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Japanese-made King Kong (also known as Wasei Kingu Kongu) is an 1933 silent kaiju film, Drected by Torajiro Saito this film is the Japanese iteration of the american film King kong.

## Plot

Koichi and her friend are living the same day-to-day life as jobless vagabonds. Today, the two of us are scooping up the beach and collecting coins. Koichi's friend has a lover named Omitsu, but Omitsu's father broke up the two due to his poor life and forced him to apply for another man. Koichi's friend was wandering around Asakusa wondering if there was a way to get some money, and the American movie " King Kong " was very popular in the cinema .

When he saw this, he asked the show entertainer to make a profit with the "King Kong made in Japan" and settled the consultation, wearing a stuffed animal and becoming "King Kong" Becomes However, in the middle of the stage, he found himself in the spectator's seat with a man who was pushed by his father even though he was unwilling, and he forgot about himself and jumped off the stage after the light. Chase

The town suddenly became a tumult in King Kong who suddenly appeared, and after the great success of Tenyawanya's trap drama and King Kong, ``He'' who caught Olight and a man tailored a man of love to King Kong. I will tie it up. The boxer just delivered the money that he had made, and when he made a fortune, he realized his light and hope.

## Cast

* Isamu Yamaguchi  as   King Kong
* Yasuko Koizumi   as   Omitsu
* Takeshi Sakamoto  as   Yokoshima
* Kotaro Sekiguchi  as   Seizo
* Nagamasa Yamada   as   Koichi

## Staff

* Directed by   Torajiro Saito
* Original/Adapted by Akira Fushimi
* Cinematography by  Yoshio Taketomi

## Titles

* Japanese-Made King Kong (Japanese: 和製キング・コング Original Japanese release title)
* Japanese King Kong (Japanese and worldwide title)
* Wasei Kingu Kongu (Worldwide release title)

## Production

Shochiku Studios produced this Torajiro Saito comedy short.

Shochiku released King Kong in Japan on behalf of RKO and wanted to fund this film as a tie-in to the film's release, which is used as a backdrop in the story.

Torajiro Saito was a very popular film producer/comedian at the time, known for his successful comedy shorts. Going by the information presented by magazines and newspapers covering the film's release, it is believed that there are no actual special effects in the film, as it focuses on a man trying to earn money to woo his girlfriend by playing the King Kong character on stage.

## Explanation

In 1933 (Showa 8), RKO's special-effects monster movie " King Kong ", which was released all over the world, had a great reputation even before it was released in Japan, and this work was produced as a movie project to take advantage of this. Kintake Matsutake was made into a film while RKO Nipponsha and Chidori Kogyo in Kobe were fighting for the Japanese distribution rights of the original "King Kong ." Directed by Torajirou Saito, who has a reputation for comedy, it was made into a nonsense short story (20 minutes or less) of the whole slapstick, and it was released as an adjunct to Uta no Meikun (Director Eiji Furuno) produced by Uta Pro .

The man dressed as “Waist King Kong” played by Isamu Yamaguchi has no role in the play. As soon as this man dressed as "Wa-King King Kong," he became terrifying, but there is no particular explanation in the play. In Saito's movie, a youth group and a father in the shape of an old warrior who often carries a bow and arrow often appear as a gag in a chase scene, but this scene also has this scene.

Fuyuhiko Kitagawa wrote " Kinema Junpo " in late October 8th issue of "Showa Akira Fushimi 's credit for the composition . Isamu Yamaguchi, Nagamasa Yamada, Yasuko Koizumi, etc. Saito style He often performed as a person, and described the work as "entertainment value" as follows.

"A physical nonsense film when the "Kong Kong," which was popular for Western clothing, was teased. The well-established director Saito's technique makes this painting an excellent accessory. It is a fine work that makes anyone laugh. ."
The original film version is believed to be lost since the late 1940's. This has been attributed to events ranging from the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 to the fire bombing campaign of Japan during World War II. Film historians agree this is likely, as approximately only 1% of Japan's prewar films survived these events.

## Remarks

* One of the two Japanese-made King Kong films that were destroyed in the Tokyo firebombings and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

## Gallery

original image that seems to be the copyrighted material of that time.Original Japanese release poster

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