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|firstappearance =''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]'' | ||
|modeled=[[Ryosaku Takayama]]|subtitle=Mad Giant Whale<br>{{Nihongo|狂う巨鯨| | |modeled=[[Ryosaku Takayama]]|subtitle=Mad Giant Whale<br>{{Nihongo|狂う巨鯨|Kuruu Kyogei}}}} | ||
'''Kujira Gami''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. ''Whale God''}} is a whale [[kaiju]] who appears in the [[1961]] novel ''Kujira Gami'', written by | '''Kujira Gami''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. ''Whale God''}} is a whale [[kaiju]] who appears in the [[1961]] novel ''Kujira Gami'', written by Koichiro Uno, and its [[1962]] [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] [[Kujira Gami (film)|film adaptation]]. | ||
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*Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, is based on the [[United States|U.S.]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]''. | *Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, is based on the [[United States|U.S.]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]''. | ||
*A Japanese book about [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]'s giant monster films presents a scenario similar to [[Toho]]'s ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', featuring Gamera joining forces with several [[Earth]] monsters and former enemies of his against an alliance between the [[Zigra|Zigrans]] and the [[Virasian]]s. One of the Earth monsters that aids Gamera is a giant whale named '''Kujira Gami God Gein''' {{Nihongo|鯨神 ゴッドゲイン|Kujira Gami Goddo Gein}}, a certain reference to Kujira Gami.<ref>[http://www.coolasscinema.com/2014/04/nezura-beasts-and-garasharp-aborted.html Nezura Beasts and Garasharp: The Aborted Monster Movies of Daiei Studios - Cool Ass Cinema]</ref> This whale battles a Zigran in [[New York]].<ref>OMEGA遊撃隊, 1995, 強いぞ!ガメラ, Tokuma Shoten, ISBN-10 : 4198602573, ISBN-13 : 978-4198602574</ref> | *A Japanese book about [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]'s giant monster films presents a scenario similar to [[Toho]]'s ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', featuring Gamera joining forces with several [[Earth]] monsters and former enemies of his against an alliance between the [[Zigra|Zigrans]] and the [[Virasian]]s. One of the Earth monsters that aids Gamera is a giant whale named '''Kujira Gami God Gein''' {{Nihongo|鯨神 ゴッドゲイン|Kujira Gami Goddo Gein}}, a certain reference to Kujira Gami.<ref>[http://www.coolasscinema.com/2014/04/nezura-beasts-and-garasharp-aborted.html Nezura Beasts and Garasharp: The Aborted Monster Movies of Daiei Studios - Cool Ass Cinema]</ref> This whale battles a Zigran in [[New York]].<ref>OMEGA遊撃隊, 1995, 強いぞ!ガメラ, Tokuma Shoten, ISBN-10 : 4198602573, ISBN-13 : 978-4198602574</ref> | ||
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Kujira Gami (鯨神 is a whale Kujira Gami, lit. Whale God)kaiju who appears in the 1961 novel Kujira Gami, written by Koichiro Uno, and its 1962 Daiei film adaptation.
Design
Kujira Gami is an unusually large and seemingly immortal North Pacific right whale.
History
Kujira Gami
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Trivia
- Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, is based on the U.S. novel Moby-Dick.
- A Japanese book about Daiei's giant monster films presents a scenario similar to Toho's Destroy All Monsters, featuring Gamera joining forces with several Earth monsters and former enemies of his against an alliance between the Zigrans and the Virasians. One of the Earth monsters that aids Gamera is a giant whale named Kujira Gami God Gein (鯨神 ゴッドゲイン, a certain reference to Kujira Gami. Kujira Gami Goddo Gein)[1] This whale battles a Zigran in New York.[2]
References
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