Japanese pop culture is full of monsters, robots and aliens but there aren't very many human superheroes or supervillains, especially in the arena of film. Into that gap in the market swings K-20: The Legend of the Black Mask.
Today sees the movie brought to DVD and Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment, following its release in cinemas in December 2008. A trailer and full synopsis are included below.
Written and directed by Shimako Sato, and based on the novel by So Kitamura, the release is described by DVD Talk as "a Japanese steampunk superhero origin tale presented with all the bombast of a glossy Hollywood blockbuster."
Riffing on period crimefighter movies such as The Shadow, The Rocketeer and The Phantom while giving more than a passing nod to contemporary comic book movies such as V for Vendetta, Batman Begins and Spider-Man, the effects-laden action flick centres on an unlikely hero forced to...
Today sees the movie brought to DVD and Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment, following its release in cinemas in December 2008. A trailer and full synopsis are included below.
Written and directed by Shimako Sato, and based on the novel by So Kitamura, the release is described by DVD Talk as "a Japanese steampunk superhero origin tale presented with all the bombast of a glossy Hollywood blockbuster."
Riffing on period crimefighter movies such as The Shadow, The Rocketeer and The Phantom while giving more than a passing nod to contemporary comic book movies such as V for Vendetta, Batman Begins and Spider-Man, the effects-laden action flick centres on an unlikely hero forced to...
- 1/10/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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