Guillermo del Toro's Kaijû movie

[Pyke van Zon]

Dear KineJapanners,

I have been following this list for quite a while, but this is my first
time posting, so I'll introduce myself shortly. My name is Pyke van Zon,
I'm currently in the final phase of my MA Japanese Studies in Leiden,
Holland. I joined this list while writing my BA thesis, which was about the
theme of apocalypse in Japanese movies, anime and manga. Right now, I'm
focusing on manga (in the 1960s-1970s), but I'm still interested in film.
I recently came across this news about Japanese pop-culture influencing the
West, that might be interesting to some on this list (I hadn't seen posted
yet, but if I missed it, my apologies). It appears that the world renowned
director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, a.o.) is working on
a new movie which involves *kaijû*. The movie is called "Pacific Rim", and
sees monsters (creatively called "Kaiju") rising from the seas and engage
in war with humans, who fight these monsters with Gundam-esque robots.
Kikuchi Rinko will also star alongside a slew of American actors. A more
detailed synopsis can be found
here<http://collider.com/pacific-rim-synopsis/168204/>
.
Kind regards,

Pyke van Zon
pykevanzon at gmail.com
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