The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)

Original title

江戸に現れたキングコング

Directed by

Sōya Kumagai

Genre

fantasy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

50 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A giant monster rampages through historical Tokyo. The film follows the chaos as the creature appears in the old city.

silent-erawhimsicalfantasticalcampyjanglyhistoricaladventurouslight-hearted

What happens

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (江戸に現れたキングコング, Edo ni Arawareta Kingu Kongu), often translated as King Kong Appears in Edo, is a 1938 Japanese two-part silent jidaigeki film directed by Sōya Kumagai and produced by Zenshō Cinema. It is now considered to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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