The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
1938, Japanese. Directed by Sôya Kumagai.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sôya KumagaiDirector
- Eizaburo MatsumotoMisato Magonojo
- Fuminori ŌhashiAnthropoid
- Reizaburo IchikawaToba Hyoei
- Reiko MishimaChinami
- Shojiro OgataKuroami the Hunchback
- Yasutaro YagiInoue Ginbei
- Noboru TakashimaKawasaki Yuzuru
- Keinosuke YashiroSegawa Kinnosuke
- Shotaro ShibaAzuma Tetsusaburo
- Shin TagaNakazawa Shinjûro
- Ryutaro HibikiMatsudaira Izunokami
- Keisuke MatsudairaClerk at charcoal shop
Details
- Released
- 18 March 1938
- Original title
- 江戸に現れたキングコング
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Daijô Aoyama
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Who directed The King Kong That Appeared in Edo?
The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938) was directed by Sôya Kumagai and stars Eizaburo Matsumoto, Fuminori Ōhashi, Reizaburo Ichikawa.