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'''''Kujira Gami''''' {{Nihongo|鯨神||lit. ''The Whale God''}} is a [[1962]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[ | '''''Kujira Gami''''' {{Nihongo|鯨神||lit. ''The Whale God''}} is a [[1962]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[Daiei]], and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by [[wikipedia:Kōichirō Uno|Koichiro Uno]]. It was released in [[Japan]]ese theaters on July 15, 1962. | ||
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Kujira Gami (鯨神, lit. The Whale God) is a 1962 tokusatsu film produced by Daiei, and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by Koichiro Uno. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962.
Plot
A small Japanese fishing village is being terrorized by an unusually large and seemingly immortal North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica). Shaki, a man whose family has been killed in one of the whale's rampages, becomes obsessed with killing it for revenge. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka
- Written by Kaneto Shindo
- Based on a novel by Koichiro Uno
- Produced by Masaichi Nagata
- Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi
- Production design by Shigeo Mano
- 1st assistant director Bainari Nakamura
- Director of special effects Chikara Komatsubara
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Katsu Shintaro as Kishu
- Kojiro Hongo as Shaki
- Fujimura Shiho as Ei
- Reiko Fujiwara as Okoma
- Michiko Takano as Yuki
- Takemura Yosuke as Kasuke
- Kyoko Enami as Toyo
- Koji Fujiyama as Shaki's brother
- Chieko Murata as Shaki's mother
- Koh Sugita as Shaki's father
- Kikuko Tachibana as Shaki's grandmother
- Kanji Kawara as Shaki's grandfather
- Takashi Shimura as village elder
- Chikara Hashimoto as bearded villager
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Bontaro Miake
- Jutaro Hojo
- Osamu Abe
- Kenichi Miyajima
- Kanji Kawahara
- William Hughes
- Masatoki Sasaki
- Kazuo Mori
- Junko Ichijo
- Etsuko Fuji
- Masako Kato
- Michiko Masugi
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery.
Alternate titles
- The Whale God (literal Japanese title)
Video releases
Kadokawa DVD (2006 / 2014)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese)
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special features: Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery
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