Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster (Japanese: 赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人, Hepburn: Akadō Suzunosuke: Tsukiyo no Kaijin) is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy drama film directed by Bin Kato.[1] Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the second in the Suzunosuke Akado franchise.[2] The film was followed by Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang, released in the same year on August 13.[3]

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byBin Kato
Written byShigeo Okamoto
Tetsuro Yoshida
Masanori Matsumura
Based onAkado Suzunosuke by Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Produced byShin Sakai
StarringShoji Umewaka
Tamao Nakamura
CinematographyHiroshi Imai
Music byUrato Watanabe
Production
company
Distributed byDaiei
Release date
June 18, 1957 (Japan)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

In his youth, Suzunosuke Akado (Shoji Umewaka) faces off against his best friend who has joined a gang of criminals.

Cast

Release

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster was released in Japan on June 18, 1957.[1]

The film was released on DVD by Victor Film on December 20, 2002.[4]

References

  1. "赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. "赤胴鈴之助 月夜の怪人 : 角川映画". www.kadokawa-pictures.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. "赤胴鈴之助 鬼面党退治". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  4. "Akado Suzunosuke DVD-BOX". rakuten.co.jp.
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