Agon: Atomic Dragon
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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
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Episodes
- "Agon Appears: Part One"
- "Agon Appears: Part Two"
- "Precarious Situation: Part One"
- "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
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.[1]
References
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