AKARI (2022)
A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.
Director: Takeshi Yagi
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Kanon Miyahara as Akari |
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Kazuki Hamatani as Pythagodon |
| Visual Effects | Akihiko Iguchi | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Matt Frank | Character Designer |
| Writing | Takeshi Yagi | Writer |
| Sound | Darin Dahlinger | Music |
| Directing | Takeshi Yagi | Director |
| Production | Yuki Terai | Production Designer |
| Production | Jordan A. Y. Smith | Producer |
| Writing | Todd Silverstein | Writer |
| Writing | Jordan A. Y. Smith | Writer |
| Production | Todd Silverstein | Producer |
| Production | Takeshi Yagi | Producer |
| Crew | Tatsuro Koike | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Yoshinori Muraishi | Special Effects |
| Directing | Yûichi Kikuchi | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Niko Lanzuisi | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mad Dog Jones | Visual Development |
| Camera | Alexandre Bartholo | Director of Photography |
