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|caption =The Dragon in Princess from the Moon | |caption =The Dragon in Princess from the Moon | ||
|subtitle =Legendary Dragon<br>{{Nihongo|伝説竜|Densetsu Ryū}}<ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works]]|date=21 December [[1994]]|publisher=Natsumesha|page=55|isbn=978-4816317750}}</ref> | |subtitle =Legendary Dragon<br>{{Nihongo|伝説竜|Densetsu Ryū}}<ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works]]|date=21 December [[1994]]|publisher=Natsumesha|page=55|isbn=978-4816317750}}</ref> | ||
|nicknames =Sea Dragon,<ref name=" | |nicknames =Sea Dragon,<ref name="ATMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]] (4th Edition)|date=4 September [[2016]]|publisher=Yosensha|pages=17, 227|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}</ref> Indian Dragon<ref name="Complete Works">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|date=28 September [[2012]]|publisher=Village Books|pages=212-215|isbn=9784864910132}}</ref> | ||
|species =Ancient Dragon | |species =Ancient Dragon | ||
|height =15 meters<ref name=" | |height =15 meters<ref name="ATMPB"/><ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks"/> | ||
|length =100 meters<ref name="Complete Works"/> | |length =100 meters<ref name="Complete Works"/> | ||
|weight =3,000 metric tons<ref name=" | |weight =3,000 metric tons<ref name="ATMPB"/><ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks"/> | ||
|created =Kon Ichikawa, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] | |created =Kon Ichikawa, [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] | ||
|portrayed =Puppet, | |portrayed =Puppet, animatronic | ||
|firstappearance =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Although usually only referred to as '''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} in most media, the creature has been given several other names from various publications, such as '''Sea Dragon''' {{Nihongo|海竜|Kairyū}} from ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]''<ref name=" | Although usually only referred to as '''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} in most media, the creature has been given several other names from various publications, such as '''Sea Dragon''' {{Nihongo|海竜|Kairyū}} from ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]''<ref name="ATMPB"/> and ''[[Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works]]'',<ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks"/> and '''Indian Dragon''' {{Nihongo|天竺の竜|Tenjiku no Ryū|lit. ''Dragon of India''}} from ''[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]'',<ref name="Complete Works"/> and '''Elasmosaurus''' {{Nihongo|エラスモサウルス|Erasumosaurusu}} from ''[[Godzilla Fierce Fighting Super Encyclopedia]]'', which flatly states, "the identity of the dragon was the plesiosaur ''[[wikipedia:Elasmosaurus|Elasmosaurus]]''."<ref name="GFFSE">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Fierce Fighting Super Encyclopedia]]|date=1992|publisher=Asahi Sonorama|pages=61, 69|isbn=T1001844121004}}</ref><ref group="note">竜の正体は首長竜エラスモサウルスだった。 (p. 69)</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[Princess from the Moon]]''=== | ===''[[Princess from the Moon]]''=== | ||
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{{Main|Dragon/Gallery}} | {{Main|Dragon/Gallery}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In addition to a prop of the monster's entire body, special effects director [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] also constructed a large animatronic of the Dragon's neck | *In addition to a prop of the monster's entire body, special effects director [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] also constructed a large animatronic of the Dragon's neck. | ||
*A popular rumor is that the Dragon prop was originally constructed for the unmade [[Toho]] and Hammer collaboration film ''[[Nessie (Unmade film)|Nessie]]'', and reused by Teruyoshi Nakano for ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. However, given that ''Nessie'' was cancelled nearly a decade before ''Princess from the Moon'' was produced, and that no mention of this is made in any official books regarding the film, this is likely false. | *A popular rumor is that the Dragon prop was originally constructed for the unmade [[Toho]] and Hammer collaboration film ''[[Nessie (Unmade film)|Nessie]]'', and reused by Teruyoshi Nakano for ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. However, given that ''Nessie'' was cancelled nearly a decade before ''Princess from the Moon'' was produced, and that no mention of this is made in any official books regarding the film, this is likely false. | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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The Dragon (竜 Ryū) is a kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1987 tokusatsu fantasy film, Princess from the Moon.
Name
Although usually only referred to as Dragon (竜 Ryū) in most media, the creature has been given several other names from various publications, such as Sea Dragon (海竜 Kairyū) from All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book[1] and Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works,[3] and Indian Dragon (天竺の竜 Tenjiku no Ryū, lit. Dragon of India) from Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works,[2] and Elasmosaurus (エラスモサウルス Erasumosaurusu) from Godzilla Fierce Fighting Super Encyclopedia, which flatly states, "the identity of the dragon was the plesiosaur Elasmosaurus."[4][note 1]
History
Princess from the Moon
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Gallery
- Main article: Dragon/Gallery.
Trivia
- In addition to a prop of the monster's entire body, special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano also constructed a large animatronic of the Dragon's neck.
- A popular rumor is that the Dragon prop was originally constructed for the unmade Toho and Hammer collaboration film Nessie, and reused by Teruyoshi Nakano for Princess from the Moon. However, given that Nessie was cancelled nearly a decade before Princess from the Moon was produced, and that no mention of this is made in any official books regarding the film, this is likely false.
Notes
- ↑ 竜の正体は首長竜エラスモサウルスだった。 (p. 69)
References
This is a list of references for Dragon. 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]
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