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The Whale God

1962·Adventure·1h 40m
7.1
★
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
whale
whaling
beastploitation
meiji period
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Cast

Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Shaki
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Kishu
Shiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura
Ei
Michiko Takano
Michiko Takano
Yuki
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Village elder
Kyōko Enami
Kyōko Enami
Kōji Fujiyama
Kōji Fujiyama
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Reiko Fujiwara
Reiko Fujiwara
Okoma
Yosuke Takemura
Yosuke Takemura

Crew

Tokuzō Tanaka
Tokuzō Tanaka
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi
Modeling
Toru Matoba
Toru Matoba
Special Effects
Toru Matoba
Toru Matoba
Visual Effects
Toru Matoba
Toru Matoba
Visual Effects Director
Toru Matoba
Toru Matoba
VFX Director of Photography

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4.0★ · 12/19/25
The Whale God
Oops! All Ahab!

I would have rated this higher if it weren't for all the Kishu apologism... probably only half a star higher, but still.
Oops! All Ahab!

I would have rated this higher if it weren't for all the Kishu apologism... probably only half a star higher, but still.
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Gabby
Gabby
6.9★ · 05/31/25
The Whale God
wayyyy more ass than I expected in this
wayyyy more ass than I expected in this
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mimi
mimi
5.0★ · 02/22/26
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5.0★ · 02/22/26
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