KAIJU YARROW Update: Trailer + Poster + Cast Revealed

Source: Titan Co., Ltd JP
Official Site: https://www.kaijuyaro.com/ (Japan)
Translation: Yuki Morita
Special Thanks to Avery Guerra

The makers of the upcoming independent Japanese giant monster movie comedy KAIJU YARROW! (怪獣ヤロウ!, Kaijū Yarō!) have revealed new details about the production.

The film is directed by Award-winning indie filmmaker Junichiro Yagi and produced by Mitsuyo Ota, both of Titan Co., Ltd JP. It will be be released theatrically in Japan on January 31, 2025 by Aya Pro JP (Aya Productions). Nikkatsu Corporation is handling international sales, and is marketing the movie with the English title KAIJU GUY!

KAIJU YARROW! stars comedian Gunpee (aka Gunpi) as Ichiro Yamada, a government employee in the tourism department of Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. After being ordered by the mayor to produce a "local film'' to increase tourism, Yamada, decides to make it a monster movie, which has been his life-long dream.

The supporting cast for KAIJU YARROW! includes idol Yuuka Sugai (CHASER GAME W: MY EVIL BOSS IS MY EX-GIRLFRIEND), Toru Tezuka (20TH CENTURY BOYS, SHIN GODZILLA), Natsume Mito (LOVE LIFE), Hiroyuki Hirayama (M, HONNOUJI HOTEL), Yoji Tanaka (GREAT YOKAI WAR, WHAT TO DO WITH THE DEAD KAIJU?), Akaji Maro (KILL BILL), and Michiko Shimizu (BELLE).

Additional cast members for KAIJU YARROW! From top left: Yuuka Sugai, Toru Tezuka, Natsume Mito. From bottom left: Hiroyuki Hirayama, Yoji Tanaka, Akaji Maro, Michiko Shimizu. Photo courtesy of Titan Co., Ltd JP. ©2024 Team KAIJU GUY!