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Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here

The dramatized tale of the 1935 creation of Japan's first superhero, the "Golden Bat", alongside the changes during and after the Second World War, not just to the hero himself, but the art of "kamishibai" picture stories that he originated from.

Top Cast

  • Keiju Kobayashi

    Keiju Kobayashi

    Tokuhei Kyojima

  • Kazuko Ichikawa

    Kazuko Ichikawa

    Kiyoko

  • Takuya Fujioka

    Takuya Fujioka

    Yoshikichi Kanno

  • Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    Seitaro Marukawa

  • Tanie Kitabayashi

    Tanie Kitabayashi

  • Hiroshi Ishikawa

    Hiroshi Ishikawa

    Toru Katayama

  • Junpei Natsuki

    Junpei Natsuki

  • Wataru Ōmae

    Wataru Ōmae

    Matsuno

  • Naoya Kusakawa

    Naoya Kusakawa

    Detective

Overview

The dramatized tale of the 1935 creation of Japan's first superhero, the "Golden Bat", alongside the changes during and after the Second World War, not just to the hero himself, but the art of "kamishibai" picture stories that he originated from.

Rating

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