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The kappa, in Japanese folklore, are water goblins that are closely associated with a certain town in the country. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant splinter group of researchers dedicated to developing amphibious super soldiers based on the kappa of legends. When their experiments...

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Corporate Authors: Fever Dreams (Firm), Nikkatsu Video Films Co, Tokyo Shock (Firm)
Other Authors: Hiarta, Misato, Mika, Kitroka, Ryuki, Aguilar, Daniel, Haraguchi, Tomoo, Iwashita, Hidemasa, Fukatsu, Tomoo
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
English
Language Notes:English or Japanese dialogue; slates and English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Tokyo Shock, [2010]
Subjects:
Kappa (Japanese water goblin) > Drama.
Research > Drama.
Monsters > Drama.
Kappa (Japanese water goblin)
Monsters.
Research.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Monster films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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Summary:The kappa, in Japanese folklore, are water goblins that are closely associated with a certain town in the country. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant splinter group of researchers dedicated to developing amphibious super soldiers based on the kappa of legends. When their experiments result in murder by some escapees, the appearance of an actual kappa, and the triggering of an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as motion picture in 2010.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 2.0 and 5.1.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Yoshihito Takahashi; editor, Yoshitaka Honda.
ISBN:1598835955
9781598835953