Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters

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Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster
vs. The Battleship Yamato
The Japanese poster for Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Deep Sea Monster Reigo

Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya
Producer Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano,
Atsuko Iwai (executive)
Written by Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi
Music by Keiichiro Kitazono
Distributor InterMediaJP
Running time 81 minutes
(1 hour, 21 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.78:1
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Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato (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 children. 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   Takeshi Kaido
  • Mai Nanami   as   Chie Kojima
  • Yukijiro Hotaru   as   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
  • Mizuho Yoshida   as   Reigo

Appearances

Monsters

  • Reigo
  • Bonefish

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Production

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/01/01/deep-sea-monster-reigo/

Marketing

Gallery

Theatrical Releases

  • Japan - June 12, 2008

Alternate Titles

  • Deep Sea Monster Reigo

Reception

Video Releases

8-Films DVD (2011)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese, German (5.1)
  • Subtitles: German
  • Special Features: None

Sequels

Shinpei Hayashiya directed a sequel set in the present day, Deep Sea Monster Raiga, in 2009. A third film, Deep Sea Monster Raiga vs. Lava Beast Ohga, was filmed in 2015. Though the reigo2008 YouTube channel has released several trailers, its release date is unknown.

Videos

Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato trailer

Trivia

  • Yukijiro Hotaru again plays a character named Osako, following his recurring role in the Heisei Gamera trilogy.

References