Guest voice actors and the latest trailer for "Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie" are unveiled!　Hiroyuki Miyasako as Baron Ashura and Okazu Club as Mazinger Girls!

The latest trailer and guest voice actors for the animated film "Mazinger Z: Infinity the Movie," which will be released on January 13, 2018 (Saturday), have been released.

Mazinger Z" is a manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) by Go Nagai in 1972, and can be said to be the originator of the giant robot animation series that depicts the activities of Mazinger Z, a giant robot with a variety of weapons and overwhelming strength, and its pilot, Kouji Kabuto. The TV animation series broadcast in the 1970s recorded the highest viewer rating of 30.4%, and has gained a large number of fans around the world. In January 2017, it was announced that this work would be revived as a theatrical animation.
⇒ The official website has been opened and image graphics have been released ! 　 The official website has opened and image graphics have been released.

The latest trailer with the ED theme written by Koji Yoshikawa has been released!　In addition, guest voice actors Hiroyuki Miyasako of Ameagari Kesshitai and Okazu Club's Ocarina and Yui P will participate in the film.

＜The latest trailer for "Mazinger Z: INFINITY the Movie" Information
In the trailer released today, the third demon god "Infinity," which holds unlimited possibilities, appears with a sense of oppression, followed by the main character, Kouji Kabuto (CV: Shotaro Morikubo), calling out "Mazinger Z! (CV: Shotaro Morikubo), Mazinger Z launches into battle. The tension of the movie is at maximum from the beginning, accompanied by the familiar theme song "Mazinger Z" by Ichiro Mizuki, which was newly recorded for this movie.

Led by the mysteriously revived Dr. Hell (CV: Unsho Ishizuka), Count Brocken (CV: Keiji Fujiwara), and Baron Ashura (CV: Hiroyuki Miyasako and Hiromi Park), Mazinger Z wipes out the mechanical beast army that attacks one after another with overwhelming power.

Great Mazinger is piloted by Tetsuya Ken (CV: Toshihiko Seki), another hero who once saved the world with Kouji. The Viewnus A Corps, robots dedicated to the idol Mazinger Girls (CVs: Ocarina, Yui P, Azusa Tadokoro, and Miki Ito), who belong to the Joint Forces fighting in the war. The mass-production battle machine Ichinana Shiki, piloted by Kouji's younger brother Shiro Kabuto (CV: Natsuki Hanae), and others are also shown in the film.

In the next scene, however, the ending theme song "The Last Letter," written by Koji Yoshikawa, whose music was released for the first time in this trailer, is a superb ballad that further heightens the emotion of the audience. The shocking sight of Mazinger Z. As people around the world watch, Mazinger Z makes its final sortie, and as Sayaka Yumi (CV: Ai Chino) waits for Kouji, she wonders what her tears mean...

The trailer is sure to make you eagerly await the release of the film in Japan next year, so be sure to check it out.

＜Guest voice actor information for "Mazinger Z: INFINITY the Movie".
Mr. Miyasako plays the male side of "Baron Ashura," a popular character in the "Mazinger Z" series that combines the male and female halves of a man and a woman. The female side is played by actress and voice actress Romi Park. The two actresses play the difficult role of one actor, and they give powerful performances that are in perfect harmony with each other.

On the other hand, the two members of Okazu Club play the role of the "Magine Girls," a new character in the film, who are idols belonging to a four-member fighting unit. Yui P plays the pink one and Ocarina plays the blue one.

Here are the comments from the three guest voice actors and the producer's reasons for appointing the guest voice actors.

Comments from the guest voice actors】 （*Titles omitted)
Hiroyuki Miyasako as Baron Ashura (male)
I have done voice work in the past, but this was the first time for me to do voice work together with someone, which was both very fun and difficult. （It was both fun and difficult. I was very happy to be able to do the long dialogue with the same voice.

(Mazinger Z) is from my brother's generation, but I used to watch reruns. I have seen almost all of the Mazinger series. I once laid in bed for two hours at a toy store asking my grandmother to buy me a Chogokin. She didn't buy me Grendizer. It was a bit expensive. But he did buy me Great Mazinger. My cousin had Mazinger Z, so I borrowed it and played with it.

My voice is like that, but usually only villains come to me. Of course I knew Baron Ashura. He is a villain, but he is my favorite character, so I was very happy to be asked to play the male role.


Yui P (Okazu Club) as Mazingirls Pink:
It was difficult. We have done several voice-over jobs, including dubbing for a Hollywood movie ("King of Egypt") and a 3D animation for "Lego Batman," but this was the first time for me to do voice-over work for an animation like this. It was a new experience for me.

The character was really amazing, with long hair and high-leg pants, which is something we usually can't pull off. But I was able to do it in my own life size (laughs). (Laughs) I have never been offered the role of a monster or a monster, and until now, I have only been offered the role of a sexy character. (Laughs.) I wonder if that's how people look at us.

