Garo: GekkÅ no Tabibito Live-Action Film Slated for Next Spring or Summer
Director Keita Amemiya said during a
special program on Friday that filming has already wrapped for the Garo: GekkÅ no Tabibito (Garo: Moonbow Traveler)
live-action film, and he is hoping to see it released next spring or
summer. An official website opened and lists the film with a 2019
theatrical release.
In addition,
Amemiya announced that a new Garo project
is in development, but he said it is not confirmed whether the project will be
film or television.
Amemiya is
directing Garo: GekkÅ
no Tabibito and writing the script. The film stars Masei Nakayama in a story focused on his character Raiga Saejima.
The first
25-episode live-action Garo series
premiered in October 2005 and has spawned multiple live-action films and
television series. The live-action Kaminokiba
-JINGA- series, the newest television series in the franchise, premiered in
October.
Section23 Films' Kraken Releasing brand announced in October 2016
that it has licensed the original live-action Garo series. The
company released the first 13 episodes on Blu-ray Disc in October
2017, and it has since released various installments in the franchise. HIDIVE began streaming the original series in June
2017.
The Garo the Animation, Garo: Crimson Moon, and Garo -Vanishing Line- television
anime aired in 2014, 2015, and 2017, respectively. Funimation streamed the first two series and released them on home
video. Crunchyroll streamed Garo -Vanishing Line- with
English subtitles as it aired, and Funimation streamed
the English dub. Garo: Divine Flame, a film sequel to Garo
the Animation, opened in Japan in May 2016. Garo: Crimson Moonalso got
an anime film that opened in October.
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