The God of Clay (Japanese: ねんどの神さま, Hepburn: Nendo no Kamisama) is a 2011 independently made[2] Japanese short kaiju film initially directed by Nobuaki Sugimoto, and was completed by Koichi Kawakita and co-produced by Dream Planet Japan and Marbling Fine Arts.[1][3] The film is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Masamoto Nasu.[1]

The God of Clay
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiねんどの神さま
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnNendo no Kamisama
Directed byKoichi Kawakita
Nobuaki Sugimoto
Based onA novel
by Masamoto Nasu
Produced byNorihiko Iwasaki
CinematographyTakehiro Kuramochi
Keiichi Sakurai
Edited byKoichi Kawakita
Production
companies
Dream Planet Japan
Marbling Fine Arts
Release date
  • June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Running time
13 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$40,000[1]

Production

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  • Directed by Koichi Kawakita, Nobuaki Sugimoto[1]
  • Produced by Norihiko Iwasaki[1]
  • Cinematography by Takehiro Kuramochi, Keiichi Sakurai
  • Edited by Koichi Kawakita

Release

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The film premiered at the Bigfoot Crest Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles on June 23, 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "THE GOD OF CLAY World Premiere + GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER at Crest Theater in Los Angeles". SciFi Japan. May 21, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE Los Angeles Screening Event Update". SciFi Japan. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Koichi Kawakita talks THE GOD OF CLAY". www.scifijapan.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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