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*'''''Dogora: The Monster from the Great Swamp''''' (''Dogora: Il Mostro Della Grande Palude'', Italy) | *'''''Dogora: The Monster from the Great Swamp''''' (''Dogora: Il Mostro Della Grande Palude'', Italy) | ||
==[[United States|U.S.]] Release== | ==[[United States|U.S.]] Release== | ||
''Dogora'' was released directly to television in the [[United States]] in [[1965]] by American International Television, under the title ''Dagora, the Space Monster''. Despite this title change, the titular monster is still referred to as "Dogora" in dialogue and | ''Dogora'' was released directly to television in the [[United States]] in [[1965]] by American International Television, under the title ''Dagora, the Space Monster''. Despite this title change, the titular monster is still referred to as "Dogora" in dialogue and a newspaper headline, since AIP-TV used Toho's international English dub track instead of recording one of their own. | ||
==DVD and Blu-ray Releases== | |||
Though ''Dogora'' is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Originally, ''Dogora'' was titled "'''Space Monsters''" {{Nihongo|スペース・モンス|Supēsu Monsu|lit. ''Space Mons''}} and was meant to be released in 1962.<ref name="Cyberkids">http://www.cyberkids1954.com/toho_script.html]</ref> | *Originally, ''Dogora'' was titled "'''Space Monsters''" {{Nihongo|スペース・モンス|Supēsu Monsu|lit. ''Space Mons''}} and was meant to be released in 1962.<ref name="Cyberkids">http://www.cyberkids1954.com/toho_script.html]</ref> |
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Dogora (宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ is a Uchū Daikaijū Dogora, lit. Giant Space Monster Dogora)1964 Template:Daikaiju eiga produced by Toho Company Ltd. It was released to Japanese theaters on August 11, 1964.
Plot
After a giant jellyfish-like alien called Dogora comes to Earth and sucks up all the coal in the Tokyo area, a band of citizens, including a scientist, a diamond broker and a police inspector, band together to try and find a way to kill it after missiles and shells prove ineffective. After several attacks, the main characters find that wasp venom can be used to kill the beast. An artificial substance of equal power is hastily manufactured and after a long while, the mammoth Dogora is finally defeated.
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Robert Dunham as Mark Jackson
- Yosuke Natsuki as Komai
- Nobuo Nakamura as Dr. Munakata
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Kirino
- Yoko Fujiyama as Munakata's Assistant
- Akiki Wakabayashi as Hamako, Diamond Thief
- Susumu Fujita as Defense Force Executive Officer
- Seizaburo Kawazu as Chief Diamond Thief
- Yoshifumi Tajima as Tada, Thief
- Hideyo Amamoto as Maki, Thief
- Haruya Katou as Sabu, Thief
- Jun Tazaki as Police Chief
- Jun Funado as Detective Nitta
- Hideo Shibuya as Journalist
Appearances
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Weapons, Vehicles, and Races |
Gallery
- Main article: Dogora (film)/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Dogora (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Giant Space Monster Dogora (Uchū Daikaijū Dogora, Literal Japanese Title)
- Space Monster Dogora (English Japanese Title)
- Dagora, the Space Monster (United States)
- Dogora: The Monster from the Great Swamp (Dogora: Il Mostro Della Grande Palude, Italy)
U.S. Release
Dogora was released directly to television in the United States in 1965 by American International Television, under the title Dagora, the Space Monster. Despite this title change, the titular monster is still referred to as "Dogora" in dialogue and a newspaper headline, since AIP-TV used Toho's international English dub track instead of recording one of their own.
DVD and Blu-ray Releases
Though Dogora is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.
Trivia
- Originally, Dogora was titled "'Space Monsters" (スペース・モンス and was meant to be released in 1962. Supēsu Monsu, lit. Space Mons)[1]
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References
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