Tachiguishi-Retsuden (立喰師列伝, lit. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters) is a 2006 live-action/animated hybrid film directed by Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, who also wrote the eponymous novel on which the film was based. Both works are part of the Kerberos saga. Live-action film and manga adaptations were produced few months later in Japan.
Tachiguishi-Retsuden is a documentary-style animation film created with an innovative technique named "Superlivemation". Oshii first experimented this flat 3D technique in his 2001 live-action feature Avalon as a visual effect for explosions in Ash's game, then he developed it, the following years, in both the MiniPato short films and PlayStation Portable game. Characters have a tiny body and an oversized head which makes them look funny. They are animated like paper dolls (ペープサート人形, papsart ningyou) and are evolving in a pictures based environment in the likes of the JibJab Brothers' (Gregg and Evan Spiridellis) musical comedy cartoons, e.g. 2・0・5 Year In Review, although Mamoru Oshii stated his own work was a "serious comedy".
The Superlivemation consists of digitally processing then animating, paper puppet theater-style characters and locations based on real photographs. In Tachiguishi-Retsuden more than 30,000 photographs were processed 20 times, to produce the final composite to be animated.
The director describes his new animation film as set between "a simple animation with extremely intense information" and "a live-action movie with extremely limited information".
The theatrical release poster, which was later used on the OST and the videos, features several symbols of the Japanese popular culture and modern history. Clockwise, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress passing over, in reference to the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities in 1945, the Tokyo Tower which was completed in 1958, the high-speed train Shinkansen 0 Series, launched in 1964, at last, the standing character eating a gyudong bowl is Foxy Croquette O-Gin, in reference to the popular tachigui practice.
Foxy Croquette O-Gin (ケツネコロッケのお銀) and the Fast Food Grifters first appeared in Mamoru Oshii's Urusei Yatsura anime television series episode #99 (必殺！立ち食いウォーズ！！) which is based on an original story by Rumiko Takahashi. The characters were known as "pro of tachigui" (立喰いのプロ) instead of "tachiguishi". The English dub version titles Certain Death! Stand-Up Eating Contest (episode #99).
Mamoru Oshi directed a spin-off episode Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette O-Gin ~Struggle to Death in Palestine~. This short video was available as a bonus DVD bundled with Monthly Comic Ryu Vol.1 magazine which was published on September 19, 2006. A retail edition with extra material and a regular DVD package was reissued in late December of the same year.
The manga series named Kerberos & Tachiguishi: Young Lady's Abdomen Biological Clock (tentative title for ケルベロスＸ立喰師 腹腹時計の少女, Keruberosu ekusu tachiguishi hara haradokei no shōjo) is ongoing since Monthly Comic Ryu (#2) which was issued in Japan on late November 2006. It involves Foxy Croquette O-Gin within the Kerberos universe.
Story
Prologue
Starting from a Proustian approach of food, Oshii tries to recreate 60-years of Japanese dietary history in his "Documentary of Shōwa underground". This work is actually a false documentary style animation movie, which borrows and develops some key elements from his 1987 debut live-action feature, The Red Spectacles, e.g. the stand-and-eat (tachigui), the post-World War II retro background, the avant-garde visuals and screenplay, and even the tachiguishi theme with returning characters like Moongaze Ginji.
In Akai Megane (The Red Spectacles), the new totalitarianist government has forbidden the tachigui in Tokyo in 1998. Stand-and-eat bars, among popular services like convenience stores, were seen as a threat to public order by the liberty killer political authority, therefore they were banned or restricted. However, some illegal tachigui bars still exists in the underground of the capital. One of the reason these bars have been definitely prohibited is, they were open at night and both owners and customers were suspected to take part to subversive talks and meetings.
Plot
A fictional documentary about changing Japanese eating habits and the colorful thieves that swindle the restaurants which serve them. The film begins with the origins of Japanese food stalls following the countries defeat in World War II. The first grifter introduced is Moongaze Ginji. He requests soba noodle soup with a raw egg (also known as "Moongaze Soba"). He declares the dish to be an imitation of a landscape.
