

Taroman Expo Explosion
2025-08-22 · 105 min · ★ 9.0
Osaka was the the site of Expo ’70, and among the most memorable elements of the event, standing to this day, is the "Tower of the Sun", a 70-metre-tall sculpture/building envisioned and designed by renowned artist Taro Okamoto, who some call “the Japanese Picasso”. This film is a theatrical adaptation of "TAROMAN", a tokusatsu series re-envisioning Okamoto's most famous pieces as surrealist superheroes and villains, with Ultraman-like TAROMAN, based on the Tower itself, at the forefront of it all.
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- Directors
- Ryo Fujii
- Production companies
- Asmik Ace, NHK Educational, Gosay Studio
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,232,939
Top Cast
Ichiro YamaguchiSelf
Wataru OkamuraTaroman / Elan Scaffold / Sun of the Underground / Baron Pitcher / Various Others
Yuusuke TokudaElan Scaffold (voice) / Dr. Uko (voice)
Motoki DateYoung Squad Member
Misa ShimizuNon
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