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Special Thanks to Avery Guerra
Official Website: http://validman.kunolab.com/
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A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE
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Kuno Laboratory has provided a first look at their upcoming indie kaiju film, VALID MAN (ヴァリドマン, Vuaridoman).
INTRODUCTION
VALID MAN is the latest work from the Bunkyo Gakuin University Kuno Laboratory, which has worked on numerous films. This is an ambitious work produced mainly by students who are unrivaled monster fans and have a strong passion for monster movies. With a student-led production system, aiming to recreate the special effects movies of the past, and with the support of professional staff and top-notch voice actors, the film is progressing towards a theatrical release through trial and error!
SYNOPSIS
On the day of her father's cremation, a young girl named Miku goes around Bunkyo Ward with a part-time job wearing a costume called Kattan.
However, what was inside Kattan was actually an ancient person from the continent of Mu.
Kattan senses that the fierce beast Typhoon, who once destroyed the Mu clan, is about to awaken from its seal,
and begs Miku to become Valid man, a warrior who will fight against Typhoon.
As she lives her university life with Kattan's fellow monsters, they are defeated one by one by the enemy.
The two rise up to stop them! The fierce beast is about to be revived!!
Kattan grows giant in an attempt to avenge his sister's death, and engages in a huge battle with the fierce beast Typhoon! However, the giant Kattan is too strong and goes down.
A close call! -- Miku receives a miraculous power and transforms!
Become the giant hero Valid man and begin the final battle!
CAST
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Kattan CV: Tomokazu Sugita
Credits:
・GINTAMA (銀魂): Sakata Gintoki
・DEMON SLAYER (鬼滅の刃, Oni Metsu No Ha): Himejima Gyomei
・KAMEN RIDER KIVA (仮面ライダーキバ, Kamen Raidā Kiba): Voice of Kivat-Bat III
・ULTRAMAN GINGA (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga): Voice of Ultraman Ginga
・MASHIN SENTAI KIRAMAGER (魔進戦隊キラメイジャー, Mashin Sentai Kirameijā): Voice of Oradin
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Ogome: Chie Koujiro
Credits:
・OBOCCHAMA-KUN (おぼっちゃまくん): Voice of Chama Gobo
・YES! PRECURE 5 (Yes!プリキュア 5, Yes! Purikyua 5): Voice of Otaka-san
・BAKUSŌ KYŌDAI LET'S & GO!! (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!! シリーズ, Bakusō Kyōdai Rettsu Endo Gō!!): Voice of Tokichi Mikuni
・THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE series: Voice of Percy
・MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (となりのトトロ, Tonari no Totoro) : Voice of Michiko
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Miku: Mika Kitazawa
Credits:
・KAMEN RIDER GEATS (仮面ライダーギーツ, Kamen Raidā Gītsu)
・IF MY FAVORITE POP IDOL MADE IT TO THE BUDOKAN, I WOULD DIE (押しが武道館にいってくれたら死ぬ, Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu)
・CAPTURED HOSPITAL (大病院占拠, Dai Byōin Senkyo)
・THEMIS'S LAW SCHOOL CLASSROOM (女神(テミス)の教室, Megami (Temisu) no Kyōshitsu)
・KAMEN RIDER GEATS × REVICE: MOVIE BATTLE ROYALE (仮面ライダーギーツ×リバイス MOVIEバトルロワイヤル, Kamen Raidā Gītsu × Ribaisu Mūbī Batoru Rowaiyaru)
・WE'RE MILLENNIALS. GOT A PROBLEM? (ゆとりですがなにか, Yutori Desu ga Nani ka)
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Ubume: Miku Togashi
Credits:
Television
・BS Japan TUESDAY SPECIAL: MYSTERY PERIOD DRAMA OF MEN AND WOMEN (BS ジャパン「火曜スペシャル 男と女のミステリー時 代劇」, BS Japan "Kayō Supesharu Otome no Misuterī-ji Daigeki")
・TV Asahi TOTTO-CHAN: THE DRAMA THEATER (テレヒ朝日糸『帯ドラマ劇場 トットちゃん』, Terebi Asahi Ito “Obi Dorama Gekijō Totto-chan”)
・Nippon TV MY STORY IS LONG (日本テレビ系「俺の話は長い」, Nihon Terebi-kei "Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai")
Stage
・STRAYDOG "Girls' Story" (女の子ものがたり, On'nanoko Mono Ka ゙tar)
・"Aloha-Colored Hero" (アロハ色のヒーロー, Aroha-iro no Hīrō)
Commercial
・Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. "Mount Rainier Happy Goods Present Edition" (株式会社森永乳業「マウントレーニア しあわせグッ ズプレゼント篇」, Kabushikigaisha Morinaga Nyūgyō Mauntorēnia Shiawase Guzzupurezento-hen')
Music Video
・tozambu "Ambiguous Theory" (あいまいな理論, Aimaina Riron)
・tozambu "Whiteout"
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CROWDFUNDING IS NOW UNDERWAY!
We will be carrying out a project to secure a distribution and promotion budget.
In order to complete production and realize a theatrical release, the costs of distribution and publicity are an issue. Therefore, through your support, we would like to create an environment in which this work can be delivered to even more people. We look forward to your warm support!
Goal: 1 million yen
Purpose: Securing a distribution and promotion budget
Application period: 18:00 on Friday, February 7, 2025, to Sunday, March 30, 2025
Implementation platform: "Ubugoe"
Crowdfunding page: https://ubgoe.com/projects/869
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CREDITS
Produced by: Kuno Laboratory
Distributed by: Seitaro Design Entertainment Inc.
Cast
Tomokazu Sugita
Mika Kitazawa
Chie Koujiro
Miku Togashi
Honoka Akagi
Toshimitsu Oda
Hayato Kitazume
Yuki Hinuma
Yuuki Koinuma
Kazuki Ogawa
Motoki Onaga
Riku Takahashi
Eiki Suzuki
Staff
Special Effects Director: Noritaka Kobayashi
Director and Scriptwriter: Tsutomu kuno
Producers: Takaaki Hamakawa, Ryoya Yoshizawa
Co-producer: Makoto Tanaka
Cinematography and Editing: Maito Yuuki
Production Team:
Riko Tokunaga
Shiori Ito
Hayato Kitazume
Ayumu Ishikawa
Marin Igarashi
Saki Hosomomi
Hiroto Gunji
Shunji Hiraki
Eiki Suzuki
Manami Yokoyama
Kotone Yamada
Erina Takahashi
Shiori Kinbara
Shonosuke Chida
Hajime Yoshida
Aki Nishioka
Kaoru Yagi
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