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|producer   =Masaichi Nagata
|intl-title  =''Killer Whale'' (1962)
|writer     =Kaneto Shindo, Koichiro Uno (Novel)
|director     =[[Tokuzo Tanaka]]
|composer   =[[Akira Ifukube]]
|producer     =[[Masaichi Nagata]]
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|writer       =[[wikipedia:Kaneto Shindo|Kaneto Shindo]]; [[wikipedia:Kōichirō Uno|Koichiro Uno]] (novel)
|rating     =Not Rated
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|runtime    =100 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 40 minutes)}}
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'''''Kujira Gami''''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. ''The 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. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962.
'''''Killer Whale''''' {{Nihongo|鯨神|Kujira Gami|lit. "''The Whale God''"}} is a [[1962]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] directed by [[Tokuzo Tanaka]] and written by [[wikipedia:Kaneto Shindo|Kaneto Shindo]] based on [[wikipedia:Kōichirō Uno|Koichiro Uno]]'s [[1961]] novel ''The Whale God'', with special effects by [[Toru Matoba]]. Produced by [[Daiei]]'s Tokyo Studio, the company released it to [[Japan]]ese theaters on July 15, 1962, and it was given limited screenings in Hawaii later that year. It would not become legally available in the U.S. again until [[2023]], when [[SRS Cinema]] brought it to Blu-ray and VHS.
{{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 animal's rampage, becomes obsessed with killing it. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself.
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A small Japanese fishing village is being terrorized by an unusually large and seemingly immortal [[wikipedia:North Pacific right whale|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==
{{Main|Killer Whale (film)/Credits}}
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Tokuzo Tanaka
|Directed by|[[Tokuzo Tanaka]]
|Written by=Kaneto Shindo
|Written by|[[wikipedia:Kaneto Shindo|Kaneto Shindo]]
|Produced by=Masaichi Nagata
|Based on the novel by|[[wikipedia:Kōichirō Uno|Koichiro Uno]]
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]
|Executive producer|[[Masaichi Nagata]]
|Cinematography by=Setsuo Kobayashi
|Planned by|Osamu Yoneta, Yuichiro Takeya
|Production Design by=Shigeo Mano
|Music by|[[Akira Ifukube]]
|Special Effects by=Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishida
|Cinematography by|Setsuo Kobayashi
|Based on a novel by|Koichiro Uno
|Edited by|Tatsuji Nakashizu
|Production design by|Shigeo Mano
|First assistant director|Bainari Nakamura
|Directors of special effects|Chikara Komatsubara, [[Toru Matoba]]
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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|Michiko Takano|Yuki
|Michiko Takano|Yuki
|Takemura Yosuke|Kasuke
|Takemura Yosuke|Kasuke
|[[Takashi Shimura]]|Village Elder
|Kyoko Enami|Toyo
*Kyoko Enami
|Koji Fujiyama|Shaki's brother
|Chieko Murata|Shaki's mother
|Koh Sugita|Shaki's father
|Kikuko Tachibana|Shaki's grandmother
|Kanji Kawara|Shaki's grandfather
|[[Takashi Shimura]]|village elder
|[[Chikara Hashimoto]]|bearded villager
*Kichijiro Ueda
*Kichijiro Ueda
*Koji Fujiyama
*Bontaro Miake
*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==
==Appearances==
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{{Col-2}}
===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Kujira Gami]]
*[[Killer Whale]]
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{{Col-2}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Kujira Gami (film)/Gallery}}
{{Main|Killer Whale (film)/Gallery}}
==Video Releases==
==Alternate titles==
'''[[Kadokawa]]''' DVD (2006 / 2014)
*'''''The Whale God''''' (literal Japanese title)
*Region: 2
*'''''Kujira Gami''''' (English title featured on [[Kadokawa]] DVD)
*Discs: 1
==Video releases==
*Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese)
'''[[Kadokawa]]''' DVD (2006/2014)
*Subtitles: Japanese
*'''Region:''' 2
*Special Features: Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
*'''Subtitles:''' Japanese
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery
 