The main body of the film follows a predictable pattern. A grifter is introduced, his food preference demonstrating the continued decline of traditional food in Japan, and his grift comically illustrated. Intercut at random are popular news event stories that always emphasise Japan losing its way and America and its allies' cultural and military despotism. Vignettes include Japanese children exploding from hula hoop use, drunk businessmen imitating Neil Armstrong, as anomalies of natural disasters coinciding with the ongoing cultural transformation underline nature itself disproving changes in Japan. Yukio Mishima's suicide is also referred to as an effect. Mishima committed suicide by seppuku to illustrate his support for Imperial Japan and the Emperor as a god.
One of the last grifters is Frankfuter Tatsu whose monologue is censored in each sentence because it refers to Disney Land. "I could only think of "beeeep-Land" he declares over and over. He is obsessed with American culture while simultaneously being censored by American Legal system despots. When asked why he is so interested in Disney Land he says he knows it is empty and fake, but full of everything, and nothing.
Kenji Kawai: Famous composer of Mamoru Oshii feature films (StrayDog, Patlabor the movie 2, GITS, Avalon) and WARP/Sega video games (Enemy Zero, Deep Fear), etc.
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the Kerberos saga Live action film and manga adaptations were produced few months later in Japan 立喰師列伝Tachiguishi RetsudenDirected byMamoru OshiiToshihiko Nishikubo sequence director Written byMamoru Oshii based on the novel Produced byToshihiko NishikuboStarringKaito KisshojiMako HyōdōMitsuhisa IshikawaToshio SuzukiShinji HiguchiKenji KawaiKatsuya TeradaShoji KawamoriCinematographyKeiichi SakazakiEdited byJunichi UematsuMusic byKenji KawaiProductioncompanyProduction I GDistributed byTohokushinsha FilmRelease dateApril 8 2006 2006 04 08 Running time104 minutesLanguageJapaneseThe Tachiguishi Retsuden logo bears the mention Tachiguishi Retsuden 1945 2006 A Mamoru Oshii Animation Film Contents 1 Superlivemation 2 Kerberos saga 2 1 Urusei Yatsura Hisatsu Tachigui Wars 1984 2 2 While Waiting for the Red Spectacles 1987 2 3 The Red Spectacles 1987 2 4 Kerberos Panzer Cop Conclusion 1999 2 5 Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden 2006 2 6 Kerberos amp Tachiguishi 2006 3 Story 3 1 Prologue 3 2 Plot 3 3 Characters 4 Releases 4 1 Book 4 2 Audio 4 3 Video 5 Production 5 1 Guest stars 5 2 Cast 5 3 Voice cast 5 4 Staff 6 Sources 7 External linksSuperlivemation EditTachiguishi Retsuden is a documentary style animation film created with an innovative technique named Superlivemation Oshii first experimented this flat 3D technique in his 2001 live action feature Avalon as a visual effect for explosions in Ash s game then he developed it the following years in both the MiniPato short films and PlayStation Portable game Characters have a tiny body and an oversized head which makes them look funny They are animated like paper dolls ペープサート人形 papsart ningyou and are evolving in a pictures based environment in the likes of the JibJab Brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis musical comedy cartoons e g 2 0 5 Year In Review although Mamoru Oshii stated his own work was a serious comedy The Superlivemation consists of digitally processing then animating paper puppet theater style characters and locations based on real photographs In Tachiguishi Retsuden more than 30 000 photographs were processed 20 times to produce the final composite to be animated The director describes his new animation film as set between a simple animation with extremely intense information and a live action movie with extremely limited information The theatrical release poster which was later used on the OST and the videos features several symbols of the Japanese popular culture and modern history Clockwise a Boeing B 29 Superfortress passing over in reference to