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'''Marine Kong''' (nothing to do with King Kong) is a kaiju show that ran for 2 series in 1960.The show was only shown | '''Marine Kong''' (nothing to do with King Kong) is a kaiju show that ran for 2 series (thirteen-episode chapters) in 1960. The show was only shown on the Fuji Television network on Sunday mornings from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM.<ref>http://web2.nazca.co.jp/0107hop/natukasi/natukasi11.html</ref><ref>https://tokusatsujapan.com/first-ever-tokusatsu-kaiju-tv-series-of-japan-predating-ultra-q-marine-kong-1/</ref> It was the first Japanese television series that stars a kaiju, taking inspiration from giant monster films as well as anime.<ref>Spacecraft Magazine.VOL.10, Asahi Sonorama, 1982, page 19. </ref> | ||
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The series was about a giant reptilian monster that has risen from the ocean to attack the city of Hiratsuka. It was eventually discovered that it was a giant dinosaurian robot created by the Z-Gang, a criminal organization about to conquer Japan but their plans are often thwarted by Dr. Yada, a renowned scientist. | |||
==Availability== | |||
It was a popular show spawning a manga and other merchandise,<ref>All Monster Phantom 勁文-Sha , March 24, 1990</ref> but no copy of an entire episode has surfaced, even though it had a partial VHS release in 1984.<ref>http://blog.koyama.mond.jp/?eid=873460</ref> Episode 2 (in Low Quality), A 6-minute video with many Marine Kong clips of the monster (which has now become private), a full 30-second clip (again, most of the monster), the ending to one of the episodes, and a few screenshots and posters are all that is available. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|description2 =A 30 second clip of the monster. | |||
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|description3 =Episode 2. | |||
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==References== | |||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Kong The Wikipedia page on ''Marine Kong''.] Retrieved 18 Dec '18 | |||
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[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 2 August 2023
The title of Marine Kong.
Status: Partially Found
Marine Kong (nothing to do with King Kong) is a kaiju show that ran for 2 series (thirteen-episode chapters) in 1960. The show was only shown on the Fuji Television network on Sunday mornings from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM.[1][2] It was the first Japanese television series that stars a kaiju, taking inspiration from giant monster films as well as anime.[3]
Plot
The series was about a giant reptilian monster that has risen from the ocean to attack the city of Hiratsuka. It was eventually discovered that it was a giant dinosaurian robot created by the Z-Gang, a criminal organization about to conquer Japan but their plans are often thwarted by Dr. Yada, a renowned scientist.
Availability
It was a popular show spawning a manga and other merchandise,[4] but no copy of an entire episode has surfaced, even though it had a partial VHS release in 1984.[5] Episode 2 (in Low Quality), A 6-minute video with many Marine Kong clips of the monster (which has now become private), a full 30-second clip (again, most of the monster), the ending to one of the episodes, and a few screenshots and posters are all that is available.
Gallery
References
- ↑ http://web2.nazca.co.jp/0107hop/natukasi/natukasi11.html
- ↑ https://tokusatsujapan.com/first-ever-tokusatsu-kaiju-tv-series-of-japan-predating-ultra-q-marine-kong-1/
- ↑ Spacecraft Magazine.VOL.10, Asahi Sonorama, 1982, page 19.
- ↑ All Monster Phantom 勁文-Sha , March 24, 1990
- ↑ http://blog.koyama.mond.jp/?eid=873460
External Link
- The Wikipedia page on Marine Kong. Retrieved 18 Dec '18