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Tiger Mask (2013)
Directed by Ken Ochiai
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As an orphan, Naoto Date was scouted by mysterious organization Tiger’s Cave. The group trains young men to become villainous wrestlers and collects half of their earnings. Naoto Date goes through a harsh training regime and eventually graduates from Tiger’s Cave. He hopes other orphans will not have to go through the difficult life he has. Naoto Date then makes his debut as the villain Tiger Mask. With his earnings, he also begins to donate his earnings to an orphanage where he grew up. When Naoto Date hears of the orphanage’s desperate financial situation, he donates all of his earnings, including the portion that is supposed to go to Tiger Cave. Tiger Cave now considers Naoto Date a traitor and they send assassins to get ride of Tiger Mask.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Eiji Wentz | Sho Aikawa | Natsuna Watanabe | Aya Hirano | Katsunobu | Youichi Nukumizu | Shinji Rachi | Yumiko Shaku | Sachi Lovatt
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/28/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I recognized Akane (Yumiko Shaku) as soon as she walks into the movie. She’s the big star of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (she rides on Godzilla!). Wonder why they haven’t gotten her for G-Fest? Or maybe they have during a year I haven’t attended. Anyways, she’s awesome.
This movie is not awesome. So much potential that is wasted here given the cool costumes and weird backstory. I’ve never seen either anime series but this just seems like a premise that would work better in a television series format. It’s kinda like they wanted to be like the Kamen Rider - The First movie. I guess it could’ve been if they developed that screenplay better and focused on what makes Tiger Mask cool rather than the long setup and melodrama stuff. Guess they had high hopes for this flick since they set up a sequel and have a credit cookie at the end.
oh there’s a fun buddy scene right near the Statue of Liberty on Odaiba. Took a few pics there w/Yumi on my first visit to Tokyo. Neat to see that in this movie.
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