Movielogr
The Whale God (1962)
Directed by Tokuzô Tanaka
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A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Kojiro Hongo | Shintarō Katsu | Shiho Fujimura | Michiko Takano | Takashi Shimura | Kyôko Enami | Kôji Fujiyama | Bontarô Miake | Chieko Murata | Kichijirô Ueda | Kosuke Takemura | Reiko Fujiwara
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02/2018 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Broadcast started at 6:35am let’s see if I can stay awake (I did!). Definitely another top tier Daiei production and surprised it isn’t more readily available (one of the reasons I wanted to see it via DKU-TV). Also surprised to see Takashi Shimura given such a meaty role in this when he was doing so much work for Toho at the time. Also funny bc thought the score was basically riffing on Akira Ifukube thinking that he also was exclusive to Toho when in fact he did the score!
More drama than anything but the finale battle with the Whale God is thrilling. I love Shiho Fujimura in this and she’s really the core of this Man versus Beast film.
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