GARO: Taiga

2025 1h 42m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

ActionFantasyHorror

Synopsis

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Lurking among us are the Horrors, ancient enemies of our kind hailing from another realm. Holding the line against them, down through the ages, are the Makai Knights. Across generations, the men of the Saejima family have assumed the lupine aspect and magical armour of Golden Knight Garo—Raiga, before him Kouga, and before him Taiga, whose spirit has watched over his descendants. Little of Taiga’s tale has been revealed—until now. A new adventure harkens back to Taiga’s tenure as Garo, recalling his childhood training, his dedicated pursuit of his demonic foes, and the challenge he faces when a sacred artifact containing the souls of four elemental guardian spirits is stolen by Jado, a powerful Horror, who plans to unleash legions of evil into our world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shoichiro Kitada
Taiga Saejima
Rika Kashima
Fuki
Kazuki Namioka
Byakko
Toshiki Seto
Jado
Hironobu Kageyama
Sorcery Ring Zaruba (voice)
Katsuhiro Higo
Angler
Hyouroku
Saburi
Yukijiro Hotaru
Old Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keita Amemiya
Writers: Keita Amemiya
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "GARO Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keita Amemiya, shot by Yasutaka Nagano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Shiho Terada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tomoki Nagasaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shoichiro Kitada and Rika Kashima and Kazuki Namioka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38038829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keita Amemiya directs. Yasutaka Nagano behind the camera. Shiho Terada scores. Tomoki Nagasaka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Part of the "GARO Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Keita Amemiya, shot by Yasutaka Nagano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shiho Terada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tomoki Nagasaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shoichiro Kitada and Rika Kashima and Kazuki Namioka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt38038829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.