Adventure ·Drama · Japan · 1962 · 1h 40m

The Whale God

鯨神

The Whale God poster
Director
Tokuzō Tanaka
Cast
Kōjirō Hongō as Shaki Shintarō Katsu as Kishu Shiho Fujimura as Ei Michiko Takano as Yuki Takashi Shimura as Village elder Kyōko Enami as
Crew
Setsuo Kobayashi — Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Screenplay Kōichirō Uno — Novel Osamu Yoneta — Producer
Synopsis

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Trailer The Whale God — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
whalewhalingbeastploitationmeiji period
Key Collaborators
Tokuzō Tanaka Director Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Kōichirō Uno Novel Osamu Yoneta Producer Yuichiro Takeya Producer Shigeo Mano Production Design Yoshio Ueno Costume Design
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