Atragon (1963)

Original title

海底軍艦

Directed by

Ishirō Honda

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret super-submarine is built to defend Japan from an ancient underwater empire. A former naval commander leads a crew against the empire's attacks and a lost kingdom's ruler.

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What happens

Atragon (海底軍艦, Kaitei Gunkan; lit. 'The Undersea Warship') is a 1963 Japanese epic science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is based on The Undersea Warship: A Fantastic Tale of Island Adventure by Shunrō Oshikawa and The Undersea Kingdom by Shigeru Komatsuzaki. The film stars Jun Tazaki, Tadao Takashima, Yōko Fujiyama, Yū Fujiki, and Ken Uehara. The film was released in Japan on December 22, 1963, and in the United States in 1965 via American International Pictures. A two-episode anime OVA titled Super Atragon, based on the same novels, was produced by Phoenix Entertainment in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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