Agon: Atomic Dragon

Agon: Atomic Dragon Air date January 2, 1968 - January 5, 1968 Produced by Jo Shiragami, Go Hiroshi Distributed by Nippon Television Channel(s) Fuji TV Genre(s) Kaiju Episodes 4

Agon (アゴン), also released under the titles Phantom Monster Agon (幻の怪獣アゴン,   Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon) and Giant Phantom Monster Agon (幻の大怪獣アゴン,   Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon) and known internationally as Agon: Atomic Dragon, is a Japanese tokusatsu miniseries produced by Nippon Television that aired from January 2, 1968 to January 5, 1968 on Fuji TV. Created by prolific Toho screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa, it featured a monster suit designed by legendary modeler Fuminori Ohashi. In the 1980's, Toho Video edited its four episodes into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.

Plot

To be added.

Episodes

1. "Agon Appears: Part One"
2. "Agon Appears: Part Two"
3. "Precarious Situation: Part One"
4. "Precarious Situation: Part Two"

Staff

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

• Directed by   Norio Mine (episodes 1-2), Fuminori Ohashi (episodes 3-4)
• Written by   Shinichi Sekizawa (episodes 1-2), Kozo Uchida (episodes 3-4)
• Produced by   Go Hiroshi
• Executive Producing by   Jo Shiragami
• Music by   Wataru Saito
• Cinematography by   Takao Kawarazaki
• Special Effects by   Fuminori Ohashi

Cast

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

• Shinji Hirota   as   Goro Sumoto
• Asao Matsumoto   as   Detective Yamato
• Yasuhiko Shima   as   Dr. Ukyo
• Akemi Sawa   as   Satsuki Shizukawa
• Yoshihiro Kobayashi   as   Monta
• Etsuji Azuma   as   Agon

Appearances

Monsters

• Agon

Video Releases

King Records DVD (2005)

• Region: 2
• Discs: 2
• Audio: Japanese
• Subtitles: None
• Special Features: Audio commentary, interviews

TC Entertainment Blu-Ray (2017)

• Region: A/1
• Discs: 1
• Audio: Japanese
• Subtitles: None
• Special Features: None
• Notes: Cropped to 1.78:1.

Trivia

• Although four episodes of Agon: Atomic Dragon were complete by 1964, Toho used the no-compete clause in creator Shinichi Sekizawa's contract to prevent them from being broadcast for four years, citing Agon's resemblance to Godzilla.

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