Monsters

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MONSTERS

7.4

Hiratsuka Heihachi is loud and impolite but always smiles. He is a strange detective. Unlike Hiratsuka, Saionji Kosuke is the heir of a wealthy family. He is full of justice, naive and honest almost to a fault. Saionji…

Monsters

Monsters in Chang'an

7.4

The task of fighting monsters is in the hands of young literati, a demon hunter and a poet who sneak into the palace during the Lantern Festival. The city of Chang'an bustles with life yet demonic energy permeates…

Monsters Club

7.2

In a secluded snow covered mountainous area, Ryoichi Kakiuchi lives alone, completely disconnected from the rest of the world, and makes cigar triggered bombs. He mails out the bombs to corporate executives. Ryoichi…

Monsters in Luo Yang

6.4

In the thirteenth year of Tianhe, the An family of Luoyang has been growing in power, and has collaborated with the demon master Ling Xuan to rebel. A scholar with a heart for the world, Du Zi Teng, introduces Ling…

Monsters in the Forbidden City: Secret of Time Prison

It tells the story of an ordinary primary school student, Li Xiao Yu, who accidentally broke into the world of mythical beasts hidden in the Forbidden City after picking up a hole-in-the-wall gemstone earring, and…

Monsters in the Forbidden City: Moon Maze

Monsters in the Forbidden City: Secret of the Gem

Elementary student Li Xiao Yu was the girl nobody noticed at school. When she accidentally picked up a gem earring at the Forbidden City, it opens up her life to a world where sculptures on eaves would come to life…

Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare

7.1

When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.

Andrew Hughes

Turkish-born businessman who lived in Japan and was recruited to play Western parts in Japanese films. For 1961’s The Last War, Hughes worked as an intermediary between the Japanese crew and the sizable Western cast of that film; although he apparently served as an interpreter on occasion, he did…

Mitsutake Kurando

Originally from Tokyo, Japan. Graduated with an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. A member of the Directors Guild of Japan and Screen Actors Guild. Mitsutake made his feature film directorial debut with MONSTERS DON’T GET TO CRY in 2004. In 2008, Mitsutake produced, wrote, and directed his…

Amamoto Hideyo

A prolific Japanese actor, Amamoto Hideyo started out his acting career with the Hayuza group, and was noticed by Toho due to his unusual size and appearance. He started out his career playing several small roles in the late 50's and early 1960's. Amamoto even managed to land a small role in Kurosawa's…

Kaneko Shusuke

Shusuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo, 8 June 1955. Drawn to film as a young boy, he filled his early years with science fiction and kaiju movies, giant monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera. Much of TV in Japan in the early and mid-60s was made up of imported shows from America, and Kaneko's imagination…

Ibuki Toru

Tall, lean actor who often played henchmen. His sole “good guy” role appears to have been as the lost brother Yata in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966). He disappeared from the genre after Destroy All Monsters (1968) before making one last appearance as the goateed alien Tsuda in Terror of Mechagodzilla…

Oh Seung Hoon

Oh Seung Hoon, a graduate of Kyung Hee University, is a model turned actor: on the stage, movie theatres and TV screens. His 2015 movie debut was in an independent film "Your Season". In 2016 he appeared in the short film "Battle", as well as on the stage with "Lemain." He has been exponentially busy…

Honda Ishiro

Honda Ishiro was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best known for his kaiju and tokusatsu films, including several entries in the Godzilla series, but also worked extensively in the documentary and war genres earlier in his career. His early film career included working…

Nakajima Haruo

Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. His first credited role in a motion picture was in the 1952 film Sword for Hire. He began his career as a stunt actor in samurai films and he acted in a small role in the 1954 film Seven Samurai, portraying a bandit. He was considered by many to be the best suit…

Tanaka Tomoyuki

A Japanese film producer, most famous for creating the Godzilla franchise. He was born in Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan, on April 26, 1910, and died in Tokyo on April 2, 1997. Tanaka was married to the actress Chieko Nakakita (1926 – 2005). He died of a stroke at the age of 86. Soon after graduating from…

Hachisuka Yuichi

Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi?) is a recurring suit actor. He is the twin of Shoji. He often plays female rangers and non-human villainesses, but he has also played three male rangers. He played monsters in the Metal Hero series Sharivan and Shaider. He has also portrayed HurricaneBlue…