The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

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.

Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto

Played Misato Magonojo
Fuminori Ōhashi

Played Anthropoid
Reizaburo Ichikawa

Played Toba Hyoei
Reiko Mishima

Played Chinami
Shojiro Ogata

Played Kuroami the Hunchbac…
Yasutaro Yagi

Played Inoue Ginbei
Noboru Takashima

Played Kawasaki Yuzuru
Keinosuke Yashiro

Played Segawa Kinnosuke
Shotaro Shiba

Played Azuma Tetsusaburo
Shin Taga

Played Nakazawa Shinjûro
Ryutaro Hibiki

Played Matsudaira Izunokami
Keisuke Matsudaira

Played Clerk at charcoal sh…
Kikutarô Yoshii

Played Clerk at soy sauce s…
Do Jitsukawa

Played Rice Shop Apprentice

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