Killer Whale (film): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
|header ={{Daiei}} {{Film}} | |header ={{Daiei}} {{Film}} | ||
|image =Kujira_Gami_Poster.jpg | |image =Kujira_Gami_Poster.jpg | ||
|caption =The Japanese poster for | |caption =The Japanese poster for Whale God | ||
|name ='' | |name =''Whale God'' | ||
|director =Tokuzo Tanaka | |director =Tokuzo Tanaka | ||
|producer =Masaichi Nagata | |producer =Masaichi Nagata | ||
|writer =Kaneto Shindo, | |writer =Kaneto Shindo, Koichiro Uno (Novel) | ||
|composer =[[Akira Ifukube]] | |composer =[[Akira Ifukube]] | ||
|distributor =Daiei{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | |distributor =Daiei{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | ||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|aspectratio =2.35:1 | |aspectratio =2.35:1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
''''' | '''''Whale God''''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. ''Whale God''}} is a [[1962]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei Motion Picture Company]], and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by Koichiro Uno. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
A small fishing village is terrorized by a seemingly unkillable [[Kujira Gami|whale]]. Shaki, whose family has been destroyed by the | A small fishing village is terrorized by a seemingly unkillable [[Kujira Gami|whale]]. Shaki, whose family has been destroyed by the animal's rampage, becomes obsessed with killing it. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
|Production Design by=Shigeo Mano | |Production Design by=Shigeo Mano | ||
|Special Effects by=Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishida | |Special Effects by=Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishida | ||
|Based on a novel by| | |Based on a novel by|Koichiro Uno | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast}} | {{Cast}} | ||
|Katsu Shintaro|Kishu | |||
|[[Kojiro Hongo]]|Shaki | |||
|Fujimura Shiho|Ei | |||
|Reiko Fujiwara|Okoma | |||
|Michiko Takano|Yuki | |||
|Takemura Yosuke|Kasuke | |||
|[[Takashi Shimura]]|Village Elder | |||
*Kyoko Enami | *Kyoko Enami | ||
*Kichijiro Ueda | *Kichijiro Ueda | ||
Line 53: | Line 56: | ||
{{Main|Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery}} | {{Main|Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery}} | ||
==Video Releases== | ==Video Releases== | ||
'''[[Kadokawa]]''' DVD (2006) | '''[[Kadokawa]]''' DVD (2006/2014) | ||
*Region: 2 | *Region: 2 | ||
*Discs: 1 | |||
*Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese) | *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 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Kaiju Movies}} | {{Kaiju Movies}} | ||
{{Era|DAI|SHO | {{Era|DAI|SHO|FIL}} | ||
[[Category:Films]] | [[Category:Films]] | ||
[[Category:Kadokawa]] | [[Category:Kadokawa]] |
Revision as of 17:07, 30 November 2017
|
Whale God (鯨神 is a Kujira Gami, lit. Whale God)1962 tokusatsu film produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company, and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by Koichiro Uno.
Plot
A small fishing village is terrorized by a seemingly unkillable whale. Shaki, whose family has been destroyed by the animal's rampage, becomes obsessed with killing it. 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
- Produced by Masaichi Nagata
- Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi
- Production design by Shigeo Mano
- Special effects by Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishida
- Based on a novel by Koichiro Uno
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
|Katsu Shintaro|Kishu |Kojiro Hongo|Shaki |Fujimura Shiho|Ei |Reiko Fujiwara|Okoma |Michiko Takano|Yuki |Takemura Yosuke|Kasuke |Takashi Shimura|Village Elder
- Kyoko Enami
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Koji Fujiyama
- Bontaro Miake
Appearances
Monsters |
Gallery
- Main article: Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery.
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
References
This is a list of references for Killer Whale (film). 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]
|