Samurai SWAT team on a rescue mission | Kodama

Arthur, a member of an elite SWAT Samurai team, embarks on a rescue mission into the spirit world in order to recover his father from vengeful Japanese Yokai Spirits.

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Dir. Brian M Tang

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With an awesomely cool premise, strong visual execution, terrific action-directing and, at 15min long, even more storytelling ambition than most of his predecessors, Tang had produced a piece that would have been right at home at the peak of the genre short craze - S/W Curator, Jason Sondhi

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CREDITS

Brandon Soo Hoo as ARTHUR
Chris Tashima as HIRO
Justin Chien as JUSTIN
Alexander Lee as YOUNG ARTHUR
Bruce Inaba as FOX SPIRIT

Writer/Director: Brian M Tang
Producers: Brendan Bennett, Penny Lin, Norris Palmer
Cinematographer: Brian M Tang
Production Desiger: Abel Ryan
Costume Designers: Craft Collabo, Coleen Chan
Action Designers: Jay Kwon, Joseph Le
1st AD: Sherry Shi
2nd AD: Nand Mahasuwan
Script Supervisor: Joseph Yao
Sound Recordist: Christina Gonzalez, Reid Andersen
Stunt Coordinator: Jay Kwon
Wire Rigger: Brandon Belieu
Armorer: Justin Tang
Camera Operator: Conner Smyers
1st AC: Jeff Vanderpool
2nd AC: Cory Siu, RJ Siu
Gaffer: Matt Burke
Key Grip: Gordon Chan
BBE: Andy Chen
Grips: Armond Anderson, Benedict Chiu, Long Le
Costume Assistant: Kaylin Cassidy
Costume PA: Malcom Morales
Art Decorator: Chad Carr
Make-up Artist: Alex Pahl Skinner
Additional Make-up Artist: Maddie Cicatelli
Production Assistant: Claire Gostin
Technocrane: Elite Camera Support
Technocrane Lead Tech: James Favazzo
Technocrane Assistant Tech: Jose Reyes

Editor: Brian M Tang
Assistant Editor: Brendan Bennett

CG Artists: Brian M Tang, Jordan Hwang
Compositors: Joshua Jackson, Young Min Kim, Livy Liao, Kai Patterson
Colorist: Joseph Yao
Sound Mixer: Christina Gonzalez


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