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'''''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. | '''''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.{{R|AKK}} 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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==Alternate titles== | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|怪獣アゴン|Kaijū Agon|alternate title}}{{R|AKK}} | |||
*'''''Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon|Japanese VHS/Betamax title}} | *'''''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}} | *'''''Giant Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の大怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon|Japanese DVD title}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although four episodes of ''Agon'' 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]]. | *Although four episodes of ''Agon'' 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]].{{sfn|Derendorf|2018|p=60}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
===Bibliography=== | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume)]]|editor-last=Sakai|editor-first=Yukio|date=24 March 1990|publisher=Keibunsha|isbn=4-7669-0962-3}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies|last=Derendorf|first=Kevin|date=2018|publisher=Maser Press|isbn=9781983293771}} | |||
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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.[1] 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 |
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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 Kageyama
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
- Monster Agon (怪獣アゴン Kaijū Agon, alternate title)[1]
- 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.
Trivia
- Although four episodes of Agon 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.[2]
References
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Bibliography
- Sakai, Yukio, ed. (24 March 1990). All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume). Keibunsha. ISBN 4-7669-0962-3.
- Derendorf, Kevin (2018). Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies. Maser Press. ISBN 9781983293771.
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