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Typhoon Reporter
Typhoon Reporter
Directed by Shigeo Tanaka
Produced by Mitsuo Harada
Written by Hajime Takaiwa
Kozo Taguchi
Starring Ken Utsui
Jiro Tamiya
Music by Chuji Kinoshita
Cinematography Michio Takahashi
Editing by Iwao Yamaguchi
Distributed by Daiei
Released July 13, 1963[1]
Running time 88 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Typhoon Reporter (風速七十五米,   Fûsoku nanajû-go mêtoru?, lit. Wind Velocity 75 Meters) is a 1963 Japanese thriller film produced in Daiei's Tokyo Studio.

Plot[]

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo’s bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Ginza is square in its sights!

Cast[]

  • Ichirō Sugai
  • Fujio Suga

Video releases[]

  • Released as VHS software in 1999
  • In 1999, the LD-BOX "Daiei Tokusatsu Spectacle BOX" containing 4 works (this work and " Oeyama Sake Tendouji ", "Qin Shi Huang", " Nichiren to Mongolia Great Invasion ") was released by Esmock.
  • DVD software released in 2006, low-priced DVD released in 2014

Production[]

Filming and Editing[]

The climax is a large spectacular scene where a huge typhoon hits Tokyo, but I shot the special effects scene of " Nichiren to Mongko Great Invasion " (Director Kunio Watanabe ), and in the previous year's "Qin Shi Huang", I shot a miniature of the Great Wall of China. Yonesaburo Tsukiji, who teamed up with Director Tanaka, reproduced it by making full use of special photography. At the time of 1963, Tsukiji was preparing to shoot the monster movie " Grand Beast Nezura " aiming for the New Year's performance in 1964, but it was canceled due to various accidents, and this work should be called a revenge. in this work, we created elaborate miniatures around Yurakucho such as Kachidoki Bridge , Ginza , Sukiyabashi , and Japanese drama, and the scene where it was covered with heavy storms and floods was powerful at that time. In addition, the neon sign is expressed by animation, and the collapsed Tokyo after the storm is drawn with matte art, making it a convincing picture.

References[]

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