Der unbesiegbare Supermann (1957) Online
The 1st film in the Super Giant movie series, in which the title hero saves the world from foreign terrorsts threatening Japan with a nuclear attack (Part 1 of 2)
Credited cast: | |||
Ken Utsui | - | Super Giant | |
Junko Ikeuchi | - | Toshiko / Sister | |
Minoru Takada | - | Father | |
Shôji Nakayama | - | Okamoto / Detective | |
Reiko Seto | - | Reiko Okamoto / Okamoto's Sister,High School Girl | |
Ryo Iwashita | - | Masao / Boy with Hat | |
Noriko Katsuma | - | Yoshiko / Little Girl | |
Yukihiko Ôsawa | - | Hiroshi / Kidnaped Boy | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Hiroshi Ayukawa | - | The Man in Cage | |
Seiji Hara | - | Detective B | |
Shinsuke Mikimoto | |||
Utako Mitsuya | - | Kaoru | |
Kôtarô Sugiyama | - | Detective A (as Kotaro Sugiyama) | |
Minako Yamada | |||
Jôji Ôhara | - | The Member of Atom AB |
Japan's first modern celluloid superhero.
ironically, Ken Utsui hated this role and was embarrassed by the costume he was forced to wear, which was padded between the legs to attract female viewers of the day. He never discussed portraying Super Giant until the day he died in 2014.
Series: Kôtetsu no kyojin (Supergiant) #1.
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