the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities in 1945 the Tokyo Tower which was completed in 1958 the high speed train Shinkansen 0 Series launched in 1964 at last the standing character eating a gyudong bowl is Foxy Croquette O Gin in reference to the popular tachigui practice Kerberos saga EditUrusei Yatsura Hisatsu Tachigui Wars 1984 Edit Further information Urusei Yatsura Foxy Croquette O Gin ケツネコロッケのお銀 and the Fast Food Grifters first appeared in Mamoru Oshii s Urusei Yatsura anime television series episode 99 必殺 立ち食いウォーズ which is based on an original story by Rumiko Takahashi The characters were known as pro of tachigui 立喰いのプロ instead of tachiguishi The English dub version titles Certain Death Stand Up Eating Contest episode 99 While Waiting for the Red Spectacles 1987 Edit Further information While Waiting for the Red Spectacles The Fast Food Grifters first met the Kerberos in the 1987 radio drama While Waiting for the Red Spectacles s 紅い眼鏡を待ちつつ Cold Badger Masa assassination episode The Red Spectacles 1987 Edit Further information The Red Spectacles Moongaze Ginji and Foxy Croquette O Gin citation needed are featured in the 1987 live action film The Red Spectacles 紅い眼鏡 Akai Megane Kerberos Panzer Cop Conclusion 1999 Edit Further information Kerberos Panzer Cop Conclusion Cold Badger Masa and Moongaze Ginji are featured in the 1999 manga series Kerberos Panzer Cop s 犬狼伝説 完結篇 Act 6 Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden 2006 Edit Further information Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden Mamoru Oshi directed a spin off episode Female Fast Food Grifter Foxy Croquette O Gin Struggle to Death in Palestine This short video was available as a bonus DVD bundled with Monthly Comic Ryu Vol 1 magazine which was published on September 19 2006 A retail edition with extra material and a regular DVD package was reissued in late December of the same year Kerberos amp Tachiguishi 2006 Edit Further information Kerberos amp Tachiguishi The manga series named Kerberos amp Tachiguishi Young Lady s Abdomen Biological Clock tentative title for ケルベロスＸ立喰師 腹腹時計の少女 Keruberosu ekusu tachiguishi hara haradokei no shōjo is ongoing since Monthly Comic Ryu 2 which was issued in Japan on late November 2006 It involves Foxy Croquette O Gin within the Kerberos universe Story EditPrologue Edit Starting from a Proustian approach of food Oshii tries to recreate 60 years of Japanese dietary history in his Documentary of Shōwa underground This work is actually a false documentary style animation movie which borrows and develops some key elements from his 1987 debut live action feature The Red Spectacles e g the stand and eat tachigui the post World War II retro background the avant garde visuals and screenplay and even the tachiguishi theme with returning characters like Moongaze Ginji In Akai Megane The Red Spectacles the new totalitarianist government has forbidden the tachigui in Tokyo in 1998 Stand and eat bars among popular services like convenience stores were seen as a threat to public order by the liberty killer political authority therefore they were banned or restricted However some illegal tachigui bars still exists in the underground of the capital One of the reason these bars have been definitely prohibited is they were open at night and both owners and customers were suspected to take part to subversive talks and meetings Plot Edit A fictional documentary about changing Japanese eating habits and the colorful thieves that swindle the restaurants which serve them The film begins with the origins of Japanese food stalls following the countries defeat in World War II The first grifter introduced is Moongaze Ginji He requests soba noodle soup with a raw egg also known as Moongaze Soba He declares the dish to be an imitation of a landscape The main body of the film follows a predictable pattern A grifter is introduced his food preference demonstrating the continued decline of traditional food in Japan and his grift