A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the original 1933 film in Japan on behalf of RKO). It is now considered to be a lost film.
I've seen this one too
Lost film....seen by 39 people and favorited by 6
Sucks this is a lost movie
Lost Monke film
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Shochiku Kinema was the film company that handled the Japanese distribution of King Kong for RKO.
Sadly, much like 90% of all Japanese movies made before 1945, this has been lost in the wake of World War II, with only a few flyers and posters left to prove that it even existed.
A three-reel silent comedy directed by Torajiro Saito, this film has the original in the background as an unemployed man named Santa (Isamu Yamaguchi) who graduates from being a pickpocket to dressing as a gorilla to get work and keep his girlfriend.
Santa ends up performing in a Kong-themed show in which he dresses up and attacks the city props on stage. However, his girlfriend has already left…
Where tf can I find this
É possível escrever uma crítica e avaliar um filme que nem existe mais?
Infelizmente essa também não é a única versão japonesa do King Kong que foi totalmente perdida com o tempo.
Além de "Wasei Kingu Kongu" (1933), temos "The King Kong That Appeared in Edo" (1938).
Desde que descobri a curiosa existência (mesmo que prévia) de ambas as pérolas, há mais de dez anos atrás, torço para que tenha sobrevivido pelo menos uma cópia desses filmes por aí.
Just registering in regret that I will probably never be able to watch this work. Don't forget how many arts were lost during wars, never forget who is behind the soldiers who die in them.