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The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

0h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 5.5 / 10

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.

Director: Sôya Kumagai

Studio: Zensho Kinema

Genre: Adventure, Action, Horror

Video: 720p

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Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto

Eizaburo Matsumoto

as Misato Magonojo

Fuminori Ōhashi

Fuminori Ōhashi

as Anthropoid

Reizaburo Ichikawa

Reizaburo Ichikawa

as Toba Hyoei

Reiko Mishima

Reiko Mishima

as Chinami

Shojiro Ogata

Shojiro Ogata

as Kuroami the Hunchback

Yasutaro Yagi

Yasutaro Yagi

as Inoue Ginbei