Yasutaro Yagi

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Yasutarō Yagi (3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director Tomu Uchida in the 1930s, such as Jinsei gekijō and Kagirinaki zenshin, and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as Kaneto Shindo and Tadashi Imai in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild. Wikipedia contributors. "Yasutarō Yagi." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 24 Jan. 2021. Web. 3 Nov. 2021.

03-02-1903

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Aquarius

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Place of Birth

03-02-1903

Birthday

Aquarius

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Yagi Yasutarou

Also Known As (male)

Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Place of Birth

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Creative career

actor

2 Works

producer

1 Works

director

48 Works

writer

44 Works

other

3 Works

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold

In part two of this silent two-part film, an ape nicknamed King Kong by its master has kidnapped the daughter of a wealthy man as part of a revenge plot by one of his lackeys. The conclusion of the story from Edo ni arawareta Kingu Kongu: Henge no maki (1938).

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1938

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

A lost film considered one of Japan's first Tokusatsu films. The effects were done by Fuminori Ohashi, who claims to have been a modeling consultant for Godzilla 1954 (this claim is disputed by modeler Eizo Kaimai and art staff member Shinji Hiruma). The film's synopsis published in the March 1938 issue of Kinema Junpo indicates that the "Kong" featured in this film was not actually a giant monster.

5.5

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1938