Hot Toys Co-Finances Japanese Movie GOEMON & Announces Merchandise Line
Hot Toys expands beyond manufacturing toys and licensing properties from others, by getting into filmmaking and licensing themselves - with the announcement of their co-financing of and upcoming merchandise line from a new Japanese feature film, GOEMON! [www / IMDB]
[Plenty of cast & characters to be made into 1/6th, innit? W00T!]
PRESS: "Hot Toys co-finances red-hot Japanese movie GOEMON, unveils merchandise line. - GOEMON, the new movie from acclaimed Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya of "Casshern" fame, stars Yosuke Eguchi, Ryoko Hirosue and Takao Osawa. This fantasy actioner is set in 1597 in an altermate reality Japan. With breathtaking visuals, amazing CG epic battle scenes, and intense drama; GOEMON is the next Japanese blockbuster not to miss!" [via HT March e-newsletter]
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PRESS: "The story centers on the legendary bandit Ishikawa Goemon, who has been the subject of countless works of fiction since he was allegedly boiled alive for attempting to assassinate the feudal Lord Hideyoshi Toyotomi. In this 21st century adaptation by the visual genius that is director Kiriya, Goemon comes in possession of a forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers, dramatically altering the course of Japanese history......
Via its Tokyo office, Hot Toys is honored to be on board the GOEMON movie production committee. Co-producing and handling toys merchandise rights, we will in addition release products under our Movie Masterpiece line. For Hot Toys, this will mark the first ever release based on a Japanese live-action movie.
Familiar yourself with GOEMON by watching the Japanese movie trailer today! Meanwhile, our first GOEMON Movie Masterpiece will debut next week, so stay tuned!"
[Wallpaper-image above / As much as I luvred (and teared over) Casshern's visuals,
I have a feeling GOEMON may yet make me weep like a wee laddie...]
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[TRAILER 3]
All Images via Goemonmovie.com
[Plenty of cast & characters to be made into 1/6th, innit? W00T!]
PRESS: "Hot Toys co-finances red-hot Japanese movie GOEMON, unveils merchandise line. - GOEMON, the new movie from acclaimed Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya of "Casshern" fame, stars Yosuke Eguchi, Ryoko Hirosue and Takao Osawa. This fantasy actioner is set in 1597 in an altermate reality Japan. With breathtaking visuals, amazing CG epic battle scenes, and intense drama; GOEMON is the next Japanese blockbuster not to miss!" [via HT March e-newsletter]
[CLICK THRU for more press-info and movie trailers]
PRESS: "The story centers on the legendary bandit Ishikawa Goemon, who has been the subject of countless works of fiction since he was allegedly boiled alive for attempting to assassinate the feudal Lord Hideyoshi Toyotomi. In this 21st century adaptation by the visual genius that is director Kiriya, Goemon comes in possession of a forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers, dramatically altering the course of Japanese history......Via its Tokyo office, Hot Toys is honored to be on board the GOEMON movie production committee. Co-producing and handling toys merchandise rights, we will in addition release products under our Movie Masterpiece line. For Hot Toys, this will mark the first ever release based on a Japanese live-action movie.
Familiar yourself with GOEMON by watching the Japanese movie trailer today! Meanwhile, our first GOEMON Movie Masterpiece will debut next week, so stay tuned!"
[Wallpaper-image above / As much as I luvred (and teared over) Casshern's visuals,
I have a feeling GOEMON may yet make me weep like a wee laddie...]
[TRAILER 1]
[TRAILER 2]
[TRAILER 3]
All Images via Goemonmovie.com
