The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 18, 1938

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Zensho Kinema

Cast

Kikutarô Yoshii,Yasutaro Yagi,Keinosuke Yashiro,Do Jitsukawa,Eizaburo Matsumoto,Reiko Mishima,Shotaro Shiba,Ryutaro Hibiki,Shojiro Ogata,Noboru Takashimaand 4 more

Director

Sôya Kumagai

Writer

Daijô Aoyama

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0157898