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5 March 1966 (Japan)
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In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru...
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Great Fantasy
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Cast
(in credits order) | Hiroki Matsukata | ... | Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya |
| Tomoko Ogawa | ... | Sunate |
| Ryûtarô Ôtomo | ... | Orochi-Maru |
| Bin Amatsu | ... | Daijô Yûki |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Dôjin Hiki |
| Sen Hara | ... | Spider woman |
| Kensaku Hara | ... | Zenbei |
| Masataka Iwao | ... | Kido |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Seizô Fukumoto | ... | Ninja |
| Akira Shioji | ||
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| Tetsuya Yamauchi | |||
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| Masaru Igami | ||
| Mokuami Kawatake | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Shigeru Okada | .... | producer | |
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| Toshiaki Tsushima | |||
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| Motoya Washio | (as Motonari Washio) | ||
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| Seiji Yada | |||
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- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1968) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Sinister Cinema (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
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"Kairyu daikessen" - Japan (original title)
"Battle of the Dragons" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Froggo and Droggo" - USA (promotional title)
"Grand Duel in Magic" - USA (promotional title)
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"Battle of the Dragons" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Froggo and Droggo" - USA (promotional title)
"Grand Duel in Magic" - USA (promotional title)
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94 min | USA:86 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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It has long been suggested that this film was one of George Lucas' inspirations for the Star Wars series.See more »
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This film used to come on one of the local stations here in Los Angeles at least once a year and it was a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy film. This film pretty much combines the elements of kaiju eiga along with another popular Japanese genre, the samurai film. As other viewers mentioned you pretty much can see that this film had an influence on the "Star Wars" saga especially when you look at the film early on as young Jiraiya (or Izakuchi-Maru) learns from his teacher, who obviously was an inspiration for Obi Won. The special effects are okay for a film not made by Toho and despite the swordplay, there is not that much blood. This film is defintely worth watching.
Also, a word of warning. This film has been released on DVD as part of a "double feature" with Gamera tai Gyaosu (aka. Return of the Giant Monsters). The quality of the film on DVD is not that great, but if you can get past that, I still recommend the film.