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Ghibli's 'Giant God Warrior' Short Extended, Shown With Evangelion 3.0
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An extended theatrical edition of "Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru" (Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone on Friday. NTV aired a teaser of the short's original version in May:
The short draws inspiration from the Giant God Warriors in Ghibli co-founder franchise Ultraman) to create Evangelion.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo presented the original version of the short as part of its "Kanchō Anno Hideaki Tokusatsu Hakubutsukan" (Curator Hideaki Anno's Special Effects Museum) exhibition. The exhibition "Shinji Higuchi, is also the director of the new short, The Floating Castle, and Japan Sinks! He served as the storyboard artist for the Evangelion television series and films.
According to Anno, the short does not use use computer graphics, but relies on traditional filmmaking techniques like miniatures to make the "definitive tokusatsu work." The original version was 9 minutes and 3 seconds long, while the theatrical version will be 10 minutes and 7 seconds long with revised footage and sound.
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo and "Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru" will begin playing in theaters throughout Japan on November 17.
Source: MyNavi News via Ryusuke Hikawa, Murasaki no Buta
