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'''''The Magic Serpent''''' {{Nihongo|怪竜大決戦|Kairyū Daikessen|lit. ''The Mystic Dragons' Decisive Battle''}} is a [[1966]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]]/ninja fantasy [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by Toei Company and based on the Japanese folktale "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya." It was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on March 5, 1966, and to [[United States|American]] television syndication via American International Television in [[1968]].
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==Plot==
Uh.
==Staff==
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Tetsuya Yamanouchi
|Written by=Masaru Igami, Mokuami Kawatake (story)
|Produced by=Shigeru Okada
|Music by=Toshiaki Tsushima
|Cinematography by=Motoya Washio
|Edited by=Tadao Kanda
|Production Design by=Seiji Yada
*Monster Suits by=Ekisu Productions
}}
==Cast==
{{Cast
|Hiroki Matsukata|Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya
|Tomoko Ogawa|Sunate
|Ryutaro Otomo|Orochi-Maru
|Bin Amatsu|Daijo Yuki
|Nobuo Kaneko|Dojin Hiki
|Sen Hara|Spider Woman
|Kensaku Hara|Zenbei
|Masataka Iwao|Kido
|Seizo Fukumoto|Ninja
*Akira Shioji
}}
}}
{{Clear}}
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Revision as of 12:12, 2 September 2017

The Magic Serpent
The Japanese poster for The Magic Serpent
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png The Mystic Dragons' Decisive Battle

Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Producer Shigeru Okada
Written by Masaru Igami, Mokuami Kawatake (story)
Music by Toshiaki Tsushima
Distributor ToeiJP
American-International TelevisionUS
Running time 86 minutesJP
(1 hour, 26 minutes)
83 minutesUS
(1 hour, 23 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1

The Magic Serpent (怪竜大決戦,   Kairyū Daikessen, lit. The Mystic Dragons' Decisive Battle) is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju/ninja fantasy film produced by Toei Company and based on the Japanese folktale "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya." It was released to Japanese theaters on March 5, 1966, and to American television syndication via American International Television in 1968.

Plot

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Staff

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

  • Directed by   Tetsuya Yamanouchi
  • Written by   Masaru Igami, Mokuami Kawatake (story)
  • Produced by   Shigeru Okada
  • Music by   Toshiaki Tsushima
  • Cinematography by   Motoya Washio
  • Edited by   Tadao Kanda
  • Production design by   Seiji Yada
  • Monster Suits by=Ekisu Productions

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Hiroki Matsukata   as   Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya
  • Tomoko Ogawa   as   Sunate
  • Ryutaro Otomo   as   Orochi-Maru
  • Bin Amatsu   as   Daijo Yuki
  • Nobuo Kaneko   as   Dojin Hiki
  • Sen Hara   as   Spider Woman
  • Kensaku Hara   as   Zenbei
  • Masataka Iwao   as   Kido
  • Seizo Fukumoto   as   Ninja
  • Akira Shioji


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The American poster for Zarkorr! The Invader
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Producer Charles Band, Sally Clarke,
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Written by Neal Marshall Stevens
Music by Richard Band
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Rating PG
Running time 80 minutes
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Aspect ratio 1.33:1


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Producer Kirk Edward Hansen
Charles Band (executive)
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Music by Carl Dante
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Rating PG
Running time 69 minutes
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Aspect ratio 1.33:1


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The Japanese poster for Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Alternate titles
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Directed by Jun Awazu
Producer Kazuki Sunami
Written by Jun Awazu
Music by Shingo Terasawa
Distributor CoMix WaveJP
Central Park MediaUS
Running time 21 minutes
Aspect ratio 2.35:1


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The Japanese poster for Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster vs The Battleship Yamato
Alternate titles
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Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya
Producer Hisako Iwai, Hajime Okano,
Atsuko Iwai (executive)
Written by Shinpei Hayashiya, Keita Toriumi
Music by Keiichiro Kitazono
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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The Japanese poster for Big Man Japan
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Producer Akihiko Okamoto, Yasushi Minatoya (executive)
Written by Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Music by Towa Tei
Distributor Shochiku, Phantom FilmJP
Magnet ReleasingUS
Rating PG-13
Box office $9,694,904
(Japan Earnings)
$70,681
(Foreign Earnings)
$9,765,585
(Total Earnings)
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Aspect ratio 1.85:1


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The Japanese poster for Deep Sea Monster Raiga
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Producer Shinpei Hayashiya, Yutaka Arai
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Music by Keiichiro Kitazawa
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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The British poster for Monsters
Directed by Gareth Edwards
Producer Allan Niblo, James Richardson,
Nick Love (executive), Rupert Preston (executive), Nigel Williams (executive)
Written by Gareth Edwards
Music by Jon Hopkins
Distributor Vertigo FilmsUK
Magnet ReleasingUS
Rating R
Budget $500,000
Box office $1,442,663
(UK Earnings)
$2,800,315
(Foreign Earnings)
$4,242,978
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Aspect ratio 2.35:1


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The Japanese poster for Jellyfish Eyes
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Producer Chiaki Kasahara, Yoshihiro Nishimura
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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The Japanese poster for Day of the Kaiju
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Producer Kazuhiro Nakagawa
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Music by Masaaki Sasaki
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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The Japanese poster for Love & Peace
Directed by Sion Sono
Producer Hirohumi Shigemura, Hidetoshi Yamamoto,
Naoto Miyamoto, Atsushi Moriyama,
Masao Teshima, Eiichi Kamagata,
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Written by Sion Sono
Music by Yasuhiko Fukuda
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Third Window FilmsUK
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Aspect ratio 1.85:1


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The British poster for Monsters: Dark Continent
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Rupert Preston, Ben Pugh,
Gareth Edwards (executive)
Scoot McNairy (executive)
David Pugh (executive)
Written by Tom Green, Jay Basu
Music by Neil Davidge
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Rating R
Box office $52,750
(UK Earnings)
$251,731
(Foreign Earnings)
$304,481
(Total Earnings)
Running time 119 minutes
(1 hour, 59 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1


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The Japanese poster for Kaiju Mono
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Producer Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Sekiya,
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Music by Ryo Nakamura
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Running time 93 minutes
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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The South Korean poster for The Host
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Producer Yong-bae Choi, Neung-yeon Joh,
Tae-sung Jeong (executive),
Woo-taek Kim (executive)
Written by Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon-ho
Music by Lee Byung-woo
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Magnolia PicturesUS
Rating R
Budget $11,000,000
Box office $64,621,107
(South Korean Earnings)
$24,810,783
(Foreign Earnings)
$89,431,890
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Running time 119 minutes
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Aspect ratio 1.85:1


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Aspect ratio 1.85:1


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Aspect ratio 1.85:1


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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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Producer David Michael Latt, David Rimawi (executive)
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Music by Chris Ridenhour
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Budget $1,000,000
Running time 88 minutes
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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Producer David Michael Latt, David Rimawi (executive)
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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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Aspect ratio 1.78:1


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Aspect ratio 1.78:1