Killer Whale (1962)
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Killer Whale (鯨神 is a Kujira Gami, lit. "The Whale God")1962 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and written by Kaneto Shindo based on Koichiro Uno's 1961 novel The Whale God, with special effects by Toru Matoba. Produced by Daiei's Tokyo Studio, the company released it to Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962, and it was given limited screenings in Hawaii later that year. SRS Cinema is set to bring the film to home video with English subtitles,[1] marking the first time it will be made available in North America.
Plot
A small Japanese fishing village is being terrorized by an unusually large and seemingly immortal North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica). Shaki, a man whose family has been killed in one of the whale's rampages, becomes obsessed with killing it for revenge. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself.
Staff
- Main article: Killer Whale (film)/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka
- Written by Kaneto Shindo
- Based on the novel by Koichiro Uno
- Executive producer Masaichi Nagata
- Planned by Osamu Yoneta, Yuichiro Takeya
- Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi
- Edited by Tatsuji Nakashizu
- Production design by Shigeo Mano
- 1st assistant director Bainari Nakamura
- Directors of special effects Chikara Komatsubara, Toru Matoba
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Katsu Shintaro as Kishu
- Kojiro Hongo as Shaki
- Fujimura Shiho as Ei
- Reiko Fujiwara as Okoma
- Michiko Takano as Yuki
- Takemura Yosuke as Kasuke
- Kyoko Enami as Toyo
- Koji Fujiyama as Shaki's brother
- Chieko Murata as Shaki's mother
- Koh Sugita as Shaki's father
- Kikuko Tachibana as Shaki's grandmother
- Kanji Kawara as Shaki's grandfather
- Takashi Shimura as village elder
- Chikara Hashimoto as bearded villager
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Bontaro Miake
- Jutaro Hojo
- Osamu Abe
- Kenichi Miyajima
- Kanji Kawahara
- William Hughes
- Masatoki Sasaki
- Kazuo Mori
- Junko Ichijo
- Etsuko Fuji
- Masako Kato
- Michiko Masugi
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: Killer Whale (film)/Gallery.
Alternate titles
- The Whale God (literal Japanese title)
- Kujira Gami (English title featured on Kadokawa DVD)
Video releases
Kadokawa DVD (2006/2014)
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special features: Audio commentary (seemingly the 2014 release only), theatrical trailer, cast and crew profiles, photo gallery
SRS Cinema Blu-ray/DVD (2023/TBA)[1]
- Region: A (Blu-ray); to be announced (DVD, 1 guaranteed)
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: To be announced.
- Notes: Sold with an optional limited-edition slipcover.
SRS Cinema VHS (2023)
- Tapes: 1
- Audio: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
Videos
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