Dogora (1964 film)
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| Dogora | |
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 Theatrical poster for Dogora (1964) |
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| Directed by | Ishirō Honda |
| Produced by | Yasuyoshi Tajitsu Tomoyuki Tanaka Samuel Z. Arkoff (USA) James H. Nicholson (USA) |
| Written by | Jojiro Okami (story) Shinichi Sekizawa |
| Starring | Yosuke Natsuki Yōko Fujiyama Hiroshi Koizumi Nobuo Nakamura Robert Dunham Akiko Wakabayashi Jun Tazaki Susumu Fujita Seizaburô Kawazu Eisei Amamoto |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi |
| Editing by | Ryohei Fujii |
| Distributed by | Toho United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  August 11, 1964 December 20, 1966 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese English |
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Dogora or Dagora, the Space Monster, released in Japan as Uchū Daikaijū Dogora (宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ? lit. "Giant Space Monster Dogora"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1964. It was directed by the "Golden Duo" of director Ishirō Honda and special-effects director Eiji Tsuburaya.
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[edit] Synopsis
Several satellites are destroyed and only a few days later, a group of diamond thieves find that the gems they stole suddenly disappear. The two incidents are linked as scientists discover a giant jellyfish-like creature, mutated from the high levels of radiation over Japan, is consuming all carbon based matter. The creature starts to attack civilian structures such as bridges and ships. The scientists must find a way to stop this creature before its too late.
[edit] Cast
- Komai，Detective of Metropolitan Police Department Foreign Affairs Division - Yosuke Natsuki
- Mark Jackson，Diamond G-man - Dan Yuma (Robert Dunham)
- Dr. Munakata - Nobuo Nakamura
- Kirino，Electric wave laboratory staff - Hiroshi Koizumi
- Masayo Kirino, Dr. Munakata’s assistant - Yoko Fujiyama
- Hamako, International Diamond Robber Corps member - Akiko Wakabayashi
- Iwasa, Defence Force executive officer - Susumu Fujita
- International Diamond Robber Corps boss - Seizaburou Kawazu
- Tada, International Diamond Robber Corps member - Yoshifumi Tajima
- Maki, International Diamond Robber Corps member - Eisei Amamoto
- Sabu, International Diamond Robber Corps member - Haruya Katou
- Chief at Metropolitan Police Department Foreign Affairs Division - Jun Tazaki
- Nitta, detective - Jun Funado
- International Diamond Robber Corps member - Nadao Kirino
- International Diamond Robber Corps member - Akira Wakamatsu
- Journalist - Hideo Shibuya
- Diamond transportation truck car driver - Haruya Sakamoto
- Diamond transportation truck car assistant - Yasuo Araki
- Chief at transportation company - Yutaka Oka
- Driver of a coal transportation truck car - Tyoutarou Tougin
- Dr. Munakata's assistant - Kouji Iwamoto
[edit] Distribution
- Toho Co Ltd.: Japanese language original (83 min.; original theatrical release version)
- American International Pictures: English language (83 min.; USA, dubbing and direct-to-TV sales; dubbed version never shown in American theaters)
[edit] Misc. Credits
- Teruyoshi Nakano- Director of Optical Effects
- Sadamasa Arikawa- Special Effects Cinematographer
- Takeo Kita- Special Effects Set Director
- Ken Sano- Assistant to the Director
[edit] Trivia
- Dogora is Toho's first space monster, and it is a movie that depicts Toho's last original monster in which it appeared alone.
- The lines "I am young soldier" by Dr. Munakata are parodies of the lines by the President of the then Japanese National Railways.
- Robert Dunham appears by the name of Dan Yuma in this movie.
- Wakato Oohashi, the bridge that Dogora lifted, was completed two years before this movie was made.
- Akira Ifukube uses a musical saw in the score for this movie.
[edit] References
- Variety Weekly. August 4, 1965.
[edit] External links
- Dogora (1964 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Gojiman's World
- 宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ (Uchū Daikaijū Dogora) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
