Wasei Kingu Kongu (1933)

Original title

和製キング・コング

Directed by

Torajirō Saitō

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, parody film

Country

Japan

Runtime

30 min

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This lost Japanese silent comedy short uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop. It is a three-reel parody produced by Shochiku Studios and directed by Torajiro Saito.

playfullightheartedcomicfast-pacednostalgicquirky

What happens

Wasei Kingu Kongu (和製キング・コング; lit. Japanese-made King Kong) is a lost 1933 Japanese black-and-white silent film directed by Torajiro Saito. A silent, three-reel comedy short, it uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story and was produced by Shochiku Studios (which released the original 1933 film in Japan on behalf of RKO). It is now considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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