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|director | |director =Soya Kumagai | ||
|writer =Daijo Aoyama | |||
|writer | |distributor =Zensho Cinema | ||
|rating =Not Rated | |||
|distributor = | |runtime =1,101 meters (''Transformation''),<br>1,050 meters (''Gold'')<ref name="bakeneko">[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/ramayana-japanese-giant-monster-movie-before-godzi-t57327.html February 7, 2015 post by bakeneko on the Classic Horror Film Board]</ref> | ||
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'''King Kong | '''''The King Kong that Appeared in Edo''''' {{Nihongo|江戸に現れたキングコング|Edo ni Arawareta Kingu Kongu}}, also known as simply '''''King Kong''''' {{Nihongo|キング・コング|Kingu Kongu}}, is a lost two-part [[1938]] silent [[tokusatsu]] [[wikipedia:jidaigeki|jidaigeki]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Zensho Cinema. The first part, '''''Volume of Transformation''''' {{Nihongo|変化の巻|Henge no Maki}}, was released to theaters on March 31, 1938, with the second, '''''Volume of Gold''''' {{Nihongo|黄金の巻|Ōgon no Maki}}, following on April 7.<ref name="bakeneko"/> It was the second [[Japan]]ese film to feature a character based on [[King Kong]], after ''[[Japanese King Kong]]'' from 1933, which is also lost. | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
After his daughter Chinami is kidnapped, Hyoe Toba offers his employees a 3,000 [[wikipedia:Ryō|ryo]] (one of several currencies used by the Tokugawa shogunate) reward for her recovery. Yuzuru Kawasaki is among those who look for her, while Magonojo Go scoffs on the sidelines. Go himself is the kidnapper Chinami, having ordered his father Senbei's pet [[Anthropoid|ape]] to seize her. Toba had previously jailed Senbei for refusing to counterfeit coins for him, prompting Go to go undercover to try and find him. Backed up by the ape, Go confronts Toba and trades him Chinami's location for the reward money, then locks him in his cellar. There the ape attacks and kills Toba, but is dealt mortal wounds himself. Go departs Edo with the reward. | |||
This summary is derived from the March 1, 1938, issue of ''Kinema Jumpo'', as translated by Classic Horror Film Board user bakeneko.<ref name="bakeneko"/> It leaves the fates of Chinami and Senbei ambiguous, although the film itself may have addressed them. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
King Kong | ''The King Kong that Appeared in Edo'' was one of [[Japan]]'s first [[tokusatsu]] films, predating ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' by 16 years. Like 90% of Japan's pre-1945 cinematic output,<ref name="90%">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2003/09/14/books/uncovering-lost-worlds-of-japanese-film/|title=Uncovering lost worlds of Japanese film|author=Richie, Donald|date=14 September 2003|work=The Japan Times}}</ref> the film is now completely lost. | ||
[[Fuminori Ohashi]], who would later provide guidance on the construction of the [[ShodaiGoji|suit]] for [[Godzilla]] in the original 1954 film, created the [[Anthropoid|ape]] suit for this film. He explained, "The first model making to be counted as 'special art direction' in Japanese cinema was a giant gorilla which I did for the movie ''The King Kong that Appeared in Edo'' fifty years ago. It was also the first movie to feature certain kinds of special effects."<ref name="SFJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/tokusatsu-fx/the-space-giants-series-guide|title=THE SPACE GIANTS Series Guide|author=Johnson, Bob|date=27 August 2007|work=SciFi Japan}}</ref> However, the synopsis published in the March 1938 issue of ''Kinema Junpo'' does not seem to indicate that the movie's ape is a giant at all.<ref>高槻真樹 (Maki Takatsuki). ''戦前日本ＳＦ映画創世記 ゴジラは何でできているか (Senzen Nihon SF Eiga Souseiki)''. 河出書房新社 (Kawadeshobo Shinsha publishing). 2014. Pages 183-188.</ref> | |||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by| | |Directed by|Soya Kumagai | ||
|Written by| | |Written by|Daijo Aoyama | ||
|Cinematography by|Yozo Okuda | |Cinematography by|Yozo Okuda | ||
| | |Suit modeled by|[[Fuminori Ohashi]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast | {{Cast | ||
|Eizaburo Matsumoto| | |Eizaburo Matsumoto|Magonojo Go | ||
|Fuminori | |[[Fuminori Ohashi|Ryunosuke Kabayama]]|an [[anthropoid]] | ||
|Reizaburo Ichikawa|Toba | |Reizaburo Ichikawa|Hyoe Toba | ||
|Reiko Mishima|Chinami | |Reiko Mishima|Chinami | ||
|Shojiro Ogata|Kuroami the Hunchback | |Shojiro Ogata|Kuroami, the Hunchback | ||
| | |Yasutaro Yagi|Ginbei Inoue | ||
|Noboru Takashima|Kawasaki | |Noboru Takashima|Yuzuru Kawasaki | ||
|Keinosuke Yashiro|Segawa | |Keinosuke Yashiro|Kinnosuke Segawa | ||
|Shotaro Shiba|Azuma | |Shotaro Shiba|Tetsusaburo Azuma | ||
|Shin Taga|Nakazawa | |Shin Taga|Shinjuro Nakazawa | ||
|Ryutaro Hibiki|Matsudaira | |Ryutaro Hibiki|Izunokami Matsudaira | ||
|Keisuke Matsudaira|Clerk at | |Keisuke Matsudaira|Clerk at charcoal shop | ||
