Moonlight Mask: Claws of Satan

1958 1h 2m JA

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Synopsis

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Gekko Kamen faces off against Satan's Claw, who is after the treasure of the Kingdom of Baradai.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumitake Ōmura
Juro Iwai
Mitsue Komiya
Bere no Oyoshi
Yaeko Wakamizu
Kaboko
Izumi Hara
Marine no Otaki
Kappei Matsumoto
Dr. Yuhki
Ken Sudo
Lieutenant Matsuda
Chiaki Tsukioka
Masako Asakawa
Kenjiro Uemura
Satan no Tsume

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eijirō Wakabayashi
Writers: Kōhan Kawauchi, Seiji Oda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eijirō Wakabayashi, 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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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 Mitsue Komiya and Yaeko Wakamizu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eijirō Wakabayashi directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-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.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Eijirō Wakabayashi, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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 Mitsue Komiya and Yaeko Wakamizu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0202367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.