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|name =''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds''|titles=yes|alt-titles=yes | |name =''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds''|titles=yes|alt-titles=yes | ||
|us-title =''The Legend of Dinosaurs'' (TV 1987) | |us-title =''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'' (TV 1987) | ||
|director =Junji Kurata | |director =Junji Kurata | ||
|producer =Keiichi Hashimoto | |producer =Keiichi Hashimoto | ||
|writer =Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto,<br>Ichiro Otsu | |writer =Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto,<br>Ichiro Otsu | ||
|composer =Masao Yagi | |composer =Masao Yagi | ||
|distributor =Toei Company, Ltd. | |distributor =[[Toei|Toei Company, Ltd.]] | ||
|runtime = | |runtime =92 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 32 minutes)}} | ||
|aspectratio =2.35:1{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>1.33:1{{sup|[[United States|US]] TV}} | |||
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'''''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds''''' {{Nihongo|恐竜・怪鳥の伝説|Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu}} is a [[1977]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Toei | '''''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds''''' {{Nihongo|恐竜・怪鳥の伝説|Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu}} is a [[1977]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[Toei]]. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
{{Plot Missing}} | {{Plot Missing}} | ||
To be added. | To be added. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by=Junji Kurata | |Directed by=Junji Kurata | ||
|Written by=Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, | |Written by=Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, Ichiro Otsu | ||
|Produced by=Keiichi Hashimoto | |Produced by=Keiichi Hashimoto | ||
|Music by=Masao Yagi | |Music by=Masao Yagi | ||
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|Edited by=Isamu Ichida | |Edited by=Isamu Ichida | ||
|Production Design by=Yoshimitsu Amamori | |Production Design by=Yoshimitsu Amamori | ||
|Special Effects by=Fuminori Ohashi | |Special Effects by=[[Fuminori Ohashi]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
*''Plesiosaurus'' | *''[[Plesiosaurus]]'' | ||
*''Rhamphorhynchus'' | *''[[Rhamphorhynchus]]'' | ||
*Stone dinosaur eggs | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was shot on location at [[Mount Fuji]]. Principal photography began on October 12, 1976.<ref name="JFFJ">{{Cite book|title=[https://archive.org/stream/JapaneseFantasyFilmJournal141982Jodyanimator/Japanese%20Fantasy%20Film%20Journal%2012%20%281979%29%20jodyanimator#page/n27/mode/2up The Japanese Fantasy Film Journal ''#12'']|author=Shoemaker, Greg; Tom Rogers; Jon Inoue; Barry Schlacter|date=1979|pages=7, 28}}</ref> | ''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was shot on location at [[Mount Fuji]]. Principal photography began on October 12, 1976.<ref name="JFFJ">{{Cite book|title=[https://archive.org/stream/JapaneseFantasyFilmJournal141982Jodyanimator/Japanese%20Fantasy%20Film%20Journal%2012%20%281979%29%20jodyanimator#page/n27/mode/2up The Japanese Fantasy Film Journal ''#12'']|author=Shoemaker, Greg; Tom Rogers; Jon Inoue; Barry Schlacter|date=1979|pages=7, 28}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds/Gallery}} | {{Main|Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds/Gallery}} | ||
==Alternate | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''The Legend of Dinosaurs''''' ([[United States]]) | *'''''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"''''' ([[United States]]) | ||
*'''''The Monsters of Prehistory''''' (''Les Monstres de la préhistoire''; [[France]]) | *'''''The Monsters of Prehistory''''' (''Les Monstres de la préhistoire''; [[France]]) | ||
*'''''Earthquake 10°''''' (''Terremoto 10°''; Italy) | *'''''Earthquake 10°''''' (''Terremoto 10°''; Italy) | ||
*'''''God of the Sea''''' (''Denizlerin tanrisi''; Turkey) | *'''''God of the Sea''''' (''Denizlerin tanrisi''; Turkey) | ||
*'''''Giants of Prehistoric Times''''' (''Giganten der Vorzeit''; West Germany) | *'''''Giants of Prehistoric Times''''' (''Giganten der Vorzeit''; West Germany) | ||
==[[United States|U.S.]] | *'''''Legend of the Dinosaur''''' (''Легенда о динозавре''; [[Russia|Soviet Union]]) | ||
