Bakko Yokaiden Kibakichi ( Kibakichi )
June 4, 2:30 / June 6, 7:15 / Roxie |
When monsters meld with humans, the sky will split and eternal darkness will cover the earth. Imagine a cross between a classic samurai epic, a spaghetti western, fantasy films full of beings from mysterious lands, Clive Barker’s Nightbreed and an old-school werewolf flick.
Kibakichi is a bad-ass samurai werewolf from Yokai, a land of monsters that once co-existed alongside man. He now wanders the earth fighting bandits, spider women, skeletons and other monsters. When his lightning fast swordplay isn’t enough - he always has razor sharp teeth and claws.
And, in our age of overused, unimaginative CGI, it is particularly refreshing to see that Haraguchi – a special effects wizard who worked on the new Gamera flicks, Takeshi Kitano’s Brother, and Blind Beast vs. Dwarf uses prosthetics for his lycanthropic transformations. Get your tickets early.
