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|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="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=[[villagebooks]]|pages=212-215|isbn=9784864910132}}</ref> | |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=[[villagebooks]]|pages=212-215|isbn=9784864910132}}</ref> | ||
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|firstappearance =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' | ||
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'''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} is a [[kaiju]] that first appeared in the 1987 [[Toho]] fantasy [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. | The '''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} is a [[kaiju]] that first appeared in the 1987 [[Toho]] fantasy [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. | ||
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The Dragon (竜 Ryū) is a kaiju that first appeared in the 1987 Toho 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
While a crew of sailors was sailing aboard their boat in the ocean, they witnessed the Dragon surface near their boat. Their first reaction was to shoot the Dragon with harpoons, landing only a few hits. The Dragon then swam at full speed toward the ship, destroying it and killing all aboard.
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 confirmation of this is made in any known official books, this rumor 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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