|Kikutaro Yoshii|Clerk at | |Kikutaro Yoshii|Clerk at soy sauce shop | ||
|Do Jitsukawa|Rice | |Do Jitsukawa|Rice shop apprentice | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Anthropoid]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|King Kong | {{Main|The King Kong that Appeared in Edo/Gallery}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *''The King Kong that Appeared in Edo'' has often been mistranslated as ''King Kong Appears in Edo''. The phrase ''arawareta'' (現れた; "appeared") in the title is an inflection of ''arawareru'' (現れる; "appear") using ta-form, which indicates past tense.<ref name="riderenmascarado1971">{{Cite web|url=http://riderenmascarado1971.tumblr.com/post/157970002372/the-common-translation-king-kong-appears-in-edo|title=The common translation "King Kong Appears in Edo"...|work=Tumblr|author=riderenmascarado1971|date=2017}}</ref> | ||
{{Kaiju Movies}} | *A YouTube video uploaded in 2012 claims to show "surviving footage" of this film.<ref name="Breese">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2jUC60Ye4 KING KONG APPEARS IN EDO (1938) Surviving Footage 江戸に現れたキングコング]</ref> In reality, it merely uses edited clips from the 1977 film ''[[Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century]]''. | ||
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The King Kong that Appeared in Edo (江戸に現れたキングコング Edo ni Arawareta Kingu Kongu), also known as simply King Kong (キング・コング Kingu Kongu), is a lost two-part 1938 silent tokusatsu jidaigeki film produced by Zensho Cinema. The first part, Volume of Transformation (変化の巻 Henge no Maki), was released to theaters on March 31, 1938, with the second, Volume of Gold (黄金の巻 Ōgon no Maki), following on April 7.[1] It was the second Japanese film to feature a character based on King Kong, after Japanese King Kong from 1933, which is also lost.
Plot
After his daughter Chinami is kidnapped, Hyoe Toba offers his employees a 3,000 ryo (one of several currencies used by the Tokugawa shogunate) reward for her recovery. Yuzuru Kawasaki is among those who look for her, while Magonojo Go scoffs on the sidelines. Go himself is the kidnapper Chinami, having ordered his father Senbei's pet ape to seize her. Toba had previously jailed Senbei for refusing to counterfeit coins for him, prompting Go to go undercover to try and find him. Backed up by the ape, Go confronts Toba and trades him Chinami's location for the reward money, then locks him in his cellar. There the ape attacks and kills Toba, but is dealt mortal wounds himself. Go departs Edo with the reward.
This summary is derived from the March 1, 1938, issue of Kinema Jumpo, as translated by Classic Horror Film Board user bakeneko.[1] It leaves the fates of Chinami and Senbei ambiguous, although the film itself may have addressed them.
History
The King Kong that Appeared in Edo was one of Japan's first tokusatsu films, predating Godzilla by 16 years. Like 90% of Japan's pre-1945 cinematic output,[2] the film is now completely lost.
Fuminori Ohashi, who would later provide guidance on the construction of the suit for Godzilla in the original 1954 film, created the ape suit for this film. He explained, "The first model making to be counted as 'special art direction' in Japanese cinema was a giant gorilla which I did for the movie The King Kong that Appeared in Edo fifty years ago. It was also the first movie to feature certain kinds of special effects."[3] However, the synopsis published in the March 1938 issue of Kinema Junpo does not seem to indicate that the movie's ape is a giant at all.[4]
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Soya Kumagai
- Written by Daijo Aoyama
- Cinematography by Yozo Okuda
- Suit modeled by Fuminori Ohashi
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Eizaburo Matsumoto as Magonojo Go
- Ryunosuke Kabayama as an anthropoid
- Reizaburo Ichikawa as Hyoe Toba
- Reiko Mishima as Chinami
- Shojiro Ogata as Kuroami, the Hunchback
- Yasutaro Yagi as Ginbei Inoue
- Noboru Takashima as Yuzuru Kawasaki
- Keinosuke Yashiro as Kinnosuke Segawa
- Shotaro Shiba as Tetsusaburo Azuma
- Shin Taga as Shinjuro Nakazawa
- Ryutaro Hibiki as Izunokami Matsudaira
- Keisuke Matsudaira as Clerk at charcoal shop
- Kikutaro Yoshii as Clerk at soy sauce shop
- Do Jitsukawa as Rice shop apprentice
Appearances
Monsters
Gallery
- Main article: The King Kong that Appeared in Edo/Gallery.
Trivia
- The King Kong that Appeared in Edo has often been mistranslated as King Kong Appears in Edo. The phrase arawareta (現れた; "appeared") in the title is an inflection of arawareru (現れる; "appear") using ta-form, which indicates past tense.[5]
- A YouTube video uploaded in 2012 claims to show "surviving footage" of this film.[6] In reality, it merely uses edited clips from the 1977 film Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century.
References
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