Kujira Gami (1962 film)

Kujira Gami (1962 film)
General Information
Directed by	Tokuzo Tanaka
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata
Written by	Kaneto Shindo
Composed by	Akira Ifukube
Production Information
Distributed by	DaieiJP
Rating	Not Rated
Budget	¥???,???,???
Box office	¥???,???,???
Running time	100 minutesJP (1 hour, 40 minutes)

Kujira Gami (鯨神,   Kujira Gami^?, lit. Whale God) is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film based on the titular novel, and was produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company.

Plot

A small fishing village is terrorized by a seemingly unkillable whale. Shaki, whose family has been destroyed by the monster's rampage, becomes obsessed with killing it. Meanwhile, a brutal drunkard comes to the village, intent on killing the whale himself.

Staff

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

• Directed by   Tokuzo Tanaka
• Written by   Kaneto Shindo
• Produced by   Masaichi Nagata
• Music by   Akira Ifukube
• Cinematography by   Setsuo Kobayashi
• Production design by   Shigeo Mano
• Special effects by   Chikara Komatsubara, Takesaburo Watanabe and Hiroshi Ishida

Cast

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

• Kojiro Hongo   as   -
• Shintaro Katsu   as   -
• Shiho Fujimura   as   -
• Takeshi Shimura   as   -
• Kyoko Enami   as   -
• Kichijiro Ueda   as   -
• Koji Fujiyama   as   -
• Bontaro Miake   as   -

Appearances

Gallery

Main article: Kujira Gami (1962 film)/Gallery.

Video Releases

Kadokawa (2006)^[1]

• Released: May 26, 2006
• Region: Region 2
• Language: Dolby Digital 2.0 monophonic Japanese
• Format: NSTC
• Other Details: 2.35:1 aspect ratio, 100 minutes run time, disc, Japanese version

Links

• Gami Part 1 (Raw Japanese)
• Gami Part 2 (Raw Japanese)

References