Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)

巨神兵東京に現わる

The short focuses on the God Warrior from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind (1984). Super-powered bio-weapons in ceramic armor begin attacking Tokyo, annihilating human civilization.

Date of release
2012-07-10
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (53)
Runtime
10m
Genres
Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Animation
Director
Shinji Higuchi

Casting

Interesting facts

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo is a 2012 Japanese kaiju short film directed by Shinji Higuchi. A live-action prequel and spin-off of Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the film is a co-production between Studio Ghibli, Special Effects Laboratory Co., Ltd, and Khara, Inc. In the film, a woman from Tokyo recounts how her city was obliterated within hours by giant divine warriors.

Production

The film was the only Studio Ghibli's live-action production aside from Takahata's The Story of Yanagawa's Canals and features exclusive use of digital composition techniques and special effects technology. Some of the miniatures used in the film were previously constructed, used, and stored at Toho Studios, Marbling Fine Arts, and Special Effects Laboratory Co., Ltd.

The design of the film's giant creature was provided by Hayao Miyazaki, from his manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

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