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Golden Bat: The Phantom of The Skyscraper (黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人, Ōgon Batto: Matenrô no Kaijin) is a 1950 | '''''Golden Bat: The Phantom of The Skyscraper''''' (''黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人'', ''Ōgon Batto: Matenrô no Kaijin'') is a 1950 tokusatsu film produced by Tokyo Eiga Haigyo (now known as ''Toei'') and Shineigasha. Released sometime in December of that year, the film is the first live-action adaptation and film adaptation of the Japanese Kamishibai hero, "Golden Bat" - often claimed to be not only the first ever Japanese superhero, but potentially the first ever modern superhero. This film seems to be specifically based off the ''Golden Bat'' manga comic adaptations from the 1940’s produced by Meimei-Sha hence Golden Bat’s physical appearance being his musketeer-styled design. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
According to a Japanese Golden Bat fansite and a newspaper advertisement for the film, the film's plot was as follows:<blockquote>"Evil mad scientist Dr. Nazo alongside his QX gang target the discoverer of the Ultron superatom under the name of Dr. Ogata, producing a power far greater than that of a hydrogen bomb and is made in an attempt for peace. Soon shows up the protector of humanity under the name of Golden Bat to stop Nazo's evil plans."<ref>http://ogonbatter.web.fc2.com/movie1.html</ref></blockquote> | According to a Japanese ''Golden Bat'' fansite and a newspaper advertisement for the film, the film's plot was as follows:<blockquote>"Evil mad scientist Dr. Nazo alongside his QX gang target the discoverer of the Ultron superatom under the name of Dr. Ogata, producing a power far greater than that of a hydrogen bomb and is made in an attempt for peace. Soon shows up the protector of humanity under the name of Golden Bat to stop Nazo's evil plans."<ref>http://ogonbatter.web.fc2.com/movie1.html</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*Ryuji Ueda (Ryuji Ueda) as the Golden Bat | *Ryuji Ueda (Ryuji Ueda) as the Golden Bat | ||
*Hiroshi Sugi as Seiichiro Ogata | *Hiroshi Sugi as Seiichiro Ogata | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
Due to the age of the film and the overall obscure status of the Golden Bat as a character, the chances of this film surviving are incredibly low unless Toei themselves or a collector reveals they have a copy of it. As of now, the only surviving elements of the film are its poster, some newspaper snippets, and some on-set photos that were auctioned off | Due to the age of the film and the overall obscure status of the Golden Bat as a character, the chances of this film surviving are incredibly low unless Toei themselves or a collector reveals they have a copy of it. As of now, the only surviving elements of the film are its poster, some newspaper snippets, and some on-set photos that were auctioned off, though even most of these are unseen to the public.<ref>https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/d226151016/</ref> | ||
It’s unknown how successful this film was, in 1966 Toei released another live-action film based off the franchise itself that received official VHS and DVD releases unlike this incarnation. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | <gallery mode="packed" heights="300"> | ||
File:GoldenBat50s1.png|An image of Golden Bat from the film. (1/4) | File:GoldenBat50s1.png|An image of Golden Bat from the film. (1/4) | ||
File:GoldenBat50s2.jpg|An image of Golden Bat from the film. (2/4) | File:GoldenBat50s2.jpg|An image of Golden Bat from the film. (2/4) | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 7 May 2024
The poster for the film.
Status: Lost
Golden Bat: The Phantom of The Skyscraper (黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人, Ōgon Batto: Matenrô no Kaijin) is a 1950 tokusatsu film produced by Tokyo Eiga Haigyo (now known as Toei) and Shineigasha. Released sometime in December of that year, the film is the first live-action adaptation and film adaptation of the Japanese Kamishibai hero, "Golden Bat" - often claimed to be not only the first ever Japanese superhero, but potentially the first ever modern superhero. This film seems to be specifically based off the Golden Bat manga comic adaptations from the 1940’s produced by Meimei-Sha hence Golden Bat’s physical appearance being his musketeer-styled design.
Plot
According to a Japanese Golden Bat fansite and a newspaper advertisement for the film, the film's plot was as follows:
"Evil mad scientist Dr. Nazo alongside his QX gang target the discoverer of the Ultron superatom under the name of Dr. Ogata, producing a power far greater than that of a hydrogen bomb and is made in an attempt for peace. Soon shows up the protector of humanity under the name of Golden Bat to stop Nazo's evil plans."[1]
Cast
- Ryuji Ueda (Ryuji Ueda) as the Golden Bat
- Hiroshi Sugi as Seiichiro Ogata
- Yukio Mosaki as Masaru
- Reiko Suzuoka as Kazuko
- Ryuko Kawaji as Ranko
- Takehiko Kobe as Puku-chan
- Ryuji Ueda as Yuji Oki
- Taizo Fukami as Teruyuki Maki
- ??? as Doctor Nazo
- Arata Sejima Dobsky
- Masao Shimizu as Inspector Horie
- Hibari Misora as ???
Availability
Due to the age of the film and the overall obscure status of the Golden Bat as a character, the chances of this film surviving are incredibly low unless Toei themselves or a collector reveals they have a copy of it. As of now, the only surviving elements of the film are its poster, some newspaper snippets, and some on-set photos that were auctioned off, though even most of these are unseen to the public.[2]
It’s unknown how successful this film was, in 1966 Toei released another live-action film based off the franchise itself that received official VHS and DVD releases unlike this incarnation.
Gallery
An image of Golden Bat from the film. (1/4)
An image of Golden Bat from the film. (2/4)
An image of Golden Bat from the film. (3/4)
An image of Golden Bat from the film. (4/4)
One of the side characters from the film. (1/3)
One of the side characters from the film. (2/3)
One of the side characters from the film. (3/3)
A newspaper article about the film. (1/3)
A newspaper article about the film. (2/3)
A newspaper article about the film. (3/3)
A set of photos taken on the set of the film. (1/4)
A set of photos taken on the set of the film. (2/4)
A set of photos taken on the set of the film. (3/4)
A set of photos taken on the set of the film. (4/4)
