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.[1] Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the second in the Suzunosuke Akado franchise.[2] The film was followed by Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang, released in the same year on August 13.[3]
| Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster | |
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 Japanese theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bin Kato |
| Written by | Shigeo Okamoto Tetsuro Yoshida Masanori Matsumura |
| Based on | Akado Suzunosuke by Tsunayoshi Takeuchi |
| Produced by | Shin Sakai |
| Starring | Shoji Umewaka Tamao Nakamura |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Music by | Urato Watanabe |
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| Distributed by | Daiei |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editIn his youth, Suzunosuke Akado (Shoji Umewaka) faces off against his best friend who has joined a gang of criminals.
Cast
edit- Shoji Umewaka as Akado Suzunosuke[1]
- Tamao Nakamura as Shinobu[1][2]
- Yatarō Kurokawa as Shusaku Chiba[1]
- Setsuko Hama[1]
- Narutoshi Hayashi[1]
Release
editSuzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster was released in Japan on June 18, 1957.[1]
The film was released on DVD by Victor Film on December 20, 2002.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ a b "赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人 : 角川映画". www.kadokawa-pictures.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "赤胴鈴之助 鬼面党退治". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Akado Suzunosuke DVD-BOX". rakuten.co.jp.
External links
edit- Akadô Suzunosuke: Tsukiyo no kaijin at IMDb
- Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight at Letterboxd
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