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By Daniel Barnum-Swett Mar 10, 2010 11:45 AM

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The Kaiju Funk of 40,000 Years

During auditions for the long-running Japanese Ultra Series (think of it as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' primogenitor), the hopefuls erupt into a fully costumed recreation of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, taking their Ultra Monster mash to the streets.

[via WTF Japan, Seriously!? and YouTube]

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