Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters

1958 0h 52m JA

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Synopsis

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The masked hero 'Moon Light Mask' battles the villainous 'Skull Mask' and his numerous masked henchmen who are trying to steal the secrets of the deadly HO evaporation bomb. This movie is part one of a two-part story arc that continues in the second movie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumitake Ōmura
Juro Iwai
Hiroko Mine
Mitsue Komiya
Jun Usami
Kan Yanagiya
Yaeko Wakamizu
Takamaru Sasaki
Yasushi Nagata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi
Writers: Kōhan Kawauchi, Kōhan Kawauchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Moonlight Mask collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hirooki Ogawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fumitake Ōmura and Hiroko Mine and Mitsue Komiya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11341984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tsuneo Kobayashi directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Hirooki Ogawa scores. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Moonlight Mask collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hirooki Ogawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fumitake Ōmura and Hiroko Mine and Mitsue Komiya carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt11341984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.