AKARI
6 mins
A Japanese tokusatsu kaiju proof-of-concept short film directed by Takeshi Yagi and written by Yagi, Todd Silverstein, and Jordan A. Y. Smith. It is the end result of a tokusatsu film production course taught by Yagi for the online subscription service Narō. Though only about 6 minutes of footage was cut together and shown at Tokyo Comic Con on November 24, 2022, Yagi and his crew intend to put proceeds from course subscriptions toward getting AKARI made as a feature film or television series. It stars the titular Akari, a woman turned giant with alien technology, fighting off a berserk cybernetic monster.
Kazuki Hamatani
Pythagodon
Matt Frank
Character Designer
Darin Dahlinger
Music
Yuki Terai
Production Designer
Jordan A. Y. Smith
Producer
Todd Silverstein
Writer
Jordan A. Y. Smith
Writer
Todd Silverstein
Producer
Tatsuro Koike
Stunt Coordinator
Yoshinori Muraishi
Special Effects
Niko Lanzuisi
Editor
Mad Dog Jones
Visual Development
Alexandre Bartholo
Director of Photography