''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was dubbed into English for international export by Frontier Enterprises.<ref name="JFFJ"/> Television producer and distributor Sandy Frank acquired [[United States|U.S.]] television and home video rights to the film from Toei. In 1987, Frank sold the film, now titled ''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'', in a television syndication package through King Features Entertainment with other Japanese productions he'd licensed; | *'''''The Monster Birds Against the Island of the Dinosaurs''''' (''Los pajaros monstruo contra la isla de los dinosauros''; Mexico) | ||
==Foreign releases== | |||
===[[United States|U.S.]] release=== | |||
''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was dubbed into English for international export by [[Tokyo]]-based Frontier Enterprises.<ref name="JFFJ"/> Television producer and distributor Sandy Frank acquired [[United States|U.S.]] television and home video rights to the film from [[Toei]]. In 1987, Frank sold the film, now titled ''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'', in a television syndication package through King Features Entertainment with other Japanese productions he'd licensed; Celebrity Home Entertainment released the film to VHS the same year. Strangely, the cover art featured photos of two ''Futabasaurus'' props from the otherwise unrelated 1978-1979 series ''Dinosaur Corps Koseidon''. On May 28, 1989, ''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'' was featured as the final episode of the movie-mocking television series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' during its original broadcast on the Minneapolis-area station KTMA.<ref name="Satellite News">[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=8048 Episode guide: K21- The 'Legend of Dinosaurs' « Satellite News]</ref> | |||
A 2007 DVD release by [[Media Blasters|Tokyo Shock]] included both the film's English dub and the original Japanese audio with English subtitles. | |||
===[[Russia|Soviet Union]] release=== | |||
''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was released theatrically in the USSR in 1979, with a Russian-language dub commissioned by the studio Mosfilm and a shortened 80 minute runtime. The first Japanese monster movie to be released in the Soviet Union, it recorded 48,700,000 admissions, the 17th-most for a foreign film at the time, and became something of a cult film.<ref name="LJ">{{cite web|url=https://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|title= Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Kudryavtsev, Sergey|date=4 July 2006|work=LiveJournal}}</ref> According to Gregory Pflugfelder, "For many Russian viewers, this was a rare glimpse into everyday life in a capitalist economy. People were not taking note of the dinosaurs and monster birds—it was the Polaroid cameras!"<ref name="Columbia">[http://weai.columbia.edu/columbias-gregory-pflugfelder-on-godzillas-global-history/ Columbia's Gregory Pflugfelder on Godzilla's Global History]</ref> | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Trailers=== | |||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169"> | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">UoZGfESLnrw</youtube>|Japanese teaser trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">7w53TdLpv6E</youtube>|Japanese trailer}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">6qW6eTpMvJ0</youtube>|International trailer}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">QgtzxKullWM</youtube>|King Features Entertainment TV spots}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">-cdUbelZko4</youtube>|Celebrity Home Entertainment video promo}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">U_vO2AHJZg4</youtube>|West German trailer}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Video | |||
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD (2007) | ==Video releases== | ||
*Region: 1 | '''[[Media Blasters|Tokyo Shock]]''' DVD (December 18, 2007) | ||
*Discs: 1 | *'''Region:''' 1 | ||
*Audio: Japanese, English (2.0 Mono) | *'''Discs:''' 1 | ||
*Subtitles: English | *'''Audio:''' Japanese, English (2.0 Mono) | ||
*Special | *'''Subtitles:''' English | ||
*Notes: Out of print. | *'''Special features:''' Still gallery, two trailers for the movie, four trailers for other Tokyo Shock movies | ||
*'''Notes:''' Out of print. | |||
'''[[wikipedia:Discotek Media|Discotek Media]]''' Blu-ray (November 29, 2022)<ref name="RightStuf listing">{{cite web|url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/Legend-of-Dinosaurs-and-Monster-Birds-Blu-ray|title=Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds Blu-ray|date=29 August 2022|work=Right Stuf}}</ref> | |||
