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 | Matt Frank | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Akihiko Iguchi | Character Designer |
| Directing | Takeshi Yagi | Director |
| Writing | Takeshi Yagi | Writer |
| Writing | Todd Silverstein | Writer |
| Writing | Jordan A. Y. Smith | Writer |
| Production | Takeshi Yagi | Producer |
| Production | Todd Silverstein | Producer |
| Production | Jordan A. Y. Smith | Producer |
| Sound | Darin Dahlinger | Music |
| Editing | Niko Lanzuisi | Editor |
| Production | Yuki Terai | Production Designer |
| Directing | Yûichi Kikuchi | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Tatsuro Koike | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Yoshinori Muraishi | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Mad Dog Jones | Visual Development |
| Camera | Alexandre Bartholo | Director of Photography |
