Enoken’s Son Goku Part 1 (1940) エノケンの孫悟空 前編
Director: Kajiro Yamamoto
Screenwriter: Yusaku Yamagata (original work) / Kajiro Yamamoto
Starring: Masuda Takashi / Wang Yang / Fujiyama Ichiro / Li Xianglan / Watanabe Yuko / Hattori Tomiko / Sanjo Masako / Togawa Yumiko / Mifune Kyoko / Yaguchi Yoko
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Country/Region of Production: Japan
Language: Japanese
Date: 1940-11-06 (Japan)
Duration: 73 minutes
Also known as: Sun Wukong Part 1 / 孫悟空 前篇
Adaptation: Reimagining
Summary:
This is the last pre-war work by the duo of Yamamoto Kajiro and Enoken, whose works include “Chakkiri Kinta” and “Donguri Tonbei.” A slapstick comedy interspersed with reviews of Nichigeki Dancing Team. Among them, the exchange with Enoken is hilarious. Despite being written just before the outbreak of war between the United States and Japan, there is also a gag about Popeye’s spinach.
Like previous Enoken films, it is a musical comedy, but it also features science fiction touches, such as making the flying object look like a fighter jet and making Kinkaku and Ginkaku use scientific fortresses. Eiji Tsuburaya was involved in the special effects, and this work incorporated techniques that would later be used frequently in Tsuburaya special effects, such as miniature puppetry, screen process, and matte art. The music also includes jazz and standards.
Enoken no Son Goku Part 2 (1940) エノケンの孫悟空 后篇
Director: Yamamoto Jiajiro
Screenwriter: Yamagata Star (Original) / Yamamoto Jiajiro
Starring: Kenichi Enomoto / Akira Kishi / Toshio Kanai / Takeshi Kitamura / Takeso Kitamura / Takashi / Yoshiyoshi Nakamura / Kenji Hijikata / Hirata Kisaragi / Dan Fukuro
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Production Country/Region: Japan
Language: Japanese
Date: 1940-11-06 (Japan)
Duration: 67 minutes
Also known as: エノケンの孫悟空 後編 / 孫悟空 後篇
Adaptation: Reimagining
Summary:
This is the last prewar work by the duo Kajiro Yamamoto and Enoken, best known for “Chakkiri Kinta” and “Donguri Tonbei.” It’s a slapstick comedy interspersed with reviews by the Nichigeki Dancing Team. The hilarious exchanges with Enoken are particularly funny. Although it was made just before the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States, it also includes a joke about Popeye’s spinach.
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