
The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
50 minutes1938-03-18
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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.
Cast

Eizaburo Matsumoto
Misato Magonojo

Fuminori Ōhashi
Anthropoid

Reizaburo Ichikawa
Toba Hyoei

Reiko Mishima
Chinami

Shojiro Ogata
Kuroami the Hunchback

Yasutaro Yagi
Inoue Ginbei

Noboru Takashima
Kawasaki Yuzuru

Keinosuke Yashiro
Segawa Kinnosuke

Shotaro Shiba
Azuma Tetsusaburo

Shin Taga
Nakazawa Shinjûro

Ryutaro Hibiki
Matsudaira Izunokami

Keisuke Matsudaira
Clerk at charcoal shop

Kikutarô Yoshii
Clerk at soy sauce shop