But I am happy that the audience sees us without knowing who we are. When the message comes out, I like it when they say, "Oh, it's Okazu Club! It was Okazu Club! If I lose weight, I would look like that character. I would like to wear that costume, too.

Ocarina (Okazu Club) as Mazingirls Blue:
(Together we did the voices) It was difficult because we had to match. We have always been good at matching our voices together, but this time it was difficult.

I think that this role is very typical for us. Many of the women (roles) are sexy and revealing. I hope they don't recognize us and watch us. I knew the title of "Mazinger Z" and the image of Ichiro Mizuki's song. Parents might be pleased.

I think they will think that Mazinger Z is a man's dream anime, and that their daughter, never thought she would be the one to release those missiles. I believe that the voice casting came to me, which means that somehow, I can play that role.


■Producer: Reasons for appointing a guest voice actor
<Hiroyuki Miyasako>
Miyasako-san has done a lot of dubbing and voice acting, so I already knew that he has good power in his voice quality in addition to his acting ability and expressive power.

The "Baron Ashura" is one of the most memorable villains in the series, as he is a male and a female villain. The male part of the character is not only a very hateful one, but it also requires a very strong expressive power in order to fight Mazinger Z. This time, the female part was recorded at the same time as Ms. Park Norimi, so I thought Ms. Miyasako's voice quality and acting ability, for which she already had voice acting experience, would be perfect for the role.

In addition, Ms. Miyasako is now 47 years old, which is close to the generation that loves "Mazinger Z." We thought she could represent the fans, so we made an offer to her, and she readily agreed. ＜


The role is that of four female idols called "Mazinger Girls," who ride robots and fight in the climax of the movie.

They are a kind of "secret weapon" with sexy yet attractive weapons, as is typical of Go Nagai's characters. We offered them the role because we thought that the charm and humor of these characters would be similar to the glamorous physique and feminine humor of the "Okazu Club. We hope that these women, who are still in their early 30s, will be able to represent the women who have never heard of "Mazinger Z.



<Guest voice actor appearances>
■Hiroyuki Miyasako: "Crayon Shin-chan Appare Sengoku Daigassen" (2002), "Piano Forest" (2007), "The Avengers" (2012/ American movie, dubbed in Japanese.One of the heroes, played by Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner))

■Okazu Club: "King of Egypt" (2016/played Goddess), "One Piece Film Gold" (2016/played turtle only for Ocarina), "Lego Batman The Movie" (2017/played female mayor for Ocarina = female mayor, Yui P=. Poison Ivy), a plant woman who captivates Lego Batman.

[Film Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
■"Mazinger Z the Movie: INFINITY"
Release date: January 13, 2018 (Saturday)

＜Story.
Ten years have passed since then. A new fate awaits mankind. It can be a god or a demon.

Humanity was once on the verge of extinction by the underground empire led by the evil scientist Dr. Hell, but with the help of the Super Robot Mazinger Z controlled by Kouji Kabuto and his friends at the Photon Power Institute, the ambitions of evil were thwarted and peace was restored.

Ten years have passed since then. Kouji Kabuto, who has left piloting to become a scientist like his grandfather and father, encounters a supermassive structure buried deep underground on Mt. Then, at the same time, mechanical beasts and his nemesis, Dr. Hell, appear. New encounters, new threats, and new destinies await mankind. What is the decision for the future made by the former hero Kabuto Kouji?

This epic action epic depicts the fierce battle between Mazinger Z and the people who have once again been entrusted with the future of mankind!

＜ Cast
Shotaro Morikubo, Ai Chino
Uesaka Sumire Seki Toshihiko Koshimizu Ami Hanae Natsuki Takagi Wataru Yamaguchi Kappei Kikuchi Masami
Jumpei Morita Jumpei Shimada Satoshi Shioya Kouzou Tadokoro Azusa Ito Mirai Park Norumi Fujiwara Keiji Ishizuka Unsho
Hiroya Ishimaru Minori Matsushima / Okazu Club (Ocarina, Yui P) / Hiroyuki Miyasako

＜Staff
Original Story: Nagai Go
Director : Junji Shimizu
Screenplay: Takahiro Ozawa (Ume)
Character Design : Hiroya Iijima
Mechanical Design : Takayuki Yanase
Art Director: Makoto Ujiie (GREEN)
CG Director: Daiki Nakazawa, Eiji Inomoto (Orange)
Assistant Director: Yo Nakano Koji Kawasaki Music: Toshiyuki Watanabe
Opening Theme "Mazinger Z" by Ichiro Mizuki
Ending Theme "The Last Letter" by Koji Yoshikawa
Animation Production: Toei Animation Distribution: Toei

(C) Go Nagai / Dynamic Planning, MZ Production Committee mazinger-z.jp