Japan, 1977
92m
35mm film, Panavision (anamorphic), colour, 2.35:1
mono, Japan
A Japanese fantasy film directed by Junji Kurata.
Plot Summary
A giant dinosaur emerges from the sea to menace a Japanese village while nearby an egg is hatching. The creature that emerges heads for a violent showdown with the dinosaur.
Credits
Crew
Director: Junji Kurata
Toei Co Ltd
Producer: Keichi Hashimoto
Producer (US Version): Sandy Frank
Script: Masaru Igami, Takeshi Matsumoto, IchirÔ Ôtsu
Director of Photography: Shigeru Akatsuka
Music: Masao Yagi
Special Technical Advisor: Fuminori Ohashi
Cast
Tsunehiko Watase
Nobiko Sawa
Shotako Hayashi
Tomoko Kiyoshima
Fuyukichi Maki
David Freedman
Maureen Peacock
Catherine Laub
Hiroshi Nawa
Ginji Nakamura
Masataka Iwao
Goro Oki
Yusuke Tsukasa
Yukio Miyagi
Akira Moroguchi
Tetsuo Fujisawa
Mineko Maruhira (Yuki Segawa)
Satoru Nabe (Hiroshi Sugiyama)
Takashi Noguchi
Toshio Tomogane
Yoshiaki Yamashita
Alternative Titles
Denizlerin tanrisi – Turkish title
Giganten der Vorzeit – West German title
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds – English language title
The Legend of the Dinosaurs – US title
Terremoto 10° – Italian title
