Sunday, November 23, 2014

Attack on Titan live-action film

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Movie: Attack on Titan
Romaji: Shingeki no Kyojin
Japanese: 進撃の巨人
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Writer: Hajime Isayama (manga), Yusuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Machiyama
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Release Date: Summer, 2015
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Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall is broken.

Notes

Based on the manga series "Shingeki no Kyojin" by Hajime Isayama (first published September 9, 2009 by Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine).
Tetsuya Nakashima was originally selected to direct the film, with a public announcement on December 8, 2011. It was announced by December, 2012 thatTetsuya Nakashima has dropped out of the project due to creative differences. On December 4, 2013 a public announcement was made that the movie project will begin again with Shinji Higuchi as the film's director.
Filming began May, 2014 and finishes August, 2014. Shooting locations include Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture and Toho studio.