Garo: Red Requiem

**Garo: Red Requiem** (牙狼〈GARO〉 〜RED REQUIEM〜, *Garo Reddo Rekuiemu*?) is a 3D movie of the *Garo* franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film, it was released on October 30, 2010.

The movie was released on Blu-ray/DVD on August 2, 2011. The catchphrase for the movie is "The Golden Knight Runs into the 3D Hell!" (3Dの魔界を黄金騎士が駆ける！, *Surī Dī no Makai o Ōgon Kishi ga Kakeru!*?).

## Production

After 4 years of hiatus, Tohokushinsha released the movie as Japan's first 3D movie. Hiroki Konishi, now known as Ryosei Konishi, reprises his role from the television series, while introducing new characters such as the one portrayed by Mary Matsuyama. Mika Hijii, who portrayed Kaoru in the original series, returns to voice a different character.

## Synopsis

Due to the revival of the Apostle Horrors, Kouga Saezima goes on a journey to annihilate them. On his road, he meets three Makai Priests, Akaza, Shiguto and Rekka.

## Characters

### Allies

* Zaruba
* Rekka
* Akaza
* Shiguto
* Kengi
* Kaoru

### Villains & Horrors

* Karma
* Kurusu
* Shion
* Mercenary of the Magic Horror
* Warashi
* Baul
* Babel

## Cast

* Kouga Saezima (冴島鋼牙, *Saejima Kōga*?): Ryosei Konishi (小西遼生, *Konishi Ryōsei*?)
	+ Kouga Saezima (child): Ryusei Sawahata (澤畠流星, *Sawahata Ryūsei*?)
* Rekka (烈花, *Rekka*?): Mary Matsuyama (松山メアリ, *Matsuyama Meari*?)
* Akaza (アカザ, *Akaza*?): Yosuke Saito (斎藤洋介, *Saitō Yōsuke*?)
* Shiguto (シグト, *Shiguto*?): Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫匡弘, *Kuranuki Masahiro*?)
* Kengi (ケンギ, *Kengi*?): Kanji Tsuda (津田寛治, *Tsuda Kanji*?)
* Karma (カルマ, *Karuma*?): Saori Hara (原紗央莉, *Hara Saori*?)
* Kurusu (クルス, *Kurusu*?): Shinji Kasahara (笠原紳司, *Kasahara Shinji*?)
* Shion (シオン, *Sion*?): Hiromi Eguchi (江口ヒロミ, *Eguchi Hiromi*?)
* Warashi (ワラシ, *Warashi*?): Ririne Sasano (笹野鈴々音, *Sasano Ririne*?)

### Guest cast

* Kenichi Kurusu (来栖謙一, *Kurusu Ken'ichi*?): Akira Nakao (中尾彬, *Nakao Akira*?)
* Woman with the carriage (乳母車の女, *Ubaguruma no onna*?): Aya Kumeta (久米田彩, *Kumeta Aya*?)
* Akaza's wife (アカザの妻, *Akaza no tsuma*?): Sachiko Katsumata (勝俣幸子, *Katsumata Sachiko*?)
* Akaza's daughter (アカザの娘, *Akaza no musume*?): Mai Inohana (猪鼻真依, *Inohana Mai*?)
* Ami (亜美, *Ami*?): Ami Tokito (時東ぁみ, *Tokitō Ami*?)
* Miki (美貴, *Miki*?): Yuko Sakurai (櫻井ゆうこ, *Sakurai Yūko*?)
* Rina (里奈, *Rina*?): Tomoka Imai (今井友香, *Imai Tomoka*?)
* Luka (ルカ, *Ruka*?): Reika Shigehiro (重慶礼香, *Shigehiro Reika*?)
* Aya (アヤ, *Aya*?): Kumi (空美, *Kumi*?)
* Woman as a model (モデルの女, *Moderu no onna*?): Rie Shimizu (清水理絵, *Shimizu Rie*?)
* Woman at the club (クラブの女, *Kurabu no onna*?): Sato Higashi (東里, *Higashi Satō*?), Haruka Goto (後藤はるか, *Gotō Haruka*?), Manami Nishiyama (西山まなみ, *Nishiyama Manami*?)
* Men at the club (クラブの男, *Kurabu no otoko*?): Fumito Moriwaki (森脇史登, *Moriwaki Fumito*?), Giry Vincent (ジリ・ヴァンソン, *Jiri Vuanson*?)
* White-painted woman (白塗りの女, *Shiranuri no onna*?): Rin Ibuki (伊吹稟, *Ibuki Rin*?)

### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Karma (カルマ, *Karuma*?): Mika Hijii (肘井美佳, *Hijii Mika*?)

## Theme song

* "Garo ~SAVIOR IN THE DARK~ RED REQUIEM ver."
	+ Lyrics & Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
	+ Artist: JAM Project feat. Hironobu Kageyama

## References

1. ↑ "Teaser for Keita Amemiya's 3D tokusatsu film "Garo: Red Requiem" - Nippon Cinema". March 27, 2010. http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/garo-teaser/. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
2. ↑ "牙狼〈ＧＡＲＯ〉 ～RED REQUIEM～". August 6, 2010. http://www.garo-3dmovie.jp/news/index.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
3. ↑ "18歳松山メアリ、東京アニメフェアで新体操仕込みの健康的な美脚をバッチリ生披露！ - シネマトゥデイ". March 27, 2010. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0023288. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

## External links

* *Garo: Red Requiem* at Wikipedia
* *Garo: Red Requiem*

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