Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie" will be screened with a 4D exclusive trailer! Special standees will be set up in some theaters!

The trailer for the animated film "Mazinger Z: Infinity the Movie" will be screened in 4D theaters from December 15 (Fri.).

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 theater animation.
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Starting with a special screening at the Rome International Film Festival, the film had an advance overseas release in Iaria and France, and finally had its Japan premiere the other day, the fastest screening in Japan. When the film finally opens in Japan on January 13, 2018, more than half of the screens will be equipped with "4DX," "MX4D," and "D-BOX," which are very popular "attraction-type" movie screening systems!

The "attraction-type" movie screening systems, including the realistic seat effects, which are linked to the scenes in the movie, will show the "ride-on robot" invented by Go Nagai, a genius of rare genius. The "PILEDER ON" experience of boarding and controlling "Mazinger Z," the original "ride-on robot" invented by the genius Go Nagai, has finally become a reality after a 45-year interval!　We hope you will experience the exciting special effects that will surely excite you, such as the seat effect at the moment you board "Mazinger Z" and "PILEDER ON," "Breast Fire," and other well-known special moves.

The "4D" trailer will be screened at "4DX," "MX4D," and "D-BOX" screens from December 15 (Fri.) prior to the film's release on January 13 (Sat.), 2018! A special collaboration poster of "Mazinger Z/INFINITY the Movie" and "4DX" has also been released.

In addition, the "Hand-Riding Mazinger," which the cast members rode on the hand of "Mazinger Z" at the recent Japan premiere, will appear as a special-sized standee in some theaters where this film will be released. The standee is equipped with a motion sensor, and when it passes in front of you, Ichiro Mizuki's "Mazinger Z! The gimmick is that when you pass in front of the standee, a voice of Ichiro Mizuki, the Gonzo of Z!　The lucky ones who encounter the sensor at the theater will be able to take a picture of it with the familiar "Z! pose and show it off on social networking sites.

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

＜Story: "Mazinger Z: INFINITY The Movie
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

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