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'''''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 | '''''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'' and its escort ships after they accidentally kill its child. It is the first original kaiju film by ''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'' director and popular [[wikipedia:rakugo|rakugo]] performer [[Shinpei Hayashiya]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
*Reigo | *[[Reigo]] | ||
*Bonefish | *[[Bonefish]] | ||
===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races=== | ===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races=== | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'' | *''[[wikipedia:Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'' | ||
==Development== | ==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"> | Following tremendous fan interest in ''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'', Option Inc. hired Shinpei Hayashiya to direct an original kaiju film for them.<ref name="SFJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/01/01/deep-sea-monster-reigo/|title=Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs The Battleship Yamato|author=Aiken, Keith|date=1 January 2009|work=SciFi Japan}}</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., including Fumihiko Yagi. The internal mechanisms of the creatures were created by [[Nobuhiro Ekubo]]. | 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.<ref name="SFJ"/> [[Shinichi Wakasa]] designed the Bonefish, which were sculpted by employees of his company MONSTERS, Inc., including Fumihiko Yagi. The internal mechanisms of the creatures were created by [[Nobuhiro Ekubo]]. | ||
==Theatrical Releases== | ==Theatrical Releases== | ||
*Japan - June 12, 2008 | *Japan - June 12, 2008 | ||
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*''Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato'' (English title prior to 2019; also used for SRS Cinema's VHS release) | *''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== | ==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''. | ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' premiered at the American Film Market on November 3, 2005, under the title ''Deep Sea Monster Reigo''.<ref name="SFJ"/> Revisions 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 released it on limited-edition VHS and Blu-ray, followed by a mass-produced DVD. In a review for DoBlu, Matt Paprocki noted that the film appeared to have been shot digitally in standard definition, concluding that "there's no reason to buy [the Blu-ray] over the DVD."<ref name="DoBlu">{{cite web|url=https://www.doblu.com/2019/09/29/reigo-the-deep-sea-monster-blu-ray-review/|title=Reigo: The Deep Sea Monster Blu-ray Review|author=Paprocki, Matt|date=29 September 2019|work=DoBlu}}</ref> SRS Cinema president Ron Bonk defended the release against similar criticism in a Facebook post, stating, "I don’t know what Shinpei shot on but he mastered out to HD and we sought to preserve that." He went on to say that even standard-definition films experience less compression on Blu-ray than DVD.<ref name="FB">[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157819661042247&set=p.10157819661042247&type=1&theater Post by Ron Bonk to Kaiju & Tokusatsu on Video, 11 April 2020]</ref> | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
==Video Releases== | ==Video Releases== | ||
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*Audio: Japanese | *Audio: Japanese | ||
*Subtitles: English | *Subtitles: English | ||
*Special Features: Option to watch the film in black-and-white, photo gallery, trailers | *Special Features: Option to watch the film in black-and-white (Blu-ray only), photo gallery, trailers | ||
*Notes: The Blu-ray edition is limited to 1,000 copies | *Notes: The Blu-ray edition is limited to 1,000 copies. | ||
==Sequels== | ==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 | [[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, with SRS Cinema bringing it to home video the following year. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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. | *[[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. | *Taiyo Sugiura is best-known to kaiju fans as Agent [[w:c:ultra:Musashi Haruno|Musashi Haruno]], the human host of [[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Cosmos|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== | ||
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Deep Sea Monster Reigo (2008)
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 and its escort ships after they accidentally kill its child. It is the first original kaiju film by Gamera 4: Truth director and popular rakugo performer Shinpei Hayashiya.
Plot
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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
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.[1] Shinichi Wakasa designed the Bonefish, which were sculpted by employees of his company MONSTERS, Inc., including Fumihiko Yagi. The internal mechanisms of the creatures were created by Nobuhiro Ekubo.
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.[1] Revisions 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 released it on limited-edition VHS and Blu-ray, followed by a mass-produced DVD. In a review for DoBlu, Matt Paprocki noted that the film appeared to have been shot digitally in standard definition, concluding that "there's no reason to buy [the Blu-ray] over the DVD."[2] SRS Cinema president Ron Bonk defended the release against similar criticism in a Facebook post, stating, "I don’t know what Shinpei shot on but he mastered out to HD and we sought to preserve that." He went on to say that even standard-definition films experience less compression on Blu-ray than DVD.[3]
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 (Blu-ray only), photo gallery, trailers
- Notes: The Blu-ray edition is limited to 1,000 copies.
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, with SRS Cinema bringing it to home video the following year.
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 Musashi Haruno, 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
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