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'''''Legend of the Dinosaurs & Monster Birds''''' (恐竜・怪鳥の伝説 Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu-- lit. Legend of Dinosaurs and Ominous Birds) is a [[1977]] Japanese giant monster [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Toei Company, Ltd.. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.
'''''Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds''''' (恐竜・怪鳥の伝説 Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu-- lit. Legend of Dinosaurs and Ominous Birds) is a [[1977]] Japanese giant monster [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Toei Company, Ltd.. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.
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<b>Tokyo Shock</b> DVD (2007)
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*Region: 1
*Discs: 1
*Audio: Japanese, English (2.0 Mono)
*Subtitles: English
*Special Features: Still gallery, two trailers for the movie, four trailers for other Tokyo Shock titles
*Notes: Out of print.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs, as the Plesiosaur is classified as a marine reptile, while the rhamphornycus is classified as a flying reptile.
*Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs, as the Plesiosaur is classified as a marine reptile, while the rhamphornycus is classified as a flying reptile.
*Italian movie posters for the film inaccurately featured a gigantic tyrannosaurus towering over a sky scrapper in place of the film's plesiosaurus.
*Italian movie posters for the film featured a gigantic tyrannosaurus towering over a skyscraper in place of the film's plesiosaurus.
*The movie became something of a cult film in Soviet Russia where it was the only Japanese monster movie to see a release before the 1990s. Interestingly, it wasn't the prehistoric creatures that caught the attention of audiences, but the depiction of a foreign capitalist country with its modern advancements.
*''Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds'' was the only Japanese monster movie to be released in the Soviet Union, and became something of a cult film. Interestingly, it wasn't the prehistoric creatures that caught the attention of audiences, but the depiction of a foreign capitalist country with its modern advancements.<ref name="Columbia">http://weai.columbia.edu/columbias-gregory-pflugfelder-on-godzillas-global-history/ Columbia’s Gregory Pflugfelder on Godzilla’s Global History]</ref>


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Original Japanese poster for Legend of the Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Directed by Junji Kurata
Producer Keiichi Hashimoto
Written by Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, and Ichirô Ôtsu
Music by Masao Yagi
Distributor Toei Company, Ltd.
Rating N/A
Budget Unknown
Box office Unknown
Running time 94 minutes

Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds (恐竜・怪鳥の伝説 Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu-- lit. Legend of Dinosaurs and Ominous Birds) is a 1977 Japanese giant monster film produced by Toei Company, Ltd.. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.

Plot

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Staff

  • Director - Junji Kurata
  • Screenwriter - Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, and Ichirô Ôtsu
  • Producer- Keiichi Hashimoto
  • Music - Masao Yagi
  • Directors of Photography - TBA
  • Special Effects - TBA

Cast

  • Tsunehiko Watase - Ashizawa
  • Nobiko Sawa - Akiko
  • Shôtarô Hayashi
  • Tomoko Kiyoshima - Junko Sonoda
  • Fuyukichi Maki - Teacher Muku
  • David Freedman - Harold Tucker
  • Maureen Peacock
  • Catherine Laub
  • Hiroshi Nawa - Masahiko Miyawaki
  • Ginji Nakamura - Hideyuki Sakai
  • Masataka Iwao - Shimada
  • Gorô Ôki
  • Yûsuke Tsukasa - Susumu Hirano
  • Yukio Miyagi - Kobayashi
  • Akira Moroguchi - The disc jockey
  • Tetsuo Fujisawa
  • Mineko Maruhira - Yuki Segawa
  • Yukari Miyamae - Hiroko Takam
  • Satoru Nabe - Hiroshi Sugiyama
  • Takashi Noguchi
  • Toshio Tomogane
  • Yoshiaki Yamashita - Inoue

Appearances

Monsters

  • Plesiosaurus
  • Rhamphorhynchus

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

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Production

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Gallery

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Alternate Titles

U.S. Release

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Box Office

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Reception

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Videos

Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds Japanese trailer

Video Releases

Tokyo Shock DVD (2007)

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese, English (2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special Features: Still gallery, two trailers for the movie, four trailers for other Tokyo Shock titles
  • Notes: Out of print.

Trivia

  • Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs, as the Plesiosaur is classified as a marine reptile, while the rhamphornycus is classified as a flying reptile.
  • Italian movie posters for the film featured a gigantic tyrannosaurus towering over a skyscraper in place of the film's plesiosaurus.
  • Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds was the only Japanese monster movie to be released in the Soviet Union, and became something of a cult film. Interestingly, it wasn't the prehistoric creatures that caught the attention of audiences, but the depiction of a foreign capitalist country with its modern advancements.[1]

References

This is a list of references for Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. 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. ↑ http://weai.columbia.edu/columbias-gregory-pflugfelder-on-godzillas-global-history/ Columbia’s Gregory Pflugfelder on Godzilla’s Global History]

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