鉄人28号 (2005)

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Tetsujin 28: The Movie is a 2005 Japanese live-action film based on the 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Directed by Shin Togashi, it was the first original film based on the series, as well as the first to be released theatrically.

Development

Tetsujin 28-go was originally adapted into a live action television drama in 1960, and later as an anime in 1963, which became popular in North America under the title of Gigantor.

There were talks of a live-action Gigantor adaptation around 1994 by Fox Family Films, a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, planned with a budget of roughly $35 million to $50 million. Wanting Gigantor to become a major blockbuster franchise, Fox hired writers Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes to pen the script, which would have downsized the robot's height from 50 feet to just 12 feet, as well as updating and modernizing the design, using morphing eff…

Unlike the original manga and previous adaptations (excluding the 1980 anime and Tetsujin 28-go FX), the film is set in modern-day while still based on the original story, with emphasis placed on Shotaro Kaneda's coming-of-age subplot. The mecha were rendered entirely with CGI. Open auditions were held for the roles of Shotaro and Mami. Sousuke Ikematsu and Yu Aoi were each selected from among 10,000 applicants.

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