The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo by Sôya Kumagai

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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.

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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

Noboru Takashima

Noboru Takashima as Kawasaki Yuzuru

Keinosuke Yashiro

Keinosuke Yashiro as Segawa Kinnosuke

Shotaro Shiba

Shotaro Shiba as Azuma Tetsusaburo

Shin Taga

Shin Taga as Nakazawa Shinjûro

Ryutaro Hibiki

Ryutaro Hibiki as Matsudaira Izunokami

Keisuke Matsudaira

Keisuke Matsudaira as Clerk at charcoal shop

Kikutarô Yoshii

Kikutarô Yoshii as Clerk at soy sauce shop

Do Jitsukawa

Do Jitsukawa as Rice Shop Apprentice

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