The Magic Serpent (1966)

Original title

怪竜大決戦

Directed by

Tetsuya Yamanouchi

Genre

post-apocalyptic film, ninja film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young prince who was hidden away as a child returns to his kingdom to take back the throne from the evil samurai who killed his father and now rules with the help of a dragon.

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What happens

The Magic Serpent (怪竜大決戦, Kairyū daikessen; lit. 'Great Dragon Battle') is a 1966 tokusatsu fantasy film directed by Tetsuya Yamanochi, with special effects by Shigeru Akatsuka and Kunio Kunisada. Produced and distributed by Toei Company, it loosely adapts the story of Jiraiya. In the film, a young prince returns to reclaim his father's throne from the tyrannical despot and dragon-summoning samurai that usurped him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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