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|image        =アゴン Agon.png
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|creator      =[[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|creator      =[[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|producer      =Jo Shiragami, Go Hiroshi
|producer      =Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
|distributor  =[[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]]
|distributor  =Nippon Denpa Eiga
|genre        =[[Kaiju]]
|genre        =[[Tokusatsu]], science fiction
|aired        =January 2, [[1968]] - January 5, 1968
|aired        =January 2-5, [[1968]]
|channel      =Fuji TV
|channel      =Fuji TV
|episodes      =4
|episodes      =4
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'''''Agon''''' {{Nihongo|アゴン}}, also released under the titles '''''Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon}} and '''''Giant Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の大怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon}} and known internationally as '''''Agon: Atomic Dragon''''', is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[tokusatsu]] miniseries produced by [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]] that aired from January 2, [[1968]] to January 5, 1968 on Fuji TV. Created by prolific Toho screenwriter [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], it featured a monster suit designed by legendary modeler [[Fuminori Ohashi]]. In the 1980s, Toho Video edited its four episodes into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.
'''''Agon''''' {{Nihongo|アゴン}} is a four-episode [[1968]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] miniseries created, supervised, and co-written by prolific [[Toho]] screenwriter [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]. Produced by Nippon Denpa Eiga, it aired on Fuji TV from January 2 to 5, 1968. The suit for the series' titular monster was designed by legendary modeler [[Fuminori Ohashi]], who also directed its latter two episodes and directed the special effects of all four. In the 1980s, Toho Video edited the series into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
#"Agon Appears: Part One"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
#"Agon Appears: Part Two"
! {{tt|No.|Number}} !! Title !! Directed by !! Written by !! Air date
#"Precarious Situation: Part One"
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#"Precarious Situation: Part Two"
| 1
| "[[Agon Appears: Part One]]"
| rowspan="2"| Norio Mine
| rowspan="2"| [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
| 01/02/[[1968]]
|-
| 2
| "[[Agon Appears: Part Two]]"
| 01/03/1968
|-
| 3
| "[[Hanging by a Thread: Part One]]"
| rowspan="2"| [[Fuminori Ohashi]]
| rowspan="2"| Kozo Uchida
| 01/04/1968
|-
| 4
| "[[Hanging by a Thread: Part Two]]"
| 01/05/1968
|}
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Norio Mine (episodes 1-2), Fuminori Ohashi (episodes 3-4)
|Supervised by|[[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|Written by=[[Shinichi Sekizawa]] (episodes 1-2), Kozo Uchida (episodes 3-4)
|Directed by|Norio Mine, [[Fuminori Ohashi]]
|Produced by=Go Hiroshi
|Written by|Shinichi Sekizawa, Kozo Uchida
|Executive Producing by=Jo Shiragami
|Produced by|Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
|Cinematography by=Takao Kawarazaki
|Music by|Wataru Saito
|Music by=Wataru Saito
|Sound recording by|Masao Takegawa
|Special Effects by=[[Fuminori Ohashi]]
|Cinematography by|Takao Kawarazaki
|Production design by|Seiichi Toriizuka
|Lighting by|Hisao Matsumoto
|Director of special effects|Fuminori Ohashi
|Special effects photographer|Haruki Kageyana
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
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==Alternate titles==
*'''''Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon|Japanese VHS/Betamax title}}
*'''''Giant Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の大怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon|Japanese DVD title}}
*'''''Agon: Atomic Dragon''''' (English title on Japanese VHS)
*'''''Atomic Dragon''''' (English title on Japanese DVD)
==Video releases==
==Video releases==
'''King Records''' DVD (2005)
'''King Records''' DVD (2005)
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*'''Subtitles:''' None
*'''Subtitles:''' None
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary, interviews
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary, interviews
'''TC Entertainment''' Blu-Ray (2017)
 
'''TC Entertainment''' Blu-ray (2017)
*'''Region:''' A/1
*'''Region:''' A/1
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Discs:''' 1
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*'''Special features:''' None
*'''Special features:''' None
*'''Notes:''' Cropped to 1.78:1.
*'''Notes:''' Cropped to 1.78:1.
==Gallery==
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Agon dvd cover.jpg|2005 King Records DVD
Agon dvd cover.jpg|King Records DVD
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 03:46, 13 June 2023

Agon
Agon (series)
Air date January 2-5, 1968
Producer(s) Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
Distributor Nippon Denpa Eiga
Channel(s) Fuji TV
Genre(s) Tokusatsu, science fiction
Episodes 4
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Agon (アゴン) is a four-episode 1968 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju miniseries created, supervised, and co-written by prolific Toho screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa. Produced by Nippon Denpa Eiga, it aired on Fuji TV from January 2 to 5, 1968. The suit for the series' titular monster was designed by legendary modeler Fuminori Ohashi, who also directed its latter two episodes and directed the special effects of all four. In the 1980s, Toho Video edited the series into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.

Plot

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Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Air date
1 "Agon Appears: Part One" Norio Mine Shinichi Sekizawa 01/02/1968
2 "Agon Appears: Part Two" 01/03/1968
3 "Hanging by a Thread: Part One" Fuminori Ohashi Kozo Uchida 01/04/1968
4 "Hanging by a Thread: Part Two" 01/05/1968

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Supervised by   Shinichi Sekizawa
  • Directed by   Norio Mine, Fuminori Ohashi
  • Written by   Shinichi Sekizawa, Kozo Uchida
  • Produced by   Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
  • Music by   Wataru Saito
  • Sound recording by   Masao Takegawa
  • Cinematography by   Takao Kawarazaki
  • Production design by   Seiichi Toriizuka
  • Lighting by   Hisao Matsumoto
  • Director of special effects   Fuminori Ohashi
  • Special effects photographer   Haruki Kageyana

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Shinji Hirota   as   Goro Sumoto
  • Asao Matsumoto   as   Detective Yamato
  • Yasuhiko Shima   as   Dr. Ukyo
  • Akemi Sawa   as   Satsuki Shizukawa
  • Yoshihiro Kobayashi   as   Monta
  • Etsuji Azuma   as   Agon

Appearances

Monsters

Alternate titles

  • Phantom Monster Agon (幻の怪獣アゴン,   Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon, Japanese VHS/Betamax title)
  • Giant Phantom Monster Agon (幻の大怪獣アゴン,   Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon, Japanese DVD title)
  • Agon: Atomic Dragon (English title on Japanese VHS)
  • Atomic Dragon (English title on Japanese DVD)

Video releases

King Records DVD (2005)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 2
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: None
  • Special features: Audio commentary, interviews

TC Entertainment Blu-ray (2017)

  • Region: A/1
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: None
  • Special features: None
  • Notes: Cropped to 1.78:1.
  • King Records DVD

    King Records DVD

Trivia

  • Although four episodes of Agon: Atomic Dragon were complete by 1964, Toho used the no-compete clause in creator Shinichi Sekizawa's contract to prevent them from being broadcast for four years, citing Agon's resemblance to Godzilla.[1]

References

This is a list of references for Agon (series). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Kevin Derendorf (2018). Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies. Maser Press. p. 60. ISBN 9781983293771.

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