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|species =North Pacific right whale<br>(''Eubalaena japonica'') | |species =North Pacific right whale<br>(''Eubalaena japonica'') | ||
|nicknames =Kujiragami, Kujira, Whale God | |nicknames =Kujiragami, Kujira Gami, Whale God | ||
|length ={{tt|30 meters|The full-scale model for | |length ={{tt|30 meters|The full-scale model for the Killer Whale was 30 meters in length}} | ||
|enemies =[[Human]]s | |enemies =[[Human]]s | ||
|firstappearance =''[[ | |firstappearance =''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]'' | ||
|modeled=[[Ryosaku Takayama]] | |modeled =[[Fuminori Ohashi]], [[Ryosaku Takayama]] | ||
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The '''Killer Whale''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. Whale God}} is a whale [[kaiju]] who appears in the Koichiro Uno's [[1961]] novel ''The Whale God'' and its [[1962]] [[Daiei]] film adaptation, ''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]''. | |||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The Killer Whale is an unusually large and seemingly immortal [[wikipedia:North Pacific right whale|North Pacific right whale]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[ | ===''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]''=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The Killer Whale, along with the novel and film featuring it, is inspired by the [[United States|America]]n 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 ''' | *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 '''Whale God God Gein''' {{Nihongo|鯨神 ゴッドゲイン|Kujira Gami Goddo Gein}}, a certain reference to the Killer Whale.<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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Killer Whale (鯨神 is a whale Kujira Gami, lit. Whale God)kaiju who appears in the Koichiro Uno's 1961 novel The Whale God and its 1962 Daiei film adaptation, Killer Whale.
Design
The Killer Whale is an unusually large and seemingly immortal North Pacific right whale.
History
Killer Whale
To be added.
Trivia
- The Killer Whale, along with the novel and film featuring it, is inspired by the American 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 Whale God God Gein (鯨神 ゴッドゲイン, a certain reference to the Killer Whale. Kujira Gami Goddo Gein)[1] This whale battles a Zigran in New York.[2]
References
This is a list of references for Killer Whale. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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