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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 Company, Ltd. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.
'''''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 Company, Ltd. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.
{{TOC}}
{{TOC}}
==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Stub}}
{{Plot Missing}}
To be added.
To be added.
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Junji Kurata
|Directed by=Junji Kurata
|Written by=Masaru Igami, Ko Matsumoto, and Ichiro Ohzu
|Written by=Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, and Ichiro Otsu
|Produced by=Keiichi Hashimoto
|Produced by=Keiichi Hashimoto
|Music by=Masao Yagi
|Music by=Masao Yagi
|Cinematography by=Shigeru Akazuka
|Cinematography by=Sakuji Shiomi
|Edited by=Isamu Ichida
|Edited by=Isamu Ichida
|Production Design by=Yoshiyuri Amamori
|Production Design by=Yoshimitsu Amamori
|Special Effects by=Fuminori Ohbayashi
|Special Effects by=Fuminori Ohashi
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*Plesiosaurus
*''Plesiosaurus''
*Rhamphorhynchus
*''Rhamphorhynchus''
==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">[https://archive.org/stream/JapaneseFantasyFilmJournal141982Jodyanimator/Japanese%20Fantasy%20Film%20Journal%2012%20%281979%29%20jodyanimator#page/n27/mode/2up ''Japanese Fantasy Film Journal'' #12 (1979)]</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|page=28}}</ref>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds/Gallery}}
{{Main|Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds/Gallery}}
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==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">7w53TdLpv6E</youtube>|Japanese ''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">fT9jmLSEgwU</youtube>|Japanese ''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' trailer}}
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==Video Releases==
==Video Releases==
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*Notes: Out of print.
*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 featured a gigantic ''Tyrannosaurus'' towering over a skyscraper 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''.
*''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was the only Japanese monster movie to be released in the [[Russia|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>
*''Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds'' was the only Japanese monster movie to be released in the [[Russia|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>
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
The Japanese poster for Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Alternate titles
Flagicon United States.png The Legend of Dinosaurs (TV 1987)
See alternate titles
Directed by Junji Kurata
Producer Keiichi Hashimoto
Written by Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto,
Ichiro Otsu
Music by Masao Yagi
Distributor Toei Company, Ltd.
Running time 94 minutes
(1 hour, 34 minutes)

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 Company, Ltd. It was released to Japanese theaters on April 29, 1977.

Plot

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Staff

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

  • Directed by   Junji Kurata
  • Written by   Masaru Igami, Isao Matsumoto, and 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

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)

U.S. Release

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds was not released theatrically in the United States, but was dubbed into English and syndicated to television by King Features Entertainment in 1987 under the title The Legend of Dinosaurs. The Legend of Dinosaurs was featured on an episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 during its original broadcast on the Minneapolis-area station KTMA.

Videos

Japanese Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds 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 and 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.[2]

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. ↑ Shoemaker, Greg; Tom Rogers; Jon Inoue; Barry Schlacter (1979). The Japanese Fantasy Film Journal #12. p. 28. External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Columbia's Gregory Pflugfelder on Godzilla's Global History

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