ensign Takeshi Kaido | ||
|Mai Nanami|Chie Kojima | |Mai Nanami|Chie Kojima | ||
|Yukijiro Hotaru|Noboru Osako | |[[Yukijiro Hotaru]]|Divisional Officer Noboru Osako | ||
|Susumu Kurobe|Captain Yamagami | |Susumu Kurobe|Captain Yamagami | ||
|Yoji Tanaka|Kanai | |Yoji Tanaka|Kanai | ||
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*Isamu Ago | *Isamu Ago | ||
*Yoji Tanaka | *Yoji Tanaka | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races=== | ===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races=== | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'' | *''[[wikipedia:Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'' | ||
==Development== | |||
Following tremendous fan interest in ''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'', Option Inc. hired Shinpei Hayashiya to direct an original kaiju film for them.<ref name="SFJ">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/01/01/deep-sea-monster-reigo/ SciFi Japan - REIGO: THE DEEP-SEA MONSTER VS THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO]</ref> First titled ''A-140F6: Operation Deep Sea Monster Reigo'', then ''Reigo vs. Yamato'', the basic premise remained the same: a sea monster battles the massive Japanese battleship ''Yamato''. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
Several tokusatsu luminaries helped bring the creatures of ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' to life. ''Garo'' creator Keita Amemiya designed Reigo, while the puppet was sculpted by [[Tomo Haraguchi]] and Shigeaki Ito. [[Shinichi Wakasa]] designed the Bonefish, which were sculpted by employees of his company Monsters, Inc. | |||
==Theatrical Releases== | ==Theatrical Releases== | ||
*Japan - June 12, 2008 | *Japan - June 12, 2008 | ||
==Alternate Titles== | ==Alternate Titles== | ||
*''Deep Sea Monster Reigo'' | *''Deep Sea Monster Reigo'' (initial title) | ||
*''Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato'' (English title prior to 2019; also used for SRS Cinema's VHS release) | |||
==U.S. Release== | |||
''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' premiered at the American Film Market on November 3, 2005, under the title ''Deep Sea Monster Reigo''. Revision on the film began in early 2006, but were delayed due to lack of funding from Option. Producer Yuichi Asada managed to transfer ownership of the film to his own company, InterMedia Co., Ltd., allowing it to be finished by 2008. Though it played in Japanese theaters that year and was given the English title ''Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato'', it remained unavailable in the U.S. until 2019, when SRS Cinema acquired the rights to it. Retitling the film in imitation of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', they have released limited-edition VHS and Blu-ray versions of it, with a DVD edition schedule for November 26, 2019. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
==Video Releases== | ==Video Releases== | ||
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*Subtitles: German | *Subtitles: German | ||
*Special Features: None | *Special Features: None | ||
'''SRS Cinema''' VHS (2019) | |||
*Tapes: 1 | |||
*Audio: Japanese | |||
*Subtitles: English | |||
*Notes: Limited to 50 copies. | |||
'''SRS Cinema''' DVD/Blu-ray (2019) | |||
*Region: N/A | |||
*Discs: 1 | |||
*Audio: Japanese | |||
*Subtitles: English | |||
*Special Features: Option to watch the film in black-and-white, photo gallery, trailers | |||
*Notes: The Blu-ray edition is limited to 1,000 copies. The DVD edition will be released on November 26, 2019. | |||
==Sequels== | ==Sequels== | ||
Shinpei Hayashiya directed a sequel set in the present day, ''[[ | Shinpei Hayashiya directed a sequel set in the present day, ''[[Raiga: God of the Monsters]]'', in 2009. The third film, ''[[Raiga vs. Ohga]]'', premiered in Japan in 2019 and will be distributed on home video by SRS Cinema in 2020. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">c-pa0ha7Ngo</youtube>|''Reigo: | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">c-pa0ha7Ngo</youtube>|Japanese ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">JkanK_Uq-aA</youtube>|American ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' trailer}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Yukijiro Hotaru | *[[Yukijiro Hotaru]]'s character is named Osako and plans to name his unborn son Tsutomu, referencing Hotaru's recurring role as Tsutomu Osako in the Heisei [[Gamera]] trilogy. | ||
*Taiyo Sugiura is best-known to kaiju fans as Agent Haruno Musashi, the human host of Ultraman Cosmos who prefers to pacify the monsters he fights instead of destroying them. Appropriately, his character is the first to plead that ''Yamato'' cease fire on the wounded Reigo. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
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Deep Sea Monster Reigo
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (深海獣レイゴー Shinkaiju Reigo, lit. Deep Sea Monster Reigo) is a 2008 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Reigo Associates and distributed by InterMedia Co., Ltd. It premiered on June 12, 2008, at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo. Set in 1942, the film depicts a sea monster hunting the real-life battleship Yamato after the accidental death of its child. It is the first original kaiju film by Gamera 4: Truth director and popular rakugo performer Shinpei Hayashiya.
