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Brush of the God (2024)
Directed by Keizô Murase
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His story follows a schoolgirl named Akari Tokimiya and the fantastical adventure which occurs when she visits the memorial service of her grandfather Kenzo, a master special effects man. She has unhappy memories of the old man and his passion projects, the last of which he died during the making of. At the memorial service, she meets classmate Takuya, a tokusatsu superfan, and a strange person named Hozumi, the star of the movie Kenzo was making when he died. Hozumi has with him a prop from the film, the titular “Brush of the God,” which transports Akari and Takuya into the world of the movie where they face fearsome Kaiju, including the legendary Yamata-no-orochi who is attempting to destroy everything. If they are to survive and get back to their homes, Akari and Takuya must find out the secret of the movie.
Length 74 minutes
Actors
Rio Suzuki | Takeru Narahara | Yumiko Shaku | Takumi Saito | Shirô Sano | Masanori Machida | Takumi Magoshi | Shinji Higuchi | Hayato Kasuga | Kasai Shinsuke | Konomi Tsukamoto | Waka Yoshida | Hana Yanagisawa
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2025 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Murase finally made his feature film and decided it would be a YA fantasy adventure mystery. It’s also a lowkey movie about movies and a little autobiographical. Huge props to Murase for getting it done right before his passing. This movie about an tokusatsu FX modeler’s funeral is so on point as if Murase knew his end was near.
A few years ago I was fortunate to hear him speak and present his ideas for this movie and the short film he was doing at the time. He was cantankerous and only wanted to talk about his current work. This despite having many his vintage models and suits and props on display.
I’m so glad he was able to finish this movie. It is 100 percent my jam. Ear to ear smile seeing Yumiko Shaku.
Pleasantly surprised to have a packed theater at Dairy for this movie. Closest I’ve sat to the screen but it was ideal to get the full effect of the Kaiju. That Orochi is a masterpiece of tokusatsu suit craft.
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