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Brush of the God
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The Japanese poster for Brush of the God
Directed by Keizo Murase
Producer Daisuke Sato et al.
Written by
Music by Shota Kowashi
Special
effects by 		Daisuke Sato
Funded by Brush of the God Film Partners
Production company Twenty Co., Ltd.
Distributor United Entertainment
Running time 74 minutes[1]
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Brush of the God (カミノフデ ～怪獣たちのいる島～,   Kami no Fude: Kaijū-tachi no Iru Shima, lit. "Brush of the God: An Island with Monsters") is a 2024 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Keizo Murase in his directorial debut and written by Takeshi Nakazawa from a story by Murase, with special effects by Daisuke Sato. Financed through the Brush of the God Film Partners (consisting of Murase's company Twenty, San-in Chuo Television, Stream, and LosGatos Works) and produced by Twenty, the film was crowdfunded through Motion Gallery and Kickstarter beginning in September 2020.[2] It made its world premiere at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in Osaka, Japan on March 2, 2024,[1] and its international premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival on July 23.[3] A wider Japanese theatrical release followed on July 26.[4]

Description

Note: This synopsis has been edited for grammar.
“
Special effects modelmaker Kenzo Tokimiya has passed away. Akari, who did not have good memories of her grandfather's work, visits a farewell party for his fans with mixed feelings. There, she meets her classmate Takuya, a hardcore tokusatsu fan.

Akari and Takuya meet a young man named Hozumi, who was going to be in the movie Brush of the God that Kenzo was going to make. This comes as a surprise to Akari, since this is the first she has heard that her grandfather was involved in such a production.

Hozumi picks up a brush, a prop from the Brush of the God exhibit, and draws a circle in the air.

"Please save his world!"

With Hozumi's words, Akari and Takuya are swallowed by the wormhole that suddenly appears.

The next thing they know, they have entered the world of the movie Brush of the God, greeted by the terrible visage of the kaiju Yamata no Orochi, which is not supposed to be in the movie, trying to burn everything in this world.

In order to get back to the original world, the two must unravel the secret of the movie Brush of the God that Kenzo was supposed to make.[5]
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Staff[6]

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

Cast[6]

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

  • Rio Suzuki   as   Akari Tokimiya
  • Takeru Narahara   as   Takuya Kido
  • Yumiko Shaku   as   Yuko Tokimiya
  • Takumi Saitoh   as   Hozumi
  • Shiro Sano   as   Kenzo Tokimiya
  • Masanori Machida   as   James
  • Takumi Magoshi   as   Ethan
  • Waka Yoshida   as   Susan
  • Shinji Higuchi   as   director
  • Hayato Kasuga   as   business insider
  • Shinsuke Kasai   as   business insider
  • Konomi Tsukamoto   as   high school girl
  • Hana Yanagisawa   as   high school girl

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, vehicles, and races

Development

Director Keizo Murase originally conceived of the idea for Brush of the God while making The Mighty Peking Man, following a suggestion that he write a film for Hong Kong producer Chua Lam.[7] The Motion Gallery crowdfunding campaign for Brush of the God raised ¥2,600,192, well over its ¥2 million goal, concluding on September 25, 2020.[2] A subsequent Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful, raising less than half of its $24,272 goal.[7] The synopsis provided by the campaign described a talking rabbit giving a boy in rural Japan a brush which can turn thoughts into reality. He and his two friends embark on a quest to prevent Yamata no Orochi from returning, facing other monsters along the way.

The production posted test footage of the Yamata no Orochi puppet online on October 29, 2020.[8] A second Kickstarter meant to improve the quality of the special effects launched on December 5, 2021, and quickly exceeded its ¥1 million goal, finishing with ¥2,225,052.[5] It included a significantly revised synopsis, with the accompanying video thumbnail also stating that the project had been expanded into a feature-length film.

Production

Filming began on the tokusatsu footage for Brush of the God on February 27, 2022.[9] The production then switched focus to the drama scenes, wrapping this part of the film on July 10, 2022.[10] Delays in the modeling process prevented filming of the tokusatsu scenes from resuming until the fall.[11] Two more rounds of filming were planned for 2023.[11] On January 13, 2023, a second Motion Gallery campaign was launched, seeking ¥2 million primarily to facilitate an outdoor climax with large-scale explosions.[12]

Gallery

Main article: Brush of the God/Gallery.

Theatrical releases

Alternate titles

  • Brush of the God: An Island with Monsters (literal translation)
  • The Brush of God (alternate English title)[7]
  • The God of Brush (alternate English title)[14]

Videos

Trailers

Teaser trailer
Teaser trailer #2
Teaser trailer #3
Teaser trailer #4

Miscellaneous

Video produced for the Makuake post-production support campaign
Yamata no Orochi test footage
Yamata no Orochi test footage #2

External links

References

This is a list of references for Brush of the God. 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brush of the God". Osaka Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "怪獣造形のレジェンド 村瀬継蔵が挑む最初で最後の監督作 劇場用特撮映画『神の筆』制作支援プロジェクト". Motion Gallery. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brush of the God". New York Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 United Entertainment (1 May 2024). "映画『カミノフデ ～怪獣たちのいる島～』7.26公開決定＆メインビジュアルが解禁！" [Movie Brush of the God Sets 7/26 Release and Reveals Main Visual!]. PR TIMES.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Keizo Murase's kaiju movie "Brush of the God" Final Campaign". Kickstarter. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "映画『カミノフデ ～怪獣たちのいる島～』公式サイト". Kaminofude.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Keizo Murase's live action kaiju movie "Brush of the God"". Kickstarter. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ↑ @Kaminofude (29 October 2020). "特撮パートのテストフッテージを公開しました。劇中のシーンをイメージしたものになっています。". Twitter.
  9. ↑ Sato, Daisuke (27 February 2022). "Filming for "Brush of the God" has begun!". Kickstarter.
  10. ↑ Sato, Daisuke (10 July 2022). "Completion of filming of human drama part!". Kickstarter.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sato, Daisuke (18 December 2022). "New Roadmap". Kickstarter.
  12. ↑ "村瀬監督『神の筆』のクライマックスをもっとアツくカッコよく！特撮とポスプロ応援プロジェクト". Motion Gallery. 13 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Brush of the God". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Brush of the God" Yamata no Orochi Test Footage 01". YouTube. 29 October 2020.

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