Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here (1972)
The dramatized tale of the 1935 creation of Japan's first superhero, the "Golden Bat", alongside the changes during and after the Second World War, not just to the hero himself, but the art of "kamishibai" picture stories that he originated from.
Director: Katsumune Ishida
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Keiju Kobayashi as Tokuhei Kyojima |
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Kazuko Ichikawa as Kiyoko |
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Takuya Fujioka as Yoshikichi Kanno |
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Shoichi Ozawa as Seitaro Marukawa |
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Tanie Kitabayashi as |
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Hiroshi Ishikawa as Toru Katayama |
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Junpei Natsuki as |
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Wataru Ōmae as Matsuno |
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Naoya Kusakawa as Detective |
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Shōichi Hirose as |
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Mitsuyo Inomata as Ukifune |
| Directing | Katsumune Ishida | Director |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Writer |
| Crew | Takeo Nagamatsu | Creator |
| Production | Michio Morioka | Producer |
| Sound | Masaaki Hayakawa | Music |
| Crew | Yōichi Shiga | Cinematography |
| Editing | Nobuo Ogawa | Editor |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Production Design |
| Sound | Norio Tone | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Matsuo Furusaki | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |