Atragon (1963)
Kaitei gunkan (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-Y7
- 1h 34min
- Action, Adventure
- 11 Mar 1965 (USA)
- Movie
When an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.
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Cast
| Tadao Takashima | ... |
Commercial Photographer Susumu Hatanaka
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Yôko Fujiyama | ... |
Makoto Jinguji, the Captain's Daughter
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Yû Fujiki | ... |
Yoshito Nishibe
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| Kenji Sahara | ... |
Uoto Unno - Journalist / Mu Agent
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| Ken Uehara | ... |
Retired Admiral Kusumi
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| Hiroshi Koizumi | ... |
Detective Itô
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| Jun Tazaki | ... |
Captain Hachiro Jinguji
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| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... |
Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
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| Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Mu Agent #23
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| Hideyo Amamoto | ... |
High Priest of Mu
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Susumu Fujita | ... |
Defense Commander
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Minoru Takada | ... |
Government Official
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| Hisaya Itô | ... |
Shindo, Kidnapped Scientist
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| Ikio Sawamura | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Tetsuko Kobayashi | ... |
Empress of Mu
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Akemi Kita | ... |
Rimako - Sneezing Model
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Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... |
Liuetenant Fuji
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Nadao Kirino | ... |
Kidnapped Scientist
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| Shin Ôtomo | ... |
Government Official
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Haruya Sakamoto | ... |
Sergeant Yamada
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Tetsu Nakamura | ... |
Warship Captain
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| Yutaka Nakayama | ... |
Sailor
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Mitsuo Tsuda | ... |
Defense Agency Executive B
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Kôji Uno | ... |
Police Officer
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Sadako Amemiya | ... |
Memoko - Girl in Susumu's Studio
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Rinsaku Ogata |
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Hideo Ôtsuka |
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Yutaka Oka | ... |
Man on Bus
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Yukihiko Gondô | ... |
Military Official
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| Shôichi Hirose | ... |
Mu Henchman
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| Katsumi Tezuka | ... |
Mu Henchman
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Takuzô Kumagai | ... |
(as Jirô Kumagai)
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Yasuzô Ogawa | ... |
Mu Henchman Beside High Priest of Mu
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Shirô Tsuchiya | ... |
Senior Officer
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Wataru Ômae | ... |
Police Officer
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Toshio Miura |
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Masayoshi Kawabe |
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Hiroshi Akitsu | ... |
Ship's Man of Goten Kenbutai
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Hideo Shibuya |
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Keisuke Yamada |
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Shinjirô Hirota | ... |
Traveler of Mt. Mihara / Mu Imperial in face paint
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Keisuke Yamaji |
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Kuniyoshi Kashima |
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Hal Archer | ... |
Detective Ito (voice)
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Sanjay Mamohan Berry | ... |
One of Mu Imperials
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Bin Furuya | ... |
JSDF member
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Kazuo Hinata | ... |
Defense Agency Executive
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Eisaburo Komatsu | ... |
Sergeant Goten Kenbutai
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Akio Kusama | ... |
Todoroki Takashi , Ken Taketai officers
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Keiji Sakakida | ... |
Mt. Mihara Climber
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Masaaki Tachibana | ... |
Goten Kenbutai Sergeant / Mu Empire Citizen
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Kamayuki Tsubono |
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Enver Altenbay | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ralph Jesser | ... |
One of Mu Imperials (uncredited)
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Mu Empire man who appears from the sea / Self Defense Forces executive (uncredited)
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Ted Thomas | ... |
Jinguji / High Priest (uncredited) (voice)
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| Osman Yusuf | ... |
Muan Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ishirô Honda | ||
| Shûe Matsubayashi | ... | (uncredited) (earlier film clips) |
Written by
| Shin'ichi Sekizawa | ... | (screenplay) |
| Shunrô Oshikawa | ... | (novel "Kaitei gunkan") |
| Shigeru Komatsuzaki | ... | (novel "Kaitei okaku/The Undersea Kingdom") |
Produced by
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Akira Ifukube | ||
Cinematography by
| Hajime Koizumi | ||
Editing by
| Ryôhei Fujii | ||
Production Design by
| Takeo Kita | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kôji Kajita | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
| Shigeru Komatsuzaki | ... | conceptual artist |
| Teizô Toshimitsu | ... | special effects designer |
Sound Department
| Minoru Kaneyama | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Kaimai Eizo | ... | special effects |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | assistant director of special effects |
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | director of special effects |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | special effects set direction |
| Kôichi Kawakita | ... | assistant optical technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Sadamasa Arikawa | ... | director of special effects photography |
| Kyuichirô Kishida | ... | special effects lighting |
| Yukio Manoda | ... | special effects camera assistant |
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | ... | matte photography |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | director of special effects photography |
Additional Crew
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | presenter (USA release) |
| James H. Nicholson | ... | presenter (USA release) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1963) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Dogwoof (1963) (World-wide)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Constantin Film (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1965) (United States) (tv) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Società Italiana di Distribuzione (SIDIS) (1966) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Compagnie Internationale Audiovisuelle (1982) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Yamato Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War ll Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface worlds only defence. |
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| Taglines | Ride the JUGGERNAUT of destruction from the depths of the Seven Seas to the Outer Limits of Space! See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $486,111 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Media Blasters had originally intended to release the DVD of the film with not only the original Japanese version, but with the American International version, which was dubbed by Titra sound. However, when Toho heard their plans, they refused to give them permission, unless they put their internationally dubbed version on instead. Media Blasters acquiesced and the AIP version still has not had a proper DVD release. See more » |
| Goofs | In some of the scenes were Atragon (aka. Gotengo) is flying, the strings holding the model are visible. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in City in the Sea (1965). See more » |
| Quotes |
Captain Hachiro Jinguji:
Let her go. Let her die with her nation. See more » |