Monster Seafood Wars
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| Kanji | 三大怪獣グルメ | ||||
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| Directed by | Minoru Kawasaki | ||||
| Screenplay by | Masakazu Migita | ||||
| Based on | An unmade film proposed by Eiji Tsuburaya | ||||
| Produced by | Minoru Kawasaki Saguma Shinichi | ||||
| Starring | Eiichi Kikuchi | ||||
| Cinematography | Makoto Matsuo | ||||
| Edited by | Yuta Kawasaki | ||||
| Music by | Asaka Kougi | ||||
Production companies | Dentsu Takeshobo Mobacon Pal Entertainments Rivertop | ||||
| Distributed by | Pal Entertainments | ||||
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Running time | 84 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Budget | ¥20 million[1] | ||||
Monster Seafood Wars (Japanese: 三大怪獣グルメ, Hepburn: San Daikaijū Gurume, lit. 'Three Monsters Gourmet') is a 2020 Japanese kaiju film directed by Minoru Kawasaki.[2] The film is loosely based on an unmade film featuring a giant octopus proposed by Eiji Tsuburaya prior to production of the original 1954 Godzilla film.
Plot
Yuta Tanuma, a former member of the Institute for Super Physics and Chemistry, was dismissed during the development of a powerful drug that enlarges living things, and is currently helping his parents' sushi restaurant. Meanwhile, a giant squid and a giant octopus suddenly appear in Tokyo. Hibiki, a government-organized seafood monster attack unit (SMAT) commander, invited Yuta to SMAT.
SMAT introduces a new weapon "vinegar cannon" to challenge the three major monsters. However, because the monster meat that was cut off by the attack was delicious, a "monster meat boom" occurred in the world.[3][4]
Cast
- Eiichi Kikuchi as Minoru Hotta
- Yûya Asato as Shinjiro Hikoma
- Ayano Yoshida Christie as Nana Hoshiyama
- Hide Fukumoto as Prime Minister Ube
- Ryô Kinomoto
- Masayuki Kusumi
Release
Theatrical
Monster Seafood Wars was released in Japan on June 6, 2020.[2]
Home media
The film was released in the United States by SRS Cinema on VHS and Blu-ray in April 2021.[5][6]
References
- ^ Chaffins, Benjamin (2020). "MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS Interview With Director Minoru Kawasaki". SciFi Japan.
- ^ a b "三大怪獣グルメ : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "海鮮怪獣を食べつくせ! 『三大怪獣グルメ』に河崎実監督が込めた「特撮の神様」へのオマージュとは". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Aiken, Keith (16 September 2019). "MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS — First Look at Upcoming Kaiju Movie". SciFi Japan.
- ^ "Monster Seafood Wars Blu-ray". SRS Cinema LLC. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Monster Seafood Wars (2020), retrieved 2021-06-23
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