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{{Infobox Series|ratings=y
|type1         =Black
|type2         =White
|name          =''Agon''
|dt            =''Agon'' (TV 1968)
|image         =アゴン Agon.png
|director      =Norio Mine, [[Fuminori Ohashi]]
|writer        =[[Shinichi Sekizawa]], Kozo Uchida
|producer      =Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
|composer      =Wataru Saito
|sfx           =Fuminori Ohashi
|produced      =Nippon Denpa Eiga
|genre         =[[Tokusatsu]], science fiction
|aired         =January 2-5, [[1968]]<ref name="AKK">{{harvnb|Sakai|1990|p=54}}</ref>
|channel       =Fuji TV
|episodes      =4{{R|AKK}}
}}
'''''Agon''''' {{Nihongo|アゴン}} is a four-episode [[1968]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] miniseries supervised and co-written by prolific [[Toho]] screenwriter [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]. The first half was directed by Norio Mine and written by Sekizawa, while the second half was directed by [[Fuminori Ohashi]] and written by Kozo Uchida. Ohashi also served as the director of special effects on all four episodes. Produced by Nippon Denpa Eiga, the series aired on Fuji TV from January 2 to 5, 1968.{{R|AKK}} It was later edited into a 96-minute film, which Toho Video released on VHS in the 1980s.
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==Plot==
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==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! {{tt|No.|Number}} !! Title !! Directed by !! Written by !! Air date
|-
| 1
| "[[Agon Appears: Part One]]"
| rowspan="2"| Norio Mine
| rowspan="2"| [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
| 01/02/[[1968]]
|-
| 2
| "[[Agon Appears: Part Two]]"
| 01/03/1968
|-
| 3
| "[[Hanging by a Thread: Part One]]"
| rowspan="2"| [[Fuminori Ohashi]]
| rowspan="2"| Kozo Uchida
| 01/04/1968
|-
| 4
| "[[Hanging by a Thread: Part Two]]"
| 01/05/1968
|}
==Staff==
{{Staffs
|Supervised by|[[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|Directed by|Norio Mine, [[Fuminori Ohashi]]
|Written by|Shinichi Sekizawa, Kozo Uchida
|Produced by|Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
|Music by|Wataru Saito
|Sound recording by|Masao Takegawa
|Cinematography by|Takao Kawarazaki
|Production design by|Seiichi Toriizuka
|Lighting by|Hisao Matsumoto
|Director of special effects|Fuminori Ohashi
|Special effects photographer|Haruki Kageyama
}}
==Cast==
{{Cast
|Shinji Hirota|Goro Sumoto
|Asao Matsumoto|Detective Yamato
|Yasuhiko Shima|Dr. Ukyo
|Akemi Sawa|Satsuki Shizukawa
|Yoshihiro Kobayashi|Monta
|Etsuji Azuma|[[Agon]]
}}
==Appearances==
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===Monsters===
*[[Agon]]
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===
*TBA
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==Alternate titles==
*'''''Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|怪獣アゴン|Kaijū Agon|alternate title}}{{R|AKK}}
*'''''Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon|Japanese VHS/Betamax title}}
*'''''Giant Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の大怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon|Japanese DVD title}}
*'''''Agon: Atomic Dragon''''' (English title on Japanese VHS)
*'''''Atomic Dragon''''' (English title on Japanese DVD)
==Video releases==
'''King Records''' DVD (2005)
*'''Region:''' 2
*'''Discs:''' 2
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' None
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary, interviews

'''TC Entertainment''' Blu-ray (2017)
*'''Region:''' A/1
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' None
*'''Special features:''' None
*'''Notes:''' Cropped to 1.78:1.
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Agon dvd cover.jpg|King Records DVD
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==Trivia==
*Although four episodes of ''Agon'' were complete by [[1964]], [[Toho]] used the no-compete clause in creator [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]'s contract to prevent them from being broadcast for four years, citing [[Agon]]'s resemblance to [[Godzilla]].{{sfn|Derendorf|2018|p=60}}
==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume)]]|editor-last=Sakai|editor-first=Yukio|date=24 March 1990|publisher=Keibunsha|isbn=4-7669-0962-3}}
*{{cite book|title=Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies|last=Derendorf|first=Kevin|date=2018|publisher=Maser Press|isbn=9781983293771}}
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