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|caption          =Kujira Gami in Kujira Gami
|caption          =The Killer Whale in Killer Whale
|name            =Kujira Gami
|name            =Killer Whale
|species          =North Pacific right whale<br>(''Eubalaena japonica'')
|species          =North Pacific right whale<br>(''Eubalaena japonica'')
|nicknames        =Kujiragami, Kujira, Whale God, Killer Whale
|nicknames        =Kujiragami, Kujira Gami, Whale God
|length          ={{tt|30 meters|The full-scale model for Kujira Gami was 30 meters in length}}
|length          ={{tt|30 meters|The full-scale model for the Killer Whale was 30 meters in length}}
|enemies          =[[Human]]s
|enemies          =[[Human]]s
|firstappearance  =''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''
|firstappearance  =''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]''
|modeled=[[Ryosaku Takayama]]|subtitle=Mad Giant Whale<br>{{Nihongo|狂う巨鯨|Kuruu Kyogei}}}}
|modeled         =[[Fuminori Ohashi]], [[Ryosaku Takayama]]
'''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]] [[Daiei]] [[Kujira Gami (film)|film adaptation]].
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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==
Kujira Gami is an unusually large and seemingly immortal [[wikipedia:North Pacific right whale|North Pacific right whale]].
The Killer Whale is an unusually large and seemingly immortal [[wikipedia:North Pacific right whale|North Pacific right whale]].
==History==
==History==
===''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''===
===''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]''===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, is based on the [[United States|U.S.]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]]''.
*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 '''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 '''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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Killer Whale
The Killer Whale in Killer Whale
Alternate names Kujiragami, Kujira Gami, Whale God
Species North Pacific right whale
(Eubalaena japonica)
Length 30 meters
Enemies Humans
Modeled by Fuminori Ohashi, Ryosaku Takayama
First appearance Killer Whale

The Killer Whale (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.

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,   Kujira Gami Goddo Gein), a certain reference to the Killer Whale.[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]

  1. Nezura Beasts and Garasharp: The Aborted Monster Movies of Daiei Studios - Cool Ass Cinema
  2. OMEGA遊撃隊, 1995, 強いぞ!ガメラ, Tokuma Shoten, ISBN-10 ‏: ‎4198602573, ISBN-13 ‏: ‎978-4198602574

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