The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
1938A 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.
Acted in
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
Noboru Takashima
as Kawasaki Yuzuru
Keinosuke Yashiro
as Segawa Kinnosuke
Shotaro Shiba
as Azuma Tetsusaburo
Shin Taga
as Nakazawa Shinjûro
Ryutaro Hibiki
as Matsudaira Izunokami
Keisuke Matsudaira
as Clerk at charcoal shop
Kikutarô Yoshii
as Clerk at soy sauce shop
Do Jitsukawa
as Rice Shop Apprentice