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Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters

Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters

20085.91h 21m

Overview

Set in World War II, the film depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.

Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya
Written by Shinpei Hayashiya
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Top Cast

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Hajime edo

Miyu Oriyama

Miyu Oriyama

Matsuri edo

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Mao Urata

Hibari edo

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Isamu Ago

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Saori Hara

Saori Hara

Chie Kojima

Susumu Kurobe

Susumu Kurobe

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Manami Enosawa

Manami Enosawa

Akari edo

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Makoto Inamiya

Goka kito

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giant monsterbattleshipkaijutokusatsu

About Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters

Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters is a science fiction, fantasy film released in 2008 exploring themes of giant monster, battleship, kaiju, tokusatsu. Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya, it stars Yukijiro Hotaru, Miyu Oriyama, Mao Urata. Set in World War II, the film depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.

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