Super Giant Continues: The Devil's Incarnation

1959 0h 57m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The 8th Super Giant film, in which he copes with a disfigured mad scientist, who turns his own daughter into an evil witch.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Utsui
Super Giant
Minoru Asuka
Reiko Seto
Tomohiko Ôtani
Fumiko Miyata
Hiroki Nakanishi
Keiko Yamane
Hiroko Amakusa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nagayoshi Akasaka
Writers: Ichirō Miyagawa
Languages: Japanese

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Super Giant 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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CAST

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Ken Utsui and Minoru Asuka and Reiko Seto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0052542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nagayoshi Akasaka directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Super Giant collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ken Utsui and Minoru Asuka and Reiko Seto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0052542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 57 min · 0h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Super Giant Continues: The Devil's Incarnation (1959)

Part of

Super Giant collection

Super Giant is a Japanese superhero featured in a successful series of serial-like tokusatsu short feature films produced between 1957 and 1959 by Shintoho. During 1957-1959, 9 films were made.