Agon: The Atomic Dragon

A creaky black-and-white monster romp with earnest reporters, rubbery kaiju destruction and a quaint, nostalgic charm.

Created by

Shinichi Sekizawa

Overview

Agon: The Atomic Dragon is a miniseries produced by Nippon Television sometime in 1964, and later aired on Fuji TV from January 2 to January 5, 1968. Internationally, the series is known as Agon: Atomic Dragon. The series was re-released and re-edited as a condensed 96-minute feature-length film in the mid-1990s by Toho.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, campy and dark. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Survival, science, isolation, power

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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