Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster

Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bin Kato
Written by	Shigeo Okamoto Tetsuro Yoshida Masanori Matsumura
Based on	Akado Suzunosuke by Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Produced by	Shin Sakai
Starring	Shoji Umewaka Tamao Nakamura
Cinematography	Hiroshi Imai
Music by	Urato Watanabe
Production company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Daiei
Release date	June 18, 1957 (1957-06-18) (Japan)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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]

Plot

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

Cast

• Shoji Umewaka as Akado Suzunosuke[1]
• Tamao Nakamura as Shinobu[1][2]
• Yatarō Kurokawa as Shusaku Chiba[1]
• Setsuko Hama[1]
• Narutoshi Hayashi[1]

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.

External links

• Akadô Suzunosuke: Tsukiyo no kaijin at IMDb
• Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight at Letterboxd