Japanese animator Jun Awazu burst on to the international scene a few years back with his independently produced Negadon: The Monster From Mars. Painstakingly produced almost entirely as a solo effort, Negadon marked Awazu as something unusual right from the outset, the director taking far more of an influence from the classic Toho kaiju films than from anything in the contemporary Japanese animation world. And he's at it again.
Awazu's sophomore effort, Planzet, is set for a May 22nd theatrical release in Japan and this time out Awazu appears to be nodding to the American alien invasion films of the 1950s, flying saucers spinning and ray guns a-blazing!
We ran the first trailer for this one a while back and now we've got a second look for you as well. Check it below!
Awazu's sophomore effort, Planzet, is set for a May 22nd theatrical release in Japan and this time out Awazu appears to be nodding to the American alien invasion films of the 1950s, flying saucers spinning and ray guns a-blazing!
We ran the first trailer for this one a while back and now we've got a second look for you as well. Check it below!
I really loved NEGADON. The only thing I did not like about it was that it was too short. The trailer for this new one looks great. I hope it is longer this time.
Is it because the major studio just too stupid or afraid to take a chance on a open market niche like that NEGADON? It's something that the general public will love and have a true following internationally. I love to see a old 40's and 50's american version of it.