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Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster (1957)

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster poster
Original title
赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人
Directed by
Bin Katō
Genre
fantasy, action
Country
Japan
Runtime
57 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young swordsman in feudal Japan battles a supernatural threat. He uses his skills to protect people from a mysterious monster.

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What happens

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster (Japanese: 赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人, Hepburn: Akadō Suzunosuke: Tsukiyo no Kaijin) is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy drama film directed by Bin Kato. Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the second in the Suzunosuke Akado franchise. The film was followed by Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang, released in the same year on August 13. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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