Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
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Theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Akio Jissoji |
| Produced by |
Takashige Ichise Akio Jissoji |
| Written by |
Kaizo Hayashi Hiroshi Aramata (Novel) |
| Starring |
Shintaro Katsu Kyūsaku Shimada Mieko Harada Junichi Ishida |
| Music by | Maki Ishii |
| Cinematography | Masao Nakabori |
| Edited by | Keniichi Uraoka |
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Production
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Exe
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Release date
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Running time
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135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget |
¥800,000,000 ($8,000,000) |
| Box office | ¥1,790,000,000 ($17,900,000) |
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (Japanese: 帝都物語 Hepburn: Teito Monogatari?) is a tokusatsu historical dark fantasy/science fiction epic film directed by Akio Jissoji, produced by "Exe" studios and distributed by Toho Studios. It is the first cinematic adaptation of the award winning historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata. The plot is a reimagining of Tokyo's early 20th century history from an occultist perspective. The film stars Kyusaku Shimada, Shintaro Katsu, Koji Takahashi, Jo Shishido, Junichi Ishida, Mieko Harada, Ko Nishimura, and Shiro Sano 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 ever been produced during that decade (by contrast, the internationally released 1984 film The Return of Godzilla was only budgeted at $6.25 million). The movie received a great deal of publicity with the media highlighting the grand recreation of circa 1927 Ginza district being made just for use in the film. The open set, which cost around 300 million yen by itself, was an 150 meter long life sized facsimile of the early Showa era district featuring several electric cable cars and 3000 fully costumed extras.
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