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|species =Ancient Dragon | |species =Ancient Dragon | ||
|length =100 meters<ref name="Complete Works">''[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]''. Village Books, 2012. Pages 212-215. ISBN 9784864910132.</ref> | |length =100 meters<ref name="Complete Works">''[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]''. Village Books, 2012. Pages 212-215. ISBN 9784864910132.</ref> | ||
|created =Kon Ichikawa,<br>[[Teruyoshi Nakano]] | |created =Kon Ichikawa,<br>[[Teruyoshi Nakano]] | ||
|portrayed =Puppet, Animatronic | |portrayed =Puppet, Animatronic | ||
| | |firstappearance =''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' | ||
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The '''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} is a [[kaiju]] that appeared in the 1987 [[Toho]] film, ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. | The '''Dragon''' {{Nihongo|竜|Ryū}} is a [[kaiju]] that appeared in the 1987 [[Toho]] film, ''[[Princess from the Moon]]''. | ||
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==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, similar to the [[84Goji|Cybot Godzilla]] he employed for ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | *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, similar to the [[84Goji|Cybot Godzilla]] he employed for ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | ||
*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]]'', | *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 unlikely to be true. | ||
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==References== | ==References== |
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The Dragon (竜 is a Ryū)kaiju that appeared in the 1987 Toho film, Princess from the Moon.
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Gallery
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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, similar to the Cybot Godzilla he employed for The Return of Godzilla.
- 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 unlikely to be true.
References
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