Welcome to Wikizilla!
Log in or sign up to edit pages and contribute.

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (2020)

From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Article.png
Image gallery for The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8


The 12 Day Tale of the
Monster that Died in 8
The Japanese poster for The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Directed by Shunji Iwai
Producer(s) Tomoyuki Miyakawa, Aki Mizuno
Written by Shunji Iwai, Shinji Higuchi (story)
Music by Toru Fuyuki, ikire
Distributor No Man's Nose
Rating GJP[1]
Running time 88 minutes
(1 hour, 28 minutes)[1]
Aspect ratio 16:9
Rate this film!
4.00
(4 votes)

Keizer GKC Transparent.png
 This article concerns a recently-released film or other piece of media.
More information will be added to the article as it becomes available.

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (8日で死んだ怪獣の12日の物語,   Yōka de Shinda Kaijū no Jūninichi no Monogatari) is a 2020 kaiju film produced by Japanese Movie Channel and Rockwell Eyes. Initially uploaded to YouTube as a web series from May 19 to May 30, 2020, it was expanded for a Japanese theatrical release on July 31, 2020, distributed by No Man's Nose. It was one of the first feature-length films made entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plot[edit | edit source]

X no sunglasses.PNG This plot section is useless.
Please help out by editing this page and adding the plot.

Staff[edit | edit source]

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

  • Directed by   Shunji Iwai
  • Written by   Shunji Iwai
  • Based on a story by   Shinji Higuchi
  • Produced by   Tomoyuki Miyakawa, Aki Mizuno
  • Music by   Toru Fuyuki, ikire
  • Theme song "Off to Phántasien" performed by   Kyoko Koizumi, ikire

Cast[edit | edit source]

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

  • Takumi Saito   as   Himself
  • Rena Nonen   as   Herself
  • So Takei   as   So Okamoto
  • Moeka Hoshi   as   Kasu Moe
  • Shinji Higuchi   as   Himself

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Monsters[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 evolved out of Kaiju Defeat COVID, an online challenge started by Shinji Higuchi.[3] As described by Mark Schilling in The Japan Times, "The idea is to 'catch' an invisible monster (Higuchi thoughtfully demonstrates), 'magically' fuse it with your own monster and send the now strengthened beast hurling toward the camera (but not, Higuchi reminds us, hitting it) to crush the virus."[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Main article: The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8/Gallery.

Theatrical releases[edit | edit source]

  • Japan - July 31, 2020

Video releases[edit | edit source]

Video Maker Blu-ray (2021)

  • Region: A; compatibility with other regions unknown
  • Discs: 2
  • Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Bonus features: Making-of feature (107 minutes), five music videos (18 minutes), trailer and TV spot, one of two possible kaiju masks, theater map, postcard

Videos[edit | edit source]

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 trailer
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 TV spot
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 25-second notice
Livestream on the day of the film's theatrical premiere

Web series[edit | edit source]

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 is the first black and white kaiju film since Gamera in 1965.
  • Saito's capsule kaiju are named after medications which were under study as COVID-19 treatments when the film was made: the antiviral medicines Avigan and Remdesivir and the antiparasitic medicine Ivermectin. The concept of capsule kaiju itself comes from the TV series Ultraseven; accordingly, Saito sculpts his creatures into the faces of Miclas, Windom, and Agira.
  • Posters for Submersion of Japan and Nessie are visible in Shinji Higuchi's home, while countless kaiju toys fill his shelves.

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

This is a list of references for The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8. 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]

Films
Godzilla films
Godzilla (1954) • Godzilla Raids Again • King Kong vs. Godzilla • Mothra vs. Godzilla • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster • Invasion of Astro-Monster • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep • Son of Godzilla • Destroy All Monsters • All Monsters Attack • Godzilla vs. Hedorah • Godzilla vs. Gigan • Godzilla vs. Megalon • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla • Terror of Mechagodzilla • The Return of Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Biollante • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah • Godzilla vs. Mothra • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah • GODZILLA (1998) • Godzilla 2000: Millennium • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla • Godzilla: Tokyo SOS • Godzilla Final Wars • Godzilla (2014) • Shin Godzilla • GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters • GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle • GODZILLA: The Planet Eater • Godzilla: King of the Monsters • Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla short films
Gamera films
King Kong films
Other Toho films
Invisible Man • Half Human • Rodan • The Mysterians • The H-Man • Varan • Monkey Sun • The Three Treasures • Battle in Outer Space • The Secret of the Telegian • The Human Vapor • Mothra • The Last War • Gorath • Matango • Atragon • Dogora • Frankenstein vs. Baragon • The War of the Gargantuas • Latitude Zero • The Vampire Doll • Space Amoeba • Lake of Dracula • Daigoro vs. Goliath • Horror of the Wolf • Submersion of Japan • ESPY • Evil of Dracula • Prophecies of Nostradamus • House • The War in Space • Magnitude 7.9 • Bye-Bye Jupiter • Princess from the Moon • Gunhed • Mikadoroid • Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected • Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon • Rebirth of Mothra • Rebirth of Mothra 2 • Rebirth of Mothra 3 • Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia • Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie • Sinking of Japan • Go! Godman • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 • Monster Hunter • The Great Yokai War: Guardians • Shin Ultraman • Blockbuster Monster Movie
Other Daiei films
Other Japanese films
Japanese King Kong • The Great Buddha Arrival (1934) • The King Kong That Appeared in Edo • Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers • Super Giant • Super Giant Continues • Super Giant: The Space Mutant Appears • Magic Serpent • The X from Outer Space • Gappa • Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell • The Last Dinosaur • Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds • Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo • Negadon: The Monster from Mars • Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters • Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit • Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster‎ • Demeking, the Sea Monster • Raiga: God of the Monsters • Death Kappa • The God of Clay • Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo • Jellyfish Eyes • Day of the Kaiju • Kaiju Mono • The Great Buddha Arrival • God Raiga vs. King Ohga: War of the Monsters • Howl from Beyond the Fog • Monster Seafood Wars • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 • Nezura 1964 • Yatsuashi • What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? • Brush of the God • Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo
Miscellaneous
Documentaries
Fan films

Comments

Showing 3 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.

Loading comments..
Era Icon - Post-Millennium New Version.png
Movie


Retrieved from "https://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=The_12_Day_Tale_of_the_Monster_that_Died_in_8&oldid=253769"