The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

1938-03-18 Japan 50 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto is Misato Magonojo
Misato Magonojo
Fuminori Ōhashi is Anthropoid
Anthropoid
Reizaburo Ichikawa is Toba Hyoei
Toba Hyoei
Reiko Mishima is Chinami
Chinami
Shojiro Ogata is Kuroami the Hunchback
Kuroami the Hunchback
八木保太郎 is Inoue Ginbei
Inoue Ginbei
Noboru Takashima is Kawasaki Yuzuru
Kawasaki Yuzuru
Keinosuke Yashiro is Segawa Kinnosuke
Segawa Kinnosuke
Shotaro Shiba is Azuma Tetsusaburo
Azuma Tetsusaburo
Shin Taga is Nakazawa Shinjûro
Nakazawa Shinjûro
Ryutaro Hibiki is Matsudaira Izunokami
Matsudaira Izunokami
Keisuke Matsudaira is Clerk at charcoal shop
Clerk at charcoal shop

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