(Blu-ray) Taroman: A Taro Okamoto Style Tokusatsu Drama [Regular Edition]
Release Date: 01/27/2023
Catalog Number: NSBS-53494
What the hell is that!?
One day in the 1970s a group of strange monsters began attacking the earth. Only the mysterious giant Taroman can fight them.
A tribute to Japanese avant-garde painter, sculptor, and art theorist Taro Okamoto made by the NHK to promote the 2022 Taro Okamoto Exposition in Osaka.
A sun-faced giant, Taroman, comes to Earth to face off against monsters representing societal dilemmas, emotional issues, and artistic struggles. With the power of "Art is explosion!" Taroman, more performance artist than hero of justice, beats up common sense faster than you can say "What is this?" The main part of each episode is a Showa era tokusatsu pastiche featuring character designs based off Taro Okamoto's art and direct quotes from his work. Visual references to popular tokusatsu character types in the 70s are frequently featured, along with a "moral of the day" inspired by Okamoto. The second part of the episode is a brief recap of the episode's theme by Ichiro Yamaguchi of rock band sakanaction. These segments treat Taroman as a show that Yamaguchi was a huge fan of as a kid, talking about his (fictional) memories of the show and showing off merch.
≪Content≫
◆Main Feature
1. Detarame wo yatte goran
2. Jibun no uta wo utaeba iinda yo
3. Ichido shinda ningen ni nare
4. Onaji koto wo kurikaesu kurainara, shindeshimae
5. Shinken ni, inochigake de asobe
6. Bishite mono wa, mikata shidai nanda yo
7. Sukareru yatsu hodo dame ni naru
8. Kodoku koso ningen ga kyoretsu ni ikiru bane-da
9. Nama mi no jibun ni kakeru
10. Geijutsu wa bakuhatsuda
◆Bonus Features
・Ichiro Yamaguchi interview "TAROMAN to watashi" long version
・Kaiju Picture Encyclopedia
・Treasured Footage Collection (Trailers and more!)
(c) 2023 NHK・藤井亮
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Release Date: 01/27/2023
Catalog Number: NSBS-53494
What the hell is that!?
One day in the 1970s a group of strange monsters began attacking the earth. Only the mysterious giant Taroman can fight them.
A tribute to Japanese avant-garde painter, sculptor, and art theorist Taro Okamoto made by the NHK to promote the 2022 Taro Okamoto Exposition in Osaka.
A sun-faced giant, Taroman, comes to Earth to face off against monsters representing societal dilemmas, emotional issues, and artistic struggles. With the power of "Art is explosion!" Taroman, more performance artist than hero of justice, beats up common sense faster than you can say "What is this?" The main part of each episode is a Showa era tokusatsu pastiche featuring character designs based off Taro Okamoto's art and direct quotes from his work. Visual references to popular tokusatsu character types in the 70s are frequently featured, along with a "moral of the day" inspired by Okamoto. The second part of the episode is a brief recap of the episode's theme by Ichiro Yamaguchi of rock band sakanaction. These segments treat Taroman as a show that Yamaguchi was a huge fan of as a kid, talking about his (fictional) memories of the show and showing off merch.
≪Content≫
◆Main Feature
1. Detarame wo yatte goran
2. Jibun no uta wo utaeba iinda yo
3. Ichido shinda ningen ni nare
4. Onaji koto wo kurikaesu kurainara, shindeshimae
5. Shinken ni, inochigake de asobe
6. Bishite mono wa, mikata shidai nanda yo
7. Sukareru yatsu hodo dame ni naru
8. Kodoku koso ningen ga kyoretsu ni ikiru bane-da
9. Nama mi no jibun ni kakeru
10. Geijutsu wa bakuhatsuda
◆Bonus Features
・Ichiro Yamaguchi interview "TAROMAN to watashi" long version
・Kaiju Picture Encyclopedia
・Treasured Footage Collection (Trailers and more!)
(c) 2023 NHK・藤井亮
