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|header          ={{Daiei}} {{Species}}
|header          ={{Daiei}} {{Species}}
|image            =Whale God derp a herp.jpg
|image            =Whale God derp a herp.jpg
|caption          =Kujira Gami in Kujira Gami
|caption          =Whale God in the 1962 film
|name            =Kujira Gami
|name            =Whale God
|species          =North Pacific Right Whale
|species          =North Pacific Right Whale
|nicknames        ={{tt|Kujira|Japanese for 'Whale'}},<br>Whale God
|nicknames        =Kujira Gami
 
|length          =24 meters{{Citation needed}}
|length          =24 meters{{Citation needed}}
|weight          =170 metric tons{{Citation needed}}
|weight          =170 metric tons{{Citation needed}}
|enemies          =[[Humans]]
|enemies          =[[Humans]]
|firstappearance  =''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''
|firstappearance  =''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''
|roar            ={{Roar TBA}}
|roar            ={{Roar TBA}}
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'''Kujira Gami''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. ''Whale God''}} is a whale created by [[Daiei]] that appeared in the [[1961]] novel ''Kujira Gami'', written by Kōichirō Uno, and its [[1962]] [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] [[Kujira Gami (film)|film adaptation]].
'''Whale God''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami}} is a whale who appeared in the [[1961]] Koichiro Uno novel of the same name, and its [[1962]] [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] [[Kujira Gami (film)|film adaptation]].
==Design==
==Design==
Kujira Gami resembles the North Pacific right whale, a species of whale which was once common in the entire north Pacific.
Whale God is an unusually large [[wikipedia:North Pacific right whale|North Pacific right whale]].
==History==
==History==
===''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''===
===''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]''===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, are based on the American novel ''[[wikipedia:Moby Dick|Moby Dick]]''.
*Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, are based on the American novel ''[[wikipedia:Moby Dick|Moby Dick]]''.
*According to a Japanese book about [[Daiei]]'s giant monster films, at one point the company planned to produce a [[Gamera]] film 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]]ns and the [[Virasians]]. One of the Earth defenders said to aid Gamera in this unmade film was a giant whale named '''Geishin God Gein''' {{Nihongo|鯨神 ゴッドゲイン|Geishin Goddo Gein|lit. ''Whale God God Whalen''}}, sometimes speculated to be based on 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 was to battle a Zigran in [[New York]].<ref>[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/nsrpp579/8665755.html 幻の「大映怪獣総進撃・ガメラ対ワイバーン」と言う内容・・。]</ref>
*A Japanese books about [[Daiei]]'s giant monster films presents a scenario of the author's invention which [[Toho]]'s ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''. In it, Gamera joins forces with several [[Earth]] monsters and former enemies of his against an [[Zigra]]-[[Viras]] alliance. Among his allies is a giant whale named '''Geishin God Gein''' {{Nihongo|鯨神 ゴッドゲイン|Geishin Goddo Gein|lit. ''Whale God God Whalen''}}, certainly a reference to Whale God.<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 monster was to battle a Zigran in [[New York]].<ref>[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/nsrpp579/8665755.html 幻の「大映怪獣総進撃・ガメラ対ワイバーン」と言う内容・・。]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 14:07, 1 December 2017

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Whale God
Whale God in the 1962 film
Alternate names Kujira Gami
Species North Pacific Right Whale
Length 24 meters[citation needed]
Weight 170 metric tons[citation needed]
Enemies Humans
First appearance Kujira Gami
Roar(s)
To be added.

Whale God (鯨神,   Kujira Gami) is a whale who appeared in the 1961 Koichiro Uno novel of the same name, and its 1962 Daiei film adaptation.

Design

Whale God is an unusually large North Pacific right whale.

History

Kujira Gami

To be added.

Trivia

  • Kujira Gami, along with the novel and film featuring it, are based on the American novel Moby Dick.
  • A Japanese books about Daiei's giant monster films presents a scenario of the author's invention which Toho's Destroy All Monsters. In it, Gamera joins forces with several Earth monsters and former enemies of his against an Zigra-Viras alliance. Among his allies is a giant whale named Geishin God Gein (鯨神 ゴッドゲイン,   Geishin Goddo Gein, lit. Whale God God Whalen), certainly a reference to Whale God.[1] This monster was to battle a Zigran in New York.[2]

References

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