
The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)
0h 50m | PG-13
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
Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto
as Misato Magonojo

Fuminori Ōhashi
as Anthropoid

Reizaburo Ichikawa
as Toba Hyoei

Reiko Mishima
as Chinami

Shojiro Ogata
as Kuroami the Hunchback

Yasutaro Yagi
as Inoue Ginbei