Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

1972Directed by Katsumune Ishida

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Released: May 13, 1972
Runtime: 1h 32m

About Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

Comedy
Fantasy
Action
Horror

Synopsis

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
Writer: Ryōzō Kasahara
Original title: 紙芝居昭和史黄金バットがやって来る

Principal cast

In billing order

Keiju KobayashiTokuhei Kyojima
Kazuko IchikawaKiyoko
Takuya FujiokaYoshikichi Kanno
Shoichi OzawaSeitaro Marukawa
Tanie Kitabayashi
Hiroshi IshikawaToru Katayama

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