The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)
Synopsis
A lost film considered one of Japan's first Tokusatsu films. The effects were done by Fuminori Ohashi, who claims to have been a modeling consultant for Godzilla 1954 (this claim is disputed by modeler Eizo Kaimai and art staff member Shinji Hiruma). The film's synopsis published in the March 1938 issue of Kinema Junpo indicates that the "Kong" featured in this film was not actually a giant monster.
Release Date: 1938-03-18
Runtime: 50 minutes
Director: Sôya Kumagai
Top Cast
- Eizaburo Matsumoto as Misato Magonojo
- Fuminori Ōhashi as Anthropoid
- Reizaburo Ichikawa as Toba Hyoei
- Reiko Mishima as Chinami
- Shojiro Ogata as Kuroami the Hunchback
- Yasutaro Yagi as Inoue Ginbei
- Noboru Takashima as Kawasaki Yuzuru
- Keinosuke Yashiro as Segawa Kinnosuke
- Shotaro Shiba as Azuma Tetsusaburo
- Shin Taga as Nakazawa Shinjûro
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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