*'''Region:''' A | |||
*'''Discs:''' 1 | |||
*'''Audio:''': Japanese, English | |||
*'''Subtitles''': English | |||
*'''Special features''': Trailers | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs, | *Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs or ancient birds, though both are animals that lived alongside them; ''Plesiosaurus'' is a marine reptile genus, while ''Rhamphorhynchus'' is a [[wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterosaur]] genus. | ||
*Italian movie posters for the film featured a gigantic ''Tyrannosaurus'' towering over a skyscraper in place of the film's '' | **Other dinosaurs, including an ''Archaeopteryx'', were present in the early planning stages for the production before being replaced by the aforementioned creatures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%81%90%E7%AB%9C%E3%83%BB%E6%80%AA%E9%B3%A5%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC|title=恐竜・怪鳥の伝説|work=ja.wikipedia.org|accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
*'' | *Italian movie posters for the film featured a gigantic ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|Tyrannosaurus]]'' towering over a skyscraper in place of the film's ''Plesiosaurus''. | ||
**Additionally, Italian magazine advertisements for the film oddly included the giant octopus from ''[[wikipedia:It Came from Beneath the Sea|It Came from Beneath the Sea]]'' (1955) to the proceedings. | |||
*Stock footage of both the ''Plesiosaurus'' and the ''Rhamphorhynchus'' were briefly used in the final few episodes of the 1985-1986 series ''MegaBeast Investigator Juspion'' as members of the villainous Megabeast Empire.<ref>http://blog.livedoor.jp/redking41_94/archives/52026657.html</ref><ref>https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%81%90%E7%AB%9C%E3%83%BB%E6%80%AA%E9%B3%A5%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC#%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E4%BB%96</ref> | |||
*The 2021 film ''Zillafoot'' makes a brief mention of the (otherwise unseen) Disco-Plesiosaur, a humorous homage to the main creature and the soundtrack of ''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds''. The Disco-Plesiosaur is described as a lake monster who lives near Mt. Fuji and can summon forth "funky beats" (i.e., music) to force humans into dancing before its presence. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Kaiju Movies}} | {{Kaiju Movies|tab=JP}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
{{Era|SHO|FIL}} | {{Era|SHO|FIL}} | ||
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[[Category:Films riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000]] | [[Category:Films riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000]] | ||
[[Category:Films dubbed by Frontier Enterprises]] | [[Category:Films dubbed by Frontier Enterprises]] | ||
[[Category:Disaster films]] | |||
[[Category:Japanese films]] | |||
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The "Legend of Dinosaurs" (TV 1987)
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (恐竜・怪鳥の伝説 Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu) is a 1977 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toei. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.
Plot
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To be added.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Junji Kurata
- Written by Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, Ichiro Otsu
- Produced by Keiichi Hashimoto
- Music by Masao Yagi
- Cinematography by Sakuji Shiomi
- Edited by Isamu Ichida
- Production design by Yoshimitsu Amamori
- Special effects by Fuminori Ohashi
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Tsunehiko Watase as Setsu Serizawa
- Shotaro Hayashi as Akira Taniki
- Nobiko Sawa as Akiko Osano
- Satoko Kyoshima as Junko Sonoda
- Fuyukichi Maki as Masahira Muku
- Kinshi Nakamura as Hideyuki Sakai
- Hiroshi Nawa as Masahiko Miyawaki
- So Takizawa as Jiro Shimamoto
- Yusuke Tsukasa as Susume Hirano
- Go Nawata as Hiroshi Sugiyama
- Yukari Miyazen as Hiroko Takami
- Masahiro Arikawa as Seitaro Shintaku
- Tamikashi Karazawa as Uemura
- Sachio Miyashiro as Kobayashi
Appearances
Monsters
- Plesiosaurus
- Rhamphorhynchus
- Stone dinosaur eggs
Production
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds was shot on location at Mount Fuji. Principal photography began on October 12, 1976.[1]
Gallery
- Main article: Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds/Gallery.
