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The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
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The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

1938-03-18 · 50 min · ★ 6.7

Adventure · Action · Horror

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.

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Directors
Sôya Kumagai
Production companies
Zensho Kinema
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eizaburo MatsumotoMisato Magonojo
Fuminori ŌhashiFuminori ŌhashiAnthropoid
Reizaburo IchikawaToba Hyoei
Reiko MishimaChinami
Shojiro OgataKuroami the Hunchback
Yasutaro YagiYasutaro YagiInoue Ginbei
Noboru TakashimaKawasaki Yuzuru
Keinosuke YashiroSegawa Kinnosuke
Shotaro ShibaAzuma Tetsusaburo
Shin TagaNakazawa Shinjûro
Ryutaro HibikiMatsudaira Izunokami
Keisuke MatsudairaClerk at charcoal shop
Kikutarô YoshiiClerk at soy sauce shop
Do JitsukawaRice Shop Apprentice

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