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The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

Genre : Adventure, Action

Runtime : 50M

Director : Sôya Kumagai

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.

Actors

Eizaburo Matsumoto
Eizaburo Matsumoto
Fuminori Ôhashi
Fuminori Ôhashi
Reizaburo Ichikawa
Reizaburo Ichikawa
Reiko Mishima
Reiko Mishima
Shojiro Ogata
Shojiro Ogata
Yasutaro Yagi
Yasutaro Yagi

Crews

Sôya Kumagai
Sôya Kumagai
Director
Yozo Okuda
Yozo Okuda
Cinematography
Fuminori Ôhashi
Fuminori Ôhashi
Special Effects
Daijô Aoyama
Daijô Aoyama
Writer

Trailers and other movies

KING KONG APPEARS IN EDO (1938) Surviving Footage 江戸に現れたキングコング

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