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|image =アゴン Agon.png | |image =アゴン Agon.png | ||
|creator =[[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | |creator =[[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | ||
|producer = | |producer =Jo Shiragami, Go Hiroshi | ||
|distributor =[[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]] | |distributor =[[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]] | ||
|genre = | |genre =[[Kaiju]] | ||
|aired =January 2, [[1968]] - January 5, 1968 | |aired =January 2, [[1968]] - January 5, 1968 | ||
|channel =Fuji TV | |channel =Fuji TV | ||
|episodes =4 | |episodes =4 | ||
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'''''Agon | '''''Agon''''' {{Nihongo|アゴン}}, also released under the titles '''''Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Kaijū Agon}} and '''''Giant Phantom Monster Agon''''' {{Nihongo|幻の大怪獣アゴン|Maboroshi no Daikaijū Agon}} and known internationally as '''''Agon: Atomic Dragon''''', is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[tokusatsu]] miniseries produced by [[Nippon TV|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 Fuminori Ohashi, who was instrumental in the creation of [[ShodaiGoji|the first Godzilla suit]]. In the 1980's, Toho Video edited its four episodes into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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To be added. | To be added. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
# | #"Agon Appears: Part One" | ||
# | #"Agon Appears: Part Two" | ||
# | #"Precarious Situation: Part One" | ||
# | #"Precarious Situation: Part Two" | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by=Norio Mine | |Directed by=Norio Mine (episodes 1-2), Fuminori Ohashi (episodes 3-4) | ||
|Written by=[[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | |Written by=[[Shinichi Sekizawa]] (episodes 1-2), Kozo Uchida (episodes 3-4) | ||
|Produced by= | |Produced by=Go Hiroshi | ||
|Executive Producing by= | |Executive Producing by=Jo Shiragami | ||
|Cinematography by=Takao Kawarazaki | |||
|Music by=Wataru Saito | |Music by=Wataru Saito | ||
|Special Effects by=Fuminori Ohashi | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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|Yasuhiko Shima|Dr. Ukyo | |Yasuhiko Shima|Dr. Ukyo | ||
|Akemi Sawa|Satsuki Shizukawa | |Akemi Sawa|Satsuki Shizukawa | ||
|Yoshihiro Kobayashi|Monta | |||
|Etsuji Azuma|[[Agon]] | |Etsuji Azuma|[[Agon]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
==Video Releases== | ==Video Releases== | ||
'''King Records''' DVD (2005) | '''King Records''' DVD (2005) | ||
* | *Region: 2 | ||
* | *Discs: 2 | ||
* | *Audio: Japanese | ||
* | *Subtitles: None | ||
* | *Special Features: Audio commentary, interviews | ||
'''TC Entertainment''' Blu-Ray (2017) | '''TC Entertainment''' Blu-Ray (2017) | ||
* | *Region: A/1 | ||
* | *Discs: 1 | ||
* | *Audio: Japanese | ||
* | *Subtitles: None | ||
* | *Special Features: None | ||
*Notes: Cropped to 1.78:1. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although | *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]].<ref name="">{{cite book|title=Kaiju for Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monster Movies |author=Kevin Derendorf |date=2018 |publisher=Maser Press |page=60 |isbn=9781983293771}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 25 September 2018
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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 Fuminori Ohashi, who was instrumental in the creation of the first Godzilla suit. In the 1980's, Toho Video edited its four episodes into a 96-minute film, which it released on VHS.
Plot
This article is a To be added.
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)
- Executive producing by Jo Shiragami
- Produced by Go Hiroshi
- 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 |
Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
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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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