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==Video releases== | ==Video releases== | ||
'''King Records''' DVD (2005) | '''King Records''' DVD (2005) | ||
*Region: 2 | *'''Region:'''2 | ||
*Discs: 2 | *'''Discs:''' 2 | ||
*Audio: Japanese | *'''Audio:''' Japanese | ||
*Subtitles: None | *'''Subtitles:''' None | ||
*Special | *'''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 | ||
*Audio: Japanese | *'''Audio:''' Japanese | ||
*Subtitles: None | *'''Subtitles:''' None | ||
*Special | *'''Special features:''' None | ||
*Notes: Cropped to 1.78:1. | *'''Notes:''' Cropped to 1.78:1. | ||
==Trivia== | ==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]].<ref name="">{{cite book|title=Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies |author=Kevin Derendorf |date=2018 |publisher=Maser Press |page=60 |isbn=9781983293771}}</ref> | *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]].<ref name="">{{cite book|title=Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies |author=Kevin Derendorf |date=2018 |publisher=Maser Press |page=60 |isbn=9781983293771}}</ref> |
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Agon (アゴン), also released under the titles Phantom Monster Agon (幻の怪獣アゴン and Giant Phantom Monster Agon Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon) (幻の大怪獣アゴン and known internationally as Agon: Atomic Dragon, is a Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon)Japanese tokusatsu miniseries produced by 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 1980's, Toho Video edited its four episodes into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.
Plot
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Episodes
- "Agon Appears: Part One"
- "Agon Appears: Part Two"
- "Precarious Situation: Part One"
- "Precarious Situation: Part Two"
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Norio Mine (episodes 1-2), Fuminori Ohashi (episodes 3-4)
- Written by Shinichi Sekizawa (episodes 1-2), Kozo Uchida (episodes 3-4)
- Executive producing by Jo Shiragami
- Produced by Go Hiroshi
- Music by Wataru Saito
- Cinematography by Takao Kawarazaki
- Special effects by Fuminori Ohashi
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
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: 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
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