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Kujira Gami (1962)

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Whale God
The Japanese poster for Whale God
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka
Producer Masaichi Nagata
Written by Kaneto Shindo, Koichiro Uno (Novel)
Music by Akira Ifukube
Distributor DaieiJP
Rating Not Rated
Running time 100 minutes
(1 hour, 40 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1

Whale God (鯨神,   Kujira Gami, lit. Whale God) is a 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

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Godzilla films
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American films
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King Kong films
King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • The Mighty Kong (1998) • Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006) • Kong: Skull Island (2017) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
 
Other Toho films
Shōwa period
Ramayana (1940s) • Invisible Man (1954) • Half Human (1955) • Rodan (1956) • The Mysterians (1957) • The H-Man (1958) • Varan (1958) • The Three Treasures (1959) • Battle in Outer Space (1959) • The Secret of the Telegian (1960) • The Human Vapor (1960) • Mothra (1961) • The Last War (1961) • Gorath (1962) • Matango (1963) • Atragon (1963) • Dogora (1964) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) • The Killing Bottle (1967) • Latitude Zero (1969) • Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) • Space Amoeba (1970) • Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) • Submersion of Japan (1973) • ESPY (1974) • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) • The War in Space (1977) • Magnitude 7.9 (1980) • Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) • Princess from the Moon (1987)
Heisei period
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Other Japanese films
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Miscellaneous
Films
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Giant Behemoth (1959) • Gorgo (1961) • Bulgasari (1962) • Gogola (1966) • Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) • Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) • A*P*E (1976) • The Mighty Peking Man (1977) • Pulgasari (1985) • Reptilian (1999) • Cloverfield (2008) • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) • Colossal (2016) • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) • Rampage (2018) • Notzilla (2019) • untitled Cloverfield sequel (TBA)
Documentaries
Fan films
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Gamera 4: Truth (2003) • Waiting for Gorgo (2009) • G vs. G (2019) • Godziban (2019) • Heritage (2020) • Coming Out (2020) • Wolfman vs. Godzilla (TBA)

 
 
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