Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
January 30, 1988Release Date
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
January 30, 1988Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Shintarō Katsu
Eichi Shibusawa
Kyūsaku Shimada
Yasunori Kato
Mieko Harada
Keiko Tatsumiya
Junichi Ishida
Yoichiro Tatsumiya
Haruka Sugata
Yukari Tatsumiya
Ken Teraizumi
Torahiko Terada
Bunshi Katsura Vi
Shigemaru Kuroda
Tamasaburo Bando
Kyoka Izumi
Mikijiro Hira
Yasumasa Hirai
Shirō Sano
Junichi Narumi
Kōji Takahashi
Rohan Koda
Ai Yasunaga
Azusa Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Makoto Nishimura
Hideji Ōtaki
Masayuki Orida
Akio Jissoji
Director
Shōgo Shimada
Arata Mekata
Hiroshi Aramata
Writer
Hisashi Igawa
Ryokichi Tagami
Kaizo Hayashi
Writer
Jō Shishido
Tokuji Hayakawa
Maki Ishii
Composer
Katsuo Nakamura
Ogai Mori
Masao Nakabori
Cinematographer
Kiriko Shimizu
Woman at pool
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 30, 1988
Original Name帝都物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Genres
Wiki.
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (Japanese: 帝都物語, Hepburn: Teito Monogatari) is a 1988 Japanese epic tokusatsu historical dark fantasy/science fiction film directed by Akio Jissoji, produced by "Exe" studios and distributed by Toho Studios. It is the first cinematic adaptation of the award-winning historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata. The film stars Kyūsaku Shimada, Shintaro Katsu, Kōji Takahashi, Jo Shishido, Junichi Ishida, Mieko Harada, Kō Nishimura, and Shirō Sano among others. With a budget of around 1 billion yen (roughly $8 million), the movie was one of the most expensive live action Japanese special effects films to have been produced during that decade (by contrast, the internationally released 1984 film The Return of Godzilla was only budgeted at $6.25 million).
The movie went on to become a notable success in Japan. It was one of the top ten highest grossing domestic motion pictures of 1988. It continues to be regarded in the country as a respected cult film. A sequel, Tokyo: The Last War, was released the following year.