Junichiro YAGI 八木順一朗
Kaiju Guy!
怪獣ヤロウ！
Nippon Visions ½
Ichiro Yamada has been fascinated by giant monsters since childhood and finally sees the chance to fulfill his dream of shooting a kaiju movie when the mayor of a small, sleepy town tasks him with creating a promotional film to boost tourism. With self-irony, Junichiro YAGI presents an affectionate homage to filmmaking and the kaiju genre.
Guests:
Junichiro YAGI, Gumpy, Tetsuro TSUCHIOKA
Fri., May 30, 2025, 19:00
NAXOS Cinema
German premiere in presence of the director Junichiro YAGI and the actors Gumpy and Tetsuro TSUCHIOKA
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Fri., May 30, 2025, 15:00
Mal Seh'n Kino
Additional screening due to high demand
German premiere in presence of the director Junichiro YAGI and the actors Gumpy and Tetsuro TSUCHIOKA
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Comedy Obsessions
怪獣ヤロウ！
Kaiju yaro!
Japan 2024
80 minutes
World sales
Nikkatsu
Cast
Gumpy, Yuka SUGAI, Toru TEZUKA, Natsume MITO, Hiroyuki HIRAYAMA
About Junichiro YAGI
八木順一朗
Junichiro YAGI, born in Gifu Prefecture in 1988, shot his first films during his school days. He went on to study Directing at Nihon University College of Art before working as a talent manager and head of production for TV shows. His feature film MINORI YUKU (2020) was nominated for Best Film at the 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards. He is represented at Nippon Connection for the first time by his second feature film KAIJU GUY! (2025 / NC ’25).