Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are bringing a Kaiju No. 8 experience to Canadian theatres this month. Based on Naoya Matsumoto’s manga of the same name, the film recaps the show’s first 12-episode season from last year. Mission Recon also includes a new episode to satiate audiences until the second season’s launch this July. The film debuted in Japanese theatres on March 28th.
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon was directed by Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya at Production I.G. from a script by Ichirō Ōkōchi. The score was composed by Yuta Bandoh.
In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force… when he suddenly transforms into the powerful “Kaiju No. 8.” With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina’s side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation…
The omnibus film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon features an action-packed recap of season one and a new original episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off.”
(Hoshina’s Day Off) A day off… a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
The film will open on April 13th. It will be screened in Japanese with English subtitles as well as dubbed into English. To purchase tickets for the subtitled screenings, click here: Cineplex | Landmark. To purchase tickets for the dubbed screenings, click here: Cineplex | Landmark.
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For any last-minute changes plus additional screening dates, keep your eyes on the official social media pages for the franchise.