comically illustrated Intercut at random are popular news event stories that always emphasise Japan losing its way and America and its allies cultural and military despotism Vignettes include Japanese children exploding from hula hoop use drunk businessmen imitating Neil Armstrong as anomalies of natural disasters coinciding with the ongoing cultural transformation underline nature itself disproving changes in Japan Yukio Mishima s suicide is also referred to as an effect Mishima committed suicide by seppuku to illustrate his support for Imperial Japan and the Emperor as a god One of the last grifters is Frankfuter Tatsu whose monologue is censored in each sentence because it refers to Disney Land I could only think of beeeep Land he declares over and over He is obsessed with American culture while simultaneously being censored by American Legal system despots When asked why he is so interested in Disney Land he says he knows it is empty and fake but full of everything and nothing Characters Edit Further information Kerberos saga characters Main characters Moongaze Ginji Foxy Croquette O Gin Crying Inumaru Cold Badger Masa Beefbowl Ushigoro Hamburger Tetsu Medium Hot Sabu Frankfurter Tatsu Crepe Mami Baked Bean Pastry AmataroSecondary characters Tokumitsu Shinada Manager KamiyamaReleases EditBook Edit 2004 02 XX Tachiguishi Retsuden 立喰師列伝 novel by Mamoru OshiiKadokawa Shoten 287p 19cm ISBN 4 04 873516 02006 04 XX Tachiguishi Kaku Katariki 立喰師 かく語りき Thus Spoke Tachiguishi interview book by Mamoru OshiiTokuma Shoten 254p 19cm ISBN 4 19 862160 8Audio Edit 2006 04 05 Tachiguishi Retsuden O S T 立喰師列伝 original soundtrack by Kenji Kawai featuring e mi Victor Entertainment 24 tracks VICL 61927Video Edit 2006 09 22 Tachiguishi Retsuden 立喰師列伝 DVDBandai Visual 90min Film DVD9 DD5 1ch DD2 0ch2006 09 22 Tachiguishi Retsuden Collectors Set 立喰師列伝 コレクターズセット L E 2DVDBandai Visual 90min Film 2DVD9 DD5 1ch DD2 0ch Special Disc 90min Making Of 192p Script Replica 62p Collector BookletProduction EditGuest stars Edit Shoji Kawamori Famous for Macross Plus etc Kenji Kawai Famous composer of Mamoru Oshii feature films StrayDog Patlabor the movie 2 GITS Avalon and WARP Sega video games Enemy Zero Deep Fear etc Kenji Kamiyama Famous director of Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex TV series etc Toshio Suzuki etc Shinji Higuchi etc Katsuya Terada etc This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 Cast Edit Kaito Kisshoji 吉祥寺怪人 Moongaze Ginji 月見の銀二 Tsukimi no Ginji Mako Hyodo 兵頭まこ Foxy Croquette O Gin ケツネコロッケのお銀 Ketsune Krocket no Ogin Mitsuhisa Ishikawa 石川光久 Crying Inumaru 哭きの犬丸 Naki no Inumaru Toshio Suzuki 鈴木敏夫 Cold Badger Masa 冷しタヌキの政 Hiyashi Tanuki no Masa Shinji Higuchi 樋口真嗣 Beefbowl Ushigoro 牛丼の牛五郎 Gyudon no Ushi Goro Kenji Kawai 川井憲次 Hamburger Tetsu ハンバーガーの哲 Hamburger no Tetsu Katsuya Terada 寺田克也 Frankfurter Tatsu フランクフルトの辰 Frankfurt no Tatsu Shoji Kawamori 河森正治 Medium Hot Sabu 中辛のサブ Chu Kara no Sabu Fuyuki Shinada 品田冬樹 Tokumitsu Shinada Kenji Kamiyama 神山健治 Manager KamiyamaVoice cast Edit Koichi Yamadera 山寺宏一 Narrator Inumaru Tatsu etc Mako Hyodo 兵頭まこ O Gin Yoshiko Sakakibara 榊原良子 Medical examiner Tatsu s mother etc Fumihiko Tachiki 立木文彦 Ushigoro Tetsu Tokumitsu Narrator of the preview etc Staff Edit Original story script and direction Mamoru Oshii Shooting Keiichi Sakazaki 3DCG IKIF Visual Effects Hisashi Ezura Sound Kazuhiro Wakabayashi Music Kenji Kawai Production Toshihiko Nishikubo Animation Production I GSources EditProduction I G official English website English Tachiguishi Retsuden Official website Japanese Kenji Kawai official English website English GA Graphic official website Japanese Comic Ryu official website Japanese Production I G Special Site Japanese IKIF studio official website Japanese External links EditKerberos saga official website Japanese Tachiguishi Retsuden at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tachiguishi Retsuden amp oldid 1100745808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
