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Two Japanese action film stars face off for the first and only time! Over the years, action stars Yasuaki Kurata and J.J Sonny Chiba have built a friendship and a rivalry. With one in Hollywood and the other in Hong Kong, they were destined never to engage in onscreen battle... But now, through fate, this powerful duo has united to bring forth young actors specially trained by Kurata in the hopes of giving birth to a new star worthy of the spirit of Japanese action movies. Director Kenji Tanigaki, who dreamed of becoming an action star like Jackie Chan, has gained experience as a stuntman handling numerous stunt coordinating and action direction for Hong Kong films. Now he has made his first Japanese action movie and brought Yasuaki Kurata and J.J Sonny Chiba together at last!

Though Konata Izumi, a high school girl, is extremely athletic, she refuses to join any of the school's sports teams. And though she is quite bright, her grades remain low. Her mediocrity at school is because she's a hardcore game/anime lover, and is not interested in anything else. For the students at Ryouoh Gakuen High School, time passes at a very lethargic pace. Konata' s female friends - Kagami Hiiragi, an honor student; Kagami's twin sister Tsukasa, a great chef; Miyuki Takara, a well-born rich girl; and Akira Kogami, cheerful and energetic - continually get involved with Konata's life.

The story begins in a beautiful seaside town in Shima Peninsula, Japan. Toru Aizawa (Ryo Tomioka), 11 years old, has recently lost his mother in a car accident. He has been melancholy and distant ever since. Then Toru finds a tiny egg on a mysterious red stone. Toru takes the egg in his hand and it cracks. The egg hatches and surprisingly, a cute little turtle pops out. Toru names the turtle "Toto" and decides to raise him. Perhaps Toru's new pet will help to take his mind off the sorrow of his lost mother. Toru's father Kosuke (Kanji Tsuda) runs a local diner and they live in the fairly modest apartment above. Despite this, Toru decides to try to keep Toto a secret. Then strange things begin to happen with the little turtle. Toto grows rapidly, begins to fly in the air, and even blows fireballs! Even with his curious habits, Toto is the perfect pet and friend for Toru. Toru's friend Mai (Kaho) sees Toto and becomes suspicious, because Toto bears a striking resemblance to the giant monster Gamera! Mai recalls that Gamera appeared 33 years ago, and ultimately died defending humans from the horrible attacks of evil monsters. Toru refuses to believe that his little Toto might actually be the giant monster called Gamera! Mai has a more pressing problem. She is going to have a heart operation at a hospital in the nearby city of Nagoya. Concerned, Toru gives Mai the red stone on which Toto's egg was laid as a lucky charm. In the meantime, there has been a series of mysterious shipwrecks... followed by the sudden disappearance of Toto! Toru looks everywhere for Toto, but is unsuccessful. The dreamlike, fun-filled days with Toto, Toru and the kids are gone. But the loss of Toto is momentarily forgotten when Zedus, a gigantic monster lizard, attacks! He begins to wreck Toru's peaceful seaside town, demolishing buildings with every step! Toru tries to escape with his father but his path is halted by Zedus's rampage! Then something stops Zedus's advance... Toru turns to see a 5-meter-tall turtle... It's Toto! However, Toto is still too small to fight against the ferocious Zedus. Toto manages to drive Zedus back into the ocean. Toru is proud, but Toto has used up all his energy _ poor Toto collapses! The government forces sweep in. Councilor Hitotsugi (Tomorowo Taguchi) and Professor Amamiya (Kenjiror Ishimaru) lead a team that captures Toto. Their plan: to use Toto to mastermind attacks against Zedus and save the town. Toru receives a phone call from Mai's parents. Her operation was successful. Toru goes to Mai's hospital in Nagoya to retrieve the mysterious red stone. Whatever the red stone is, Toto knows he needs its special power to help Toto recover. And only Toto can stop Zedus from attacking again!

Emily KUSAMA (Meisa KUROKI), an 11th grader at Anjo High School, is going on a class trip to Korea. She's looking forward to seeing her friends, including a Korean guy named An JINU (JANG Gun-Suk), whom she befriended through her involvement with the Japan-Korean Sign Language Association. On the other hand, she's sad that her childhood buddy, Asuka MATSUDA (Maki HORIKITA) has opted not to go with them to Korea, because she's being bullied by her classmates. While on the trip, one of the students receives a photo message that arrives with a strangely familiar ringtone. The message is date-stamped in the future. The accompanying picture shows the student's own death... by strangulation. Sure enough, that student dies at the exact time stamped on the photo message. One by one, the students are haunted by spooky photo messages that predict their deaths. Then, just as predicted, they each meet a deadly fate. Why is this happening? Who _ or what _ is responsible? Suspicion runs rampant within the group. Infighting and betrayals rage among the students. Emily, however, stays out of the fight and focuses on her own hunch. Emily's suspicious are proven correct when she discovers that the messages are coming from Japan... from her bullied friend, Asuka. It appears that there's only one way to avoid the death that accompanies the lethal photo message and its sinister ringtone: forward it along to someone else before you die.