'''[[SRS Cinema]]''' Blu-ray/DVD (2023/TBA)<ref name="SRS">{{cite web|url=https://srscinemastore.com/products/whale-god-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=f97c9c7c3&_ss=r|title=Whale God, The, Blu-ray (Region A)|work=SRS Cinema|accessdate=30 January 2024}}</ref>
*'''Region:''' A (Blu-ray); to be announced (DVD, 1 guaranteed)
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' English
*'''Special features:''' "Godzilla & Moby Dick" essay by Henning Strauss; "Whales in Japanese Folklore" essay by Eugene Alejandro; "Kaiju United Speaks" featurette (1:32); trailers for ''Killer Whale'' (2:50), ''Day of Destruction'' (1:24), ''[[wikipedia:Konga TNT|Konga TNT]]'' (1:02), ''[[Nezura 1964]]'' (1:02), ''[[Raiga: God of the Monsters]]'' (1:05), ''[[Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters]]'' (1:01), ''[[wikipedia:The iDol (2006 film)|The iDol]]'' (1:28), ''[[Attack of the Giant Teacher]]'' (1:20), ''Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity'' (1:20), ''[[wikipedia:The Flying Monster|War of the God Monsters]]'' (1:05), ''Zillafoot'' (0:49), and ''Dragon Lizard Lord Super Monsters'' and ''Hammer of Draco'' (2:32)
*'''Notes:''' Sold with an optional limited-edition slipcover.
 
'''SRS Cinema''' VHS (2023)
*'''Tapes:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese
*'''Subtitles:''' English
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">M_38KHIc9Io</youtube>|Japanese ''Kujira Gami'' theatrical trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">M_38KHIc9Io</youtube>|Japanese theatrical trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">er6GetwPalQ</youtube>|Yokai/Special Effects Film Festival screening trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ml7s-4YNPhU</youtube>|[[SRS Cinema]] trailer}}
}}
}}
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Kaiju Movies|tab=Daiei}}
{{Comments}}
{{Comments}}
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[[Category:Kadokawa]]
[[Category:1960's Films]]
[[Category:1960's Films]]
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[[Category:Showa Series]]
[[Category:Showa Films]]
[[Category:Showa Films]]
[[Category:Historical dramas]]

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Killer Whale
The Japanese poster for Killer Whale
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png The Whale God (1962)
Flagicon global.png Killer Whale (1962)
See alternate titles
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka
Producer Masaichi Nagata
Written by Kaneto Shindo; Koichiro Uno (novel)
Music by Akira Ifukube
Special
effects by 		Toru Matoba
Distributor DaieiJP
Running time 100 minutes
(1 hour, 40 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Rate this film!
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Killer Whale (鯨神,   Kujira Gami, lit. "The Whale God") is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and written by Kaneto Shindo based on Koichiro Uno's 1961 novel The Whale God, with special effects by Toru Matoba. Produced by Daiei's Tokyo Studio, the company released it to Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962, and it was given limited screenings in Hawaii later that year. It would not become legally available in the U.S. again until 2023, when SRS Cinema brought it to Blu-ray and VHS.

Plot

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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

Main article: Killer Whale (film)/Credits.

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Tokuzo Tanaka
  • Written by   Kaneto Shindo
  • Based on the novel by   Koichiro Uno
  • Executive producer   Masaichi Nagata
  • Planned by   Osamu Yoneta, Yuichiro Takeya
  • Music by   Akira Ifukube
  • Cinematography by   Setsuo Kobayashi
  • Edited by   Tatsuji Nakashizu
  • Production design by   Shigeo Mano
  • First assistant director   Bainari Nakamura
  • Directors of special effects   Chikara Komatsubara, Toru Matoba

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

Monsters

Gallery

Main article: Killer Whale (film)/Gallery.

Alternate titles

  • The Whale God (literal Japanese title)
  • Kujira Gami (English title featured on Kadokawa DVD)

Video releases

Kadokawa DVD (2006/2014)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery

SRS Cinema Blu-ray/DVD (2023/TBA)[1]

  • Region: A (Blu-ray); to be announced (DVD, 1 guaranteed)
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: "Godzilla & Moby Dick" essay by Henning Strauss; "Whales in Japanese Folklore" essay by Eugene Alejandro; "Kaiju United Speaks" featurette (1:32); trailers for Killer Whale (2:50), Day of Destruction (1:24), Konga TNT (1:02), Nezura 1964 (1:02), Raiga: God of the Monsters (1:05), Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (1:01), The iDol (1:28), Attack of the Giant Teacher (1:20), Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity (1:20), War of the God Monsters (1:05), Zillafoot (0:49), and Dragon Lizard Lord Super Monsters and Hammer of Draco (2:32)
  • Notes: Sold with an optional limited-edition slipcover.

SRS Cinema VHS (2023)

  • Tapes: 1
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English

Videos

Japanese theatrical trailer
Yokai/Special Effects Film Festival screening trailer
SRS Cinema trailer

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]

  1. ↑ "Whale God, The, Blu-ray (Region A)". SRS Cinema. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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