Killer Whale

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Killer Whale Alternate names Kujiragami, Kujira Gami, Whale God, Demon Whale Species North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) Length 30 meters[citation needed] Enemies Humans Modeled by Fuminori Ohashi, Ryosaku Takayama First appearance Killer Whale

The Killer Whale (鯨神,   Kujira Gami, lit. "Whale God") is a whale kaiju who appears in Koichiro Uno's 1961 novel The Whale God and its 1962 Daiei film adaptation, Killer Whale.

Design

The Killer Whale is an unusually-large North Pacific right whale.

History

Killer Whale

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Abilities

Adept swimmer

Being a whale, the Killer Whale is a skilled swimmer.

Books

• The Whale God (1961)
• Be Strong, Gamera (1995)

Be Strong, Gamera

When the Zigrans and Virians unite for conquest of the Earth, Gamera joins forces with several other monsters to repel them, including the Whale God God Gein (鯨神 ゴッドゲイン,   Geishin Goddo Gein). The giant whale is physically powerful and proves immune to W's Cell Activity Suspension Beam due to its sheer size; it later battles a Zigran in New York City.

Trivia

• The Killer Whale, along with the novel and film featuring it, is inspired by the American novel Moby-Dick.^{[citation needed]}
• A possible reference to the Killer Whale was planned for the 1999 film Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, with Gamera briefly interacting with a pair of North Pacific right whales near the ruins of Atlantis.
• The name Kujira Gami has also been used by the giant whale-like yokai Dai-Kaijū from the manga series GeGeGe no Kitarō and its various adaptations.

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