Alternate titles
- The "Legend of Dinosaurs" (United States)
- The Monsters of Prehistory (Les Monstres de la préhistoire; France)
- Earthquake 10° (Terremoto 10°; Italy)
- God of the Sea (Denizlerin tanrisi; Turkey)
- Giants of Prehistoric Times (Giganten der Vorzeit; West Germany)
- Legend of the Dinosaur (Легенда о динозавре; Soviet Union)
- The Monster Birds Against the Island of the Dinosaurs (Los pajaros monstruo contra la isla de los dinosauros; Mexico)
Foreign releases
U.S. release
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds was dubbed into English for international export by Tokyo-based Frontier Enterprises.[1] Television producer and distributor Sandy Frank acquired U.S. television and home video rights to the film from Toei. In 1987, Frank sold the film, now titled The "Legend of Dinosaurs", in a television syndication package through King Features Entertainment with other Japanese productions he'd licensed; Celebrity Home Entertainment released the film to VHS the same year. Strangely, the cover art featured photos of two Futabasaurus props from the otherwise unrelated 1978-1979 series Dinosaur Corps Koseidon. On May 28, 1989, The "Legend of Dinosaurs" was featured as the final episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 during its original broadcast on the Minneapolis-area station KTMA.[2]
A 2007 DVD release by Tokyo Shock included both the film's English dub and the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Soviet Union release
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds was released theatrically in the USSR in 1979, with a Russian-language dub commissioned by the studio Mosfilm and a shortened 80 minute runtime. The first Japanese monster movie to be released in the Soviet Union, it recorded 48,700,000 admissions, the 17th-most for a foreign film at the time, and became something of a cult film.[3] According to Gregory Pflugfelder, "For many Russian viewers, this was a rare glimpse into everyday life in a capitalist economy. People were not taking note of the dinosaurs and monster birds—it was the Polaroid cameras!"[4]
Videos
Trailers
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Video releases
Tokyo Shock DVD (December 18, 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 movies
- Notes: Out of print.
Discotek Media Blu-ray (November 29, 2022)[5]
- Region: A
- Discs: 1
- Audio:: Japanese, English
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Trailers
Trivia
- Despite the film's title, neither of the titular creatures are actually dinosaurs or ancient birds, though both are animals that lived alongside them; Plesiosaurus is a marine reptile genus, while Rhamphorhynchus is a pterosaur genus.
- Other dinosaurs, including an Archaeopteryx, were present in the early planning stages for the production before being replaced by the aforementioned creatures.[6]
- Italian movie posters for the film featured a gigantic Tyrannosaurus towering over a skyscraper in place of the film's Plesiosaurus.
- Additionally, Italian magazine advertisements for the film oddly included the giant octopus from It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) to the proceedings.
- Stock footage of both the Plesiosaurus and the Rhamphorhynchus were briefly used in the final few episodes of the 1985-1986 series MegaBeast Investigator Juspion as members of the villainous Megabeast Empire.[7][8]
- The 2021 film Zillafoot makes a brief mention of the (otherwise unseen) Disco-Plesiosaur, a humorous homage to the main creature and the soundtrack of Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. The Disco-Plesiosaur is described as a lake monster who lives near Mt. Fuji and can summon forth "funky beats" (i.e., music) to force humans into dancing before its presence.
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]
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