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The Whale God
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The Whale God

Jul 15, 1962
1h 40m
★ 6.8

Overview

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Genres

Adventure
Drama

Production Companies

Daiei Film

The Whale God Trailers

Cast

Kōjirō Hongō

Shaki

Kōjirō Hongō

Shintarō Katsu

Kishu

Shintarō Katsu

Shiho Fujimura

Ei

Shiho Fujimura

Michiko Takano

Yuki

Michiko Takano

Takashi Shimura

Village elder

Takashi Shimura

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Kōji Fujiyama

Kōji Fujiyama

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Reiko Fujiwara

Okoma

Reiko Fujiwara

Yosuke Takemura

Yosuke Takemura

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