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and commended its highly original mystical epic storyline and great characters. The film's ambition was even compared to Terry Gilliam's Brazil. DeVilDead.com, a French website, found the film's narrative too compressed and dense, but praised its visually elegant production, rich history, and superb scenery and acting. Sarudama, another website, called it an incredibly ambitious and well-cast movie.
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On the other hand, Ian Shutter of videovista.net gave the film a high rating of 8/10, describing it as a "surreal yet always fascinating gothic urban nightmare" with a blend of urban history and fantasy horror centered on the great disaster of 1923. Lee Broughton of DVD Savant rated it as "Excellent"
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When Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis was released in Japanese theaters, it quickly became a commercial success and received critical acclaim. Peer Magazine, a prominent cinema publication in Japan, even hailed it as the "best Japanese science fiction production of all time." The film earned an impressive
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that also adapt from the first 4 novels. Hiroshi Aramata even rewrote physical descriptions of Kato in the novel's republications to more closely match Shimada's image. Shimada's portrayal of Yasunori Kato has been frequently homaged in Japanese popular culture, such as in the fictional characters
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and a psychic. Due to her heritage and supernatural abilities, Kato abducts her and uses her as a medium to communicate with the spirit of Masakado. She gives birth to Yukiko Tatsumiya, who is believed to be the result of Kato using his magic on her, but revealed later to be the consequence of a
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In his book Tokyoscope, author Patrick Macias gave the movie a positive review, describing it as "overcooked" but "far from a bust." Jim Harper, in his book Flowers from Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film, conceded that the film could have been a "bona fide cult classic" if not for some pacing
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However, the subtitled version of the film received mixed reception in the West. Anthony Romero of Toho Kingdom praised the high production values of the film but criticized it for attempting to cover too much ground in too short a time. GenjiPress, a Japanese enthusiast website, deemed the film
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In 2023, Media Blasters Licensed the Film and Released the film on Blu-Ray under the Title "Doomed Megalopolis: The Last Megalopolis". It features the movie in Japanese with English Subtitles and the English Dub from the Manga UK VHS reconstructed in HD.
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whose work contributed to the reformation of modern Japanese literature and who also was a renowned scholar of the supernatural. Determined to stop Kato and protect Yukari, he joins the Tsuchimikado Clan as a student of the onmyoji. After the death of
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among others. With a budget of around 1 billion yen (roughly $ 8 million), the movie was one of the most expensive live action Japanese special effects films to have been produced during that decade (by contrast, the internationally released 1984 film
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connected to Kato's temple. Kato tries to use onmyodo magic one last time to stimulate an earthquake, but this is insufficient and he is severely wounded from the effort. Though his plans are foiled, Kato kidnaps Keiko and takes her with him to
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was commissioned to design creatures for the movie. Originally, he showed interest in working directly on set, however his schedule would not permit it. His main contribution was the conceptual art for the
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to fend her off. Kato attempts to awaken Masakado through Yukari's child, Yukiko, but even this is unsuccessful. Keiko explains to Kato that Yukiko is not his child, but rather the result of an
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The movie went on to become a notable success in Japan. It was one of the top ten highest grossing domestic motion pictures of 1988. It continues to be regarded in the country as a respected
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film dealing with some of the same subject matter. The novels the respective films were based on were released only a few years apart and thus are considered part of the same "boom".
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video game series. The character also has a cameo appearance in the opening chapters of CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon manga, and has been parodied in TV animation and video games.
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annual revenue of 1.79 billion yen, making it the third highest grossing Japanese-produced film of that year, and the eighth highest-grossing film in Japan overall.
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district being made just for use in the film. The open set, which cost around 300 million yen by itself, was a 150 meter long life sized facsimile of the early
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of the film, was extremely popular with audiences and is considered the most popular representation of the character. He reprised the role in
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expert, who in investigating strange spiritual disturbances beneath Tokyo. He serves as Keiko's assistant in the final battle against Kato.
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The movie was the first major successful project for Takashige Ichise, the producer who would go on to be responsible for the contemporary
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sorcery, in an attempt to trap him. Kato escapes, but fails to awaken Masakado. The seismic waves generated in Dairen reach Japan, and the
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sect (土御門一門) to advise him on how to make Tokyo a blessed city. However, both Hirai's and Shibusawa's efforts are opposed by the
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The live-action film is an adaptation of the first 1/3rd of the original novel or the first four volumes (out of a total of 12).
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Kabuki Legend Tamasaburo Bando V to Receive 27th Annual Kyoto Prize for Lifetime Achievement in “Arts and Philosophy”
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set by Kato. Faced with this obstruction, Hayakawa must seek out aid to see his project go through to completion.
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magic in Japanese cinema. The movie's box office success paved the way for a film franchise consisting of a
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The movie received a great deal of publicity with the media highlighting the grand recreation of circa 1927
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The movie was notable for being the first to visually portray Chinese and Japanese folklore tropes such as
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equipment for filming. Approximately six minutes of the final movie was filmed using this technology.
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The production was plagued by many mysterious accidents, which some attributed to the influence of
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master Shigemaru Kuroda, who discovers the location of Kato's hideout. While Kuroda fights an
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released a VHS edition of the film in the UK which was edited, as well as dubbed. In 1998,
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on August 8, 2015 in a Special Edition package featuring new cover designs by SPFX artist
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adaptation. For general information on the original novel and franchise it created, see
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In a 2015 Blu-ray commentary, the filmmakers compared Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis to
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released a subtitled VHS copy of the film in the North American market. In 2003,
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union between Yukari and her brother Yoichiro making her uncontrollable by Kato.
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series. It was also the most financially successful production for director
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era district featuring several electric cable cars and 3000 fully costumed
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released a subtitled DVD edition of the film to the North American market.
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statue guarding the place, Keiko rushes to stop Kato, but Kato summons his
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system. During construction of the railway, his engineers run afoul of
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In Japan, the film is available on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. In 1995,
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The movie was also one of the first Japanese productions to employ
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to finish construction for them. Masakado summons Keiko Mekata, a
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The film began being produced around early 1987. Swiss artist
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Japanese Demon Lore: Oni from Ancient Times to the Present
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contributed a unique design of the creature for the film.
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wielding the power of several long dead mystics (such as
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Keith Aiken and Bob Johnson, "The Passing of a Legend",
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secret incestuous encounter between her and her brother.
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The film and its sequel were both released in Japan on
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as Ryokichi Tagami and Ai Yasunaga as Azusa Nishimura.
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The narrative moves to 1923, Tokyo. Kato retreats to
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