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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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