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Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009 20:44:42 GMT by: Marina Antunes
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Mamoru Oshii isn’t wasting any time before starting on his next project. The acclaimed director has announced he’ll start work on a film adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's “Tetsujin 28-go,” a manga from the late 50’s and early 60’s which was adapted in the late 60’s as the anime “Gigantor.”

This isn’t Oshii’s first go at the material. Earlier this year he directed a stage play which featured an 1,100 pound, 20 foot tall replica of the titular robot (that would have been a site to see!). Oshii’s live-action version of the story is likely to be a spectacle en-par with that stage rendition but I must admit I wouldn’t be adverse to an animated version of the story, especially coming from Oshii.

To confuse matters a tad, there’s a second project on the go based on this manga. T28 is being produced by Hikari Productions and IMAGI Entertainment. When this project was announced, the production companies released some test footage from the project which didn’t look great (you can take a peek here) and between this mediocre bit and the flop of Astroboy, it’s likely Oshii’s Tetsujin 28 will be ready before IMAGI and Hikari even finish.

Via ANN.

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Well, I can certainly understand the Japanese enthusiasm behind Tetsujin 28-go", but I'd much rather Oshii direct a feature-length anime version of Giant Robo, based on or around "The Day the Earth Stood Still" 7-part mini-series. That series was outstanding.

Posted by: MrSatyre | December 28, 2009 09:41:23 pm | permalink

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