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The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

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.

  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eizaburo MatsumotoEizaburo MatsumotoMisato Magonojo
  • Photo of Fuminori ŌhashiFuminori ŌhashiAnthropoid
  • Photo of Reizaburo IchikawaReizaburo IchikawaToba Hyoei
  • Photo of Reiko MishimaReiko MishimaChinami
  • Photo of Shojiro OgataShojiro OgataKuroami the Hunchback
  • Photo of Yasutaro YagiYasutaro YagiInoue Ginbei
  • Photo of Noboru TakashimaNoboru TakashimaKawasaki Yuzuru
  • Photo of Keinosuke YashiroKeinosuke YashiroSegawa Kinnosuke
  • Photo of Shotaro ShibaShotaro ShibaAzuma Tetsusaburo
  • Photo of Shin TagaShin TagaNakazawa Shinjûro

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