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GARO: Fang of God

2018 1h 38m JA
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★7.1TMDB · 10
ActionDramaHorror
Synopsis
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Ryuga Dogai returns to investigate a new mystery - the theft of Makai Knights armour. Among the victims are Ryuga's old comrades from the Volcity crisis, Takeru and Aguri. The three will face off against an enemy previously thought defeated - Zinga.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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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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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinichi Fujita 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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Wataru Kuriyama and Miki Nanri and Junya Ikeda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7117354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keita Amemiya directs. Akira Nishioka behind the camera. Shinichi Fujita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 8 years ago.
  • 2Part of the "GARO Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Directed by Keita Amemiya, shot by Akira Nishioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Shinichi Fujita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Wataru Kuriyama and Miki Nanri and Junya Ikeda carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt7117354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Akira Nishioka
Editing
Shinichi Fujita
Production design
Masanori Takeuchi
Runtime
98 min · 1h 38m
Status
Released
Original language
JA

Part of

GARO Collection

Movies based on the GARO franchise.

Also by

Keita Amemiya

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • TFC

    TFC

    JP

Key crew

  • Music ProducerShunji Inoue
  • Executive ProducerKiyotaka Ninomiya
  • Production DesignMasanori Takeuchi
  • Associate ProducerKentaro Yoshida
  • Lighting ManagerNorio Minamizono
  • Theme Song PerformanceSayaka Sasaki
  • ProducerYōsuke Hayashi
  • VFX SupervisorShigeyuki Nakagawa
  • EditorShinichi Fujita

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • sword
  • makai knight
  • garo

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2017-10-30· World Premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017

Also known as

International titles

  • Garo: Kami no KibaJP
  • GARO: Divine FangUS
  • 牙狼:神之牙CN
  • ma gioi ki si than nhaVN
  • 牙狼〈GARO〉神ノ牙-KAMINOKIBA-JP
  • ガロ カミノキバJP
  • 牙狼〈GARO〉神ノ牙 -KAMINOKIBA-JP
  • GARO -KAMINOKIBA-JP

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