Atragon

Atragon (海底軍艦, Kaitei Gunkan, lit. 'The Undersea Warship') is a 1963 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is based on The Undersea Warship: A Fantastic Tale of Island Adventure by Shunrō Oshikawa and The Undersea Kingdom by Shigeru Komatsuzaki. The film stars Jun Tazaki, Tadao Takashima, Yōko Fujiyama, Yū Fujiki, and Ken Uehara.

Atragon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIshirō Honda
Screenplay byShinichi Sekizawa
Based on
  • The Undersea Warship:
    A Fantastic Tale of Island Adventure
    by Shunrō Oshikawa
  • The Undersea Kingdom
    by Shigeru Komatsuzaki
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
StarringJun Tazaki
Tadao Takashima
Yōko Fujiyama
Yū Fujiki
CinematographyHajime Koizumi
Edited byRyohei Fujii
Music byAkira Ifukube
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
December 22, 1963 (Japan)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥175 million

The film was released in Japan on December 22, 1963, and in the United States in 1965 via American International Pictures. A two-episode anime OVA titled Super Atragon, based on the same novels, was produced by Phoenix Entertainment in 1995.

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