Andy
Day one of Thailand Toy Expo 2024 is drawing to a close and Mammoth Kong Oil Slick Color version has already made its statement as limited quantities at Thailand Toy Expo 2024 prior to its release in Japan.
Mammoth Kong Oil Slick Color version features a black body was painted with metallic magenta, green, blue, purple, and gold, creating an endlessly transformative oil slick image that weaves various colors through the interference of light.
Mammoth Kong is the oldest Kaiju in the history of television, appearing in the original Japanese hero TV series “Gekko Kamen” (Moonlight Mask), which began airing in 1958.
Boys at the time (Tomenosuke included) were crazy about Gekko Kamen and horrified by the threat of Mammoth Kong.
Mammoth Kong, who was almost forgotten due to the popularity of Godzilla, was lovingly turned into a sofvi figure last year, marking the 65th anniversary of the birth of “Gekko Kamen”.
Last November, three types of Mammoth Kong with different molding colors were released as limited edition items at famous Japanese department stores, and they sold out on the same day.
These two types of Mammoth Kong are the first fully hand-colored versions and will be sold at specialty stores in Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai that Tomenosuke has close ties with, as well as at Tomenosuke’s web store.
What is noteworthy is that when you remove Mammoth Kong’s head, you can see the face of the person who made the monster suit himself and played the role. That person’s name is Shinpei Takagi – san.
He was an unknown actor waiting for his turn in the big room at Toho Studio.
He also featured in Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” (1954), “Throne of Blood “(1957), and “Yojimbo” (1961). Among these, the one which Takagi-san made the greatest impression was probably in “Seven Samurai”. He gave an impassioned performance as the head of a group of wandering samurai who attack a farming village. In the film’s climax, when he and the unconventional samurai Kikuchiyo, played by Toshiro Mifune, fight against each in a fierce scene is unforgettable. That was the one who was on a rampage in “Gekko Kamen”, between “Throne of Blood” and “Yojimbo”
Produced: Tomenosuke
Prototype: Mirock-Toy (Yohei Kaneko)
Hand coloring: Mirock-Toy (Instagram.com/mirocktoy/) and Anitoy (Instagram.com/anianitoy/)
Material: Japanese sofuvi
Size: 330mm tall
Limited edition
WHEN: 4-7 April 2024
WHERE: Thailand Toy Expo : New Fairy Tale. SQUARE B+C / Booth No. FT13
Retail price: 55,000JPY
Release in Japan is scheduled for May.
More info: https://tenshu53.exblog.jp/
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