1958 Japanese film
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes Theatrical re-release poster
Directed by Kazuo Mori Screenplay by Juntaro Hozumi Shigeo Okamoto Masanori Matsumura Based on Akado Suzunosuke by Tsunayoshi Takeuchi Produced by Shin Sakai Starring Shoji UmewakaTamao Nakamura Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa Edited by Mitsuzo Miyata Music by Urato Watanabe Production company
Distributed by Daiei Release date
March 11, 1958 (1958-03-11 ) (Japan)
Running time
71 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes (Japanese : 赤胴鈴之助 三つ目の鳥人 , Hepburn : Akadō Suzunosuke: Mitsume no chōjin ) [ a] is a 1958 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy drama film directed by Kazuo Mori , and written by Shigeo Okamoto.[ 2] It is the seventh entry in the Suzunosuke Akado film series , after Suzunosuke Akado: The One-Legged Demon , which was released the previous year. Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes stars Shoji Umewaka, Tamao Nakamura , Yatarō Kurokawa , and Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka. The film was followed by Suzunosuke Akado: The Thunder Man of Kurokumo Valley , released in the same year on November 15.
Plot
A three-eyed birdman appears in the town of Edo kidnapping children Suzunosuke Akado (Shoji Umewaka) must defeat the birdman before he turns the town into chaos.
Cast
Shoji Umewaka as Suzunosuke Akado
Tamao Nakamura as Shinobu
Yatarō Kurokawa as Shusaku Chiba
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka as Takebayashibo
Mieko Kondo as Hagino
Yasuhiko Shima as Doi Awamori
Masaya Tsukida as Matsutaro
Kanae Kobayashi as Sorceress
Chieko Murata
Release
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes was released in Japan on March 11, 1958 and re-released in Japan on July 17, 1971 as a double feature with Gamera vs. Zigra .
The film was released on DVD by Victor Film on December 20, 2002.[ 4]
Notes
^ Also known as Bird Man With Three Eyes .[ 1]
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