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Nezura 1964
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Wikipedia article
is a 2020 Japanese crowdfunded 'kaiju' biopic film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on Daiei's unfinished 1964 'Gamera' precursor, 'Giant Horde Beast Nezura' and stars Yukijir Hotaru as a character based on the president of Daiei, Mai Saito, Mach Fumiake, and Shir Sano.
Cast
* Yukijir Hotaru as Nagano
* Kazuma Yoneyama as Yukawa
* Norman England as Schmidt
* Ippei Osako as Shigeo
* Yoshiro Uchida as Takiyama
* Shir Sano as Azuma
*Noboru Sato as Muraoka
* Mai Saito as Junko
* Mach Fumiake as Monto
* Masanori Kikuzawa as Tsukaji
*Himawari Ono as Sachiko
*Bin Furuya as Oyaji
* Akira Ohashi as Mammoth Nezura
Production
On December 7, 2020, Takuya Imahori and Michiaki Watanabe was announced as the film's composers.
Release
Theatrical
'Nezura 1964' was first released in Tokyo released on December 19, 2020. A month later, it was released nationwide on January 16, 2021.Home media
The film was released to DVD in Japan in January 2021 and will soon be released in North America by SRS Cinema.Giant Horde Beast Nezura
is an unfinished 1964 'kaiju' film directed by Mitsuo Murayama and produced by Daiei Film. The film's production was shut down by the health department because the wild brown rats used were escaping the set and had the potential to transmit disease to the surrounding area. Despite the project's cancellation, the studio was not dissuaded from producing more kaiju films, and released 'Gamera, the Giant Monster' the following year.
Development
The film developers were inspired by Hitchcocks 'The Birds' "animal attack" concept, but decided to replace birds with giant rats.See also
* 'The Great Buddha Arrival'
*Gamera
*Godzilla
*Pulgasari
References
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