The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

1938-03-18

(US) •

Adventure,

Action,

Horror

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Eizaburo Matsumoto

Misato Magonojo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Fuminori Ōhashi

Anthropoid

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Reizaburo Ichikawa

Toba Hyoei

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Reiko Mishima

Chinami

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Shojiro Ogata

Kuroami the Hunchback

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Yasutaro Yagi

Inoue Ginbei

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Noboru Takashima

Kawasaki Yuzuru

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Keinosuke Yashiro

Segawa Kinnosuke

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Shotaro Shiba

Azuma Tetsusaburo

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Shin Taga

Nakazawa Shinjûro

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Ryutaro Hibiki

Matsudaira Izunokami

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Keisuke Matsudaira

Clerk at charcoal shop

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Kikutarô Yoshii

Clerk at soy sauce shop

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Do Jitsukawa

Rice Shop Apprentice