Kujira Gami (1962)
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Kujira Gami (鯨神, lit. The Whale God) is a 1962 tokusatsu film produced by Daiei, and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by Koichiro Uno. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962.
Plot
A small fishing village is terrorized by a seemingly unkillable whale. Shaki, whose family has been destroyed by the animal's rampage, becomes obsessed with killing it. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka
- Written by Kaneto Shindo
- Based on a novel by Koichiro Uno
- Produced by Masaichi Nagata
- Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi
- Production design by Shigeo Mano
- Special effects by Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishida
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Katsu Shintaro as Kishu
- Kojiro Hongo as Shaki
- Fujimura Shiho as Ei
- Reiko Fujiwara as Okoma
- Michiko Takano as Yuki
- Takemura Yosuke as Kasuke
- Takashi Shimura as Village elder
- Kyoko Enami
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Koji Fujiyama
- Bontaro Miake
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery.
Video releases
Kadokawa DVD (2006 / 2014)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese)
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special Features: Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery
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