Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

2016 1h 3m JA

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Synopsis

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One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya
Koyomi Araragi (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Yui Horie
Tsubasa Hanekawa (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Meme Oshino (voice)
Masashi Ebara
Dramaturgy (voice)
Miyu Irino
Episode (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Guillotinecutter (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuya Oishi
Writers: Tatsuya Oishi, Yukito Kizawa, Muneo Nakamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuya Oishi, shot by Takayuki Aizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Hiroshi Kamiya and Maaya Sakamoto and Yui Horie carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3138698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tatsuya Oishi directs. Takayuki Aizu behind the camera. Satoru Kosaki scores. Rie Matsubara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Kizumonogatari Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tatsuya Oishi, shot by Takayuki Aizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Satoru Kosaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rie Matsubara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hiroshi Kamiya and Maaya Sakamoto and Yui Horie carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3138698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "vampire", "supernatural", "gore".
10Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takayuki Aizu
Original score: Satoru Kosaki
Editing: Rie Matsubara
Runtime: 63 min · 1h 3m
Status: Released
Box office: $6,319,100
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 4,738 votes
MPAA: 18+

Awards

2 nominations total

Part of

Kizumonogatari Collection

Kizumonogatari is a prequel to Bakemonogatari, retelling the story of Koyomi Araragi's fateful Golden Week and his first encounter with an oddity named Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, as well as his journey to becoming a vampire and being turned back with the help of the oddity specialist Meme Oshino.