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Taroman Expo Explosion

2025-08-22 · 105 min · ★ 9.0

Action · Science Fiction · Comedy

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 YamaguchiIchiro YamaguchiSelf
Wataru OkamuraWataru OkamuraTaroman / Elan Scaffold / Sun of the Underground / Baron Pitcher / Various Others
Yuusuke TokudaYuusuke TokudaElan Scaffold (voice) / Dr. Uko (voice)
Tadanobu MorinoCaptain / Future CBG Commander
Satoshi HamamotoCaptain (voice) / Future CBG Commander (voice) (as Adrena Lin)
Eiji KawabataFuraibo
Taiyo MurasumiDr. Takatsu (as Bob Mursum)
Mika OgasawaraSquad Member Mami
MazaemonSquad Member Mami (voice) / Boy Squad Member (voice) / Dance (voice)
Naohiro KitamuraBoy Squad Member
BeyanMiddle Aged Squad Member
Hajime ShikaseTaroman No. 2 (voice) / Middle Aged Squad Member (voice) / Subordinate (voice)
Motoki DateMotoki DateYoung Squad Member
Misa ShimizuMisa ShimizuNon
Shiori IshidaNon
Akiko KimataNon (voice) / Captain's Wife (voice) / Teacher Robot (voice)
Shota UmemotoNon (voice) / Various others (voice)
Maia CGirl
Miki OguraGirl (voice) / Human Zoo Commentary (voice)
Manabu HottaManabu HottaPresident Washino

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