Dec 12 2008
Go to Goemon. See how it’s done.
That’s right Hollywood big-shots, Japanese wow-master Kazuaki Kiriya is back with his follow-up to 2004’s stunning Casshern, his effects-laden live-action interpretation of the hit ’70s anime of the same name. Kiriya’s updating of the robot-fighting hero was one of the most visually stunning films to emerge that year, and one that — in my mind — not only set the standard for “digital backlot“-style moviemaking, but also still reigns champ to this day. (And no, I’m not talking about the butchered version that’s available on DVD in the U.S., which had about 25 min. hacked from it without Kiriya’s approval.)
All that might change on May 1, 2009, when the ambitious fantasy Goemon is unleashed onto movie screens. Expect a lot of brains to turn into mush and eyeballs to glaze over in wonderment. What’s it about? Who knows! (Maybe if one of you kind readers out there happens to be Japanese-savvy, you’ll drop me a line and lemme know.) Doesn’t matter, really, just sit back, go to the film’s official website, and watch the Goemon trailer so that you can be floored by one lovely image after another.
