

What if Picasso had a sentai team? Explode your brain with this art history fever dream.
Season 6 • Episode 4
LatestThe protagonist TAROMAN engages in surreal and nonsensical interactions while battling strange creatures. The creatures confronting him are brought to life from the work of artist Taro Okamoto, such as "Sprinting Eye" and "Sulking Child". An action-packed tokusatsu tribute to one of Japan's most influential painters and sculptors!
Practical Effects
Creature suits that'd make 1970s Tsuburaya weep with joy
Production
Okamoto's actual sculptures reborn as kaiju punching bags
Direction
Fujii channels vintage Ultraman through a gallery opening
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taro Okamoto's 'Tower of the Sun' still looms over Osaka Expo '70 park—this series finally gives it the kaiju battle it always deserved.
Ryo Fujii shot several monster sequences in Okamoto's actual former studio, using surviving props the artist's estate nearly threw out.