Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster
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Directed byBin Kato
Written byShigeo Okamoto
Tetsuro Yoshida
Masanori Matsumura
Tetsuro Yoshida
Masanori Matsumura
Based onAkado Suzunosuke by Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Produced byShin Sakai
| 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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]
In his youth, Suzunosuke Akado (Shoji Umewaka) faces off against his best friend who has joined a gang of criminals.
Cast
- Shoji Umewaka as Akado Suzunosuke[1]
- Tamao Nakamura as Shinobu[1][2]
- Yatarō Kurokawa as Shusaku Chiba[1]
- Setsuko Hama[1]
- Narutoshi Hayashi[1]