Plot
Uh.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya
- Written by Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi
- Executive producing by Atsuko Iwai
- Produced by Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano
- Music by Keiichiro Kitazono
- Cinematography by Masayuki Nakazawa, Satoshi Murakami
- Production design by Naoya Yoshida, Atsushi Takahara
- Special effects by Kazuaki Skiyama
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Taiyo Sugiura as Ensign Takeshi Kaido
- Mai Nanami as Chie Kojima
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Divisional Officer Noboru Osako
- Susumu Kurobe as Captain Yamagami
- Yoji Tanaka as Kanai
- Mickey Curtis as Grandpa
- Yumika Hayashi as Momoka
- Ukon Ichikawa as Benkei
- Yoko Kanda
- Yui Nirehara
- Mubu Nakayama
- Masayoshi Okada
- Koki Hisaka
- Toshihiko Yamamoto
- Akihiro Shimizu
- Makoto Inamiya
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Yuma Kusakawa
- Isamu Ago
- Yoji Tanaka
Appearances
Monsters
- Reigo
- Bonefish
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
Development
Following tremendous fan interest in Gamera 4: Truth, Option Inc. hired Shinpei Hayashiya to direct an original kaiju film for them.[1] First titled A-140F6: Operation Deep Sea Monster Reigo, then Reigo vs. Yamato, the basic premise remained the same: a sea monster battles the massive Japanese battleship Yamato.
Production
Several tokusatsu luminaries helped bring the creatures of Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters to life. Garo creator Keita Amemiya designed Reigo, while the puppet was sculpted by Tomo Haraguchi and Shigeaki Ito. Shinichi Wakasa designed the Bonefish, which were sculpted by employees of his company Monsters, Inc.
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - June 12, 2008
Alternate Titles
- Deep Sea Monster Reigo (initial title)
- Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato (English title prior to 2019; also used for SRS Cinema's VHS release)
U.S. Release
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters premiered at the American Film Market on November 3, 2005, under the title Deep Sea Monster Reigo. Revision on the film began in early 2006, but were delayed due to lack of funding from Option. Producer Yuichi Asada managed to transfer ownership of the film to his own company, InterMedia Co., Ltd., allowing it to be finished by 2008. Though it played in Japanese theaters that year and was given the English title Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato, it remained unavailable in the U.S. until 2019, when SRS Cinema acquired the rights to it. Retitling the film in imitation of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, they have released limited-edition VHS and Blu-ray versions of it, with a DVD edition schedule for November 26, 2019.
Reception
Video Releases
8-Films DVD (2011)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese, German (5.1)
- Subtitles: German
- Special Features: None
SRS Cinema VHS (2019)
- Tapes: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Notes: Limited to 50 copies.
SRS Cinema DVD/Blu-ray (2019)
- Region: N/A
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Special Features: Option to watch the film in black-and-white, photo gallery, trailers
- Notes: The Blu-ray edition is limited to 1,000 copies. The DVD edition will be released on November 26, 2019.
Sequels
Shinpei Hayashiya directed a sequel set in the present day, Raiga: God of the Monsters, in 2009. The third film, Raiga vs. Ohga, premiered in Japan in 2019 and will be distributed on home video by SRS Cinema in 2020.
Videos
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Trivia
- Yukijiro Hotaru's character is named Osako and plans to name his unborn son Tsutomu, referencing Hotaru's recurring role as Tsutomu Osako in the Heisei Gamera trilogy.
- Taiyo Sugiura is best-known to kaiju fans as Agent Haruno Musashi, the human host of Ultraman Cosmos who prefers to pacify the monsters he fights instead of destroying them. Appropriately, his character is the first to plead that Yamato cease fire on the wounded Reigo.
References
This is a list of references for Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters. 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]
