With a CV like Miike Takashi’s, the last thing you’d expect is for him to be at the helm of a kids film. However, that’s exactly what he did this year and the ‘Yatterman‘ DVD is set for release on the 25th September. A previous ‘Superhero’ type film of Miike’s that did well was Zebraman and so maybe the progression to this type of project was on the cards. But when you consider the cult status of Yatterman within Japan, then probably the best known Cult Director should be in charge.
Doronjo
Yatterman, an anime that originally aired from ’77 to ’79, the basic premiss of which is that a strange object known as the Skull Stone has been broken into pieces and scattered across the globe. Legend tells that when the Stone is put back together it is able to give the precise location of the largest gold deposit in the world. Because of this, a band of villains known as the Doronbo Gang, led by Doronjo, are on the hunt for the missing pieces so that they can achieve domination, but their quest for the stone is impeded by the two that call themselves ‘Yatterman‘, Gan-chan and Ai-chan.
In 2008 a remake of the anime began airing in Japan featuring the voice cast of the original series. Updated with a modern twist, the series still follows the same plot line but the stone is replaced by Skull Rings.
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