Official Trailer for Mega Badass ‘Lion-Girl’ Japanese Sci-Fi Action Film
by Alex Billington
October 6, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Anoroc are the true enemy of humankind!” Cleopatra Ent. has revealed the official US trailer for an indie sci-fi action film titled Lion-Girl, made by Japanese genre filmmaker Kurando Mitsutake. This premiered at Australia’s Fantastic Film Festival earlier in the year, and it’s landing on VOD & BR to watch in November. It was shot entirely in Los Angeles during the height of the Covid lockdown. Based on characters created by Japanese manga legend Go Nagai. “Thought you had enough superhero movies? Think again.” In the year 20XX, mysterious meteors bombard the Earth, starting an age of horrific beasts known as ‘Anoroc’, hunting and killing humans for their life force. The Earth has one last defender against them; her name is ‘Lion-Girl‘. Here we go! Get ready to meet your next favorite hero! The film stars Derek Mears, Tori Griffith, Damian TooFeek Raven, David Sakurai, Shelby Lee Parks, Matt Standley, Joey Iwanaga. Looks like some punk rock, who-needs-a-budget cinema creation that’ll earn a cult following. Might be good fun?
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Kurando Mitsutake’s Lion-Girl, direct from YouTube:
Shot entirely in Los Angeles during the height of the Covid lockdown, Lion-Girl was produced with Tokyo’s Toei Video and tells the story of survivors of a meteor shower who are left to defend themselves against each other and monsters known as “Anoroc” who hunt and kill human beings for their lifeforce. Lion-Girl, also known as Karajishi Kamen: Lion-Girl, is written and directed by Japanese indie filmmaker Kurando Mitsutake, of Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf, Gun Woman, Karate Kill, and Maniac Driver previously. Produced by Mami Akari, Gaku Kawasaki, and Masayuki Yamada. This initially premiered at Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2023 earlier this year. Cleopatra Ent. will debut Mitsutake’s Lion-Girl direct-to-VOD / Blu-ray starting on November 7th, 2023 this fall, the exact same time as in Japan. Who wants to watch?
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