Devilman (film)

Devilman (デビルマン) is a 2004 Japanese superhero film directed by Hiroyuki Nasu.[1] It is based on the manga series of the same name.

Devilman
Directed byHiroyuki Nasu
Produced byRiuko Tominaga
Written byMachiko Nasu
Based onDevilman
by Go Nagai
StarringHisato Izaki
Yusuke Izaki
Production
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Release date
  • 9 October 2004 (2004-10-09)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Production

Devilman had a final production budget of ¥5,200,000,000.

The movie was first scheduled for a May 2004 release, but was postponed due to reshoots. Special effects were produced by Toei Company's tokusatsu and anime divisions, under the joint name T-Visual.

Cast
  • Hisato Izaki – Akira Fudo
  • Yusuke Izaki – Ryo Asuka
  • Ayana Sakai – Miki Makimura
  • Asuka Shibuya – Miko
  • Ryudo Uzaki – Keisuke Makimura (Miki's father)
  • Yoko Aki – Emi Makimura (Miki's mother)
  • Ai Tominaga – Silene
  • Bob Sapp – World Newscaster
  • Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Mark Musashi – LAPD

Reception

The movie topped an annual poll by the magazine Eiga Hihō for the worst movie, attracting five times as many votes as the second-place film, and also got first place at the Bunshun Kiichigo Awards and Sports Hochi's Hebi-Ichigo Awards.[2] It was voted the worst Japanese film of the 2000s in an online poll, which noted that the excitement of the manga series getting a film adaptation increased the universal disappointment with the film.[2]

References
  2. "ゼロ年代の映画ワースト１０_解説". Hakaiya.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08.


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