![]() ![]() Of all of these productions, Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider are the most personal gifts Anno could offer his childhood self. Then, with Shin Ultraman, he had the opportunity to write the script for one of his childhood favorite tokusatsu (special effects) heroes. With Shin Evangelion, he got to bring a theatrical end to the Evangelion franchise he created in the 1990s at Gainax on his own terms with a more hopeful ending, following controversy and production issues marring the initial TV broadcast. Anno has been an honest lover for the pantheon of the genre, even spending time on the set of the Heisei Gamera trilogy with his friend Shinji Higuchi (special effects director on that trilogy and producer on this new Godzilla) while creating a documentary on its production, and the result offered a fascinating modern political thriller replacing the atomic bomb with the 3.11 earthquake. ![]() With Shin Godzilla, despite initial reluctance due to his mental state at the time following production of Evangelion 3.33, it was his chance to become involved with this titan of kaiju cinema. This repayment to the child inside defines Anno’s unofficial Shin series of films, with each film in the series standing as the creators’ distinct take on the pillars of Japanese pop culture that he was inspired by as a child or that he created in their image. Fifty years later, I began this film project with the hope of repaying this big favor in a small way.’ As he put it at the time, ‘Fifty years ago, just like any elementary school kid at the time, I was fascinated by Kamen Rider. ![]() When Shin Kamen Rider was officially announced as Hideaki Anno’s next live-action feature in 2021, it was a dream come true for the acclaimed director. ![]()
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