A giant monster is brought to cinematic life with traditional tokusatsu techniques in HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Los Gatos WorksSource: Avery Guerra A rough cut of the highly anticipated kaiju film HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG (????, Sagiri no Kuni) will be shown at this year`s G-Fest, running Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL. The test screenings are scheduled for Saturday at 5:15pm and Sunday at 1:30pm. Directed by Daisuke Sato, HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG is a classic style tokusatsu movie using traditional Japanese FX techniques including puppets, miniatures and suitmation, in collaboration with legendary Toho monster maker Keiz? Murase. The film is set in a small village in Kyushu, Japan during the Meiji reformation era. A young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri encounter the large monster Nebula, who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake, Amenosagiri.
Key art for the film. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Los Gatos Works
Promotional artwork by Matt Frank. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Los Gatos Works
Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Los Gatos Works
Production artwork. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Los Gatos Works