The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

03/18/1938 (JP) • 50m

Adventure, Action, Horror

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.

Top Billed Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto

Misato Magonojo

Shojiro Ogata

Kuroami the Hunchback

Yasutaro Yagi

Inoue Ginbei

Noboru Takashima

Kawasaki Yuzuru

Keinosuke Yashiro

Segawa Kinnosuke

Shotaro Shiba

Azuma Tetsusaburo


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

kaiju

lost film

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