The Golden Bat

The Golden Bat


黄金 バット
Ōgon Batto
Golden Bat
Director Hajime Sato
Original Story Takeo Nagamatsu
Screenplay Susumu Takaku
Photography Yoshikazu Yamasawa
Sound Yosuke Uchida
Lighting Kenzo Ginya
Art Shinichi Eno
Music Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editor Fumio Anda
Production Companies Toei
Release Date December 21, 1966
Runtime 73 minutes

黄金 バット
Ōgon Batto
Golden Bat
Director Hajime Sato
Original Story Takeo Nagamatsu
Screenplay Susumu Takaku
Photography Yoshikazu Yamasawa
Sound Yosuke Uchida
Lighting Kenzo Ginya
Art Shinichi Eno
Music Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editor Fumio Anda
Production Companies Toei
Release Date December 21, 1966
Runtime 73 minutes

Nazo, a belligerent alien, uses his advanced technology to steer the planet Icarus towards Earth. The astronomer Dr. Pearl realizes the danger and constructs a heat beam that will destroy Icarus and prevent a collision with Earth. The weapon still requires a crucial lens in order to function, and Dr. Pearl assembles a team to search the world for the elusive materials before Icarus arrives. The team is attacked by Nazo in the South Pacific, and they hole up in an ancient ruin. Once inside they discover the tomb of the Golden Bat, an Atlantean warrior with superhuman strength and abilities. The Golden Bat awakens and dispatches Nazo’s minions. He then bestows a gem from his ancient treasure to use in Dr. Pearl’s heat ray.

Nazo sends his lieutenants to infiltrate Dr. Pearl’s lab and steal the heat ray. However, Pearl has had the crucial lens removed, rendering it useless to Nazo. Nazo kidnaps Dr. Pearl and several of his assistants and holds them hostage, demanding the lens in return for their lives. Unwilling to sacrifice innocent lives, the Golden Bat agrees to the trade. However, when Nazo then sends his minions to destroy the Golden Bat, the ancient warrior easily defeats them and cripples Nazo’s ship, stranding him on earth while Icarus draws dangerously close.

The Golden Bat and Nazo duel aboard Nazo’s ship, where the Golden Bat wins by impaling the alien with his scepter. The Golden Bat recovers the heat beam in time for Dr. Pearl to use it on Icarus. The rogue planet is destroyed and the Earth is saved.

Top Billed Cast

Shinichi Chiba
Dr. Yamatone
Hirohisa Nakata
Shimizu
Emily Hatoyama
Emily Pearl
Wataru Yamakawa
Akira Kazehaya
Tadahiko Sato
Golden Bat
Koji Sekiyama
Nazo
Yoichi Numata
Keloid
Keiko Kuni
Piranha
Keiichi Kitagawa
Jackal
Akira Katayama
Astronomer
Andrew Hughes
Dr. Pearl
Kosaku Okano
Nakamura
Yukio Aoshima
Policeman
Hisako Tsukuba
Naomi Akiyama
Top Billed Cast

Dr. Yamatone
Shinichi Chiba

Shimizu
Hirohisa Nakata

Emily Pearl
Emily Hatoyama

Akira Kazehaya
Wataru Yamakawa

Golden Bat
Tadahiko Sato

Nazo
Koji Sekiyama

Keloid
Yoichi Numata

Piranha
Keiko Kuni

Jackal
Keiichi Kitagawa

Astronomer
Akira Katayama

Dr. Pearl

Nakamura
Kosaku Okano

Policeman
Yukio Aoshima

Naomi Akiyama
Hisako Tsukuba
企画
Planning
扇沢要
Kaname Ogisawa
原作
Original Story
永松健夫
Takeo Nagamatsu
脚本
Screenplay
高久進
Susumu Takaku
監修
Supervision
加太こうじ
Koji Kata
撮影
Photography
山沢義一
Yoshikazu Yamasawa
録音
Sound
内田陽造
Yosuke Uchida
照明
Lighting
銀屋謙蔵
Kenzo Ginya
美術
Art
江野慎一
Shinichi Endo
音楽
Music
菊池俊輔
Shunsuke Kikuchi
編集
Editor
祖田冨美夫
Fumio Anda
特殊撮影
Special Photography
上村貞夫
Sadao Uemura
助監督
Assistant Director
山口和彦
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
進行主任
Production Manager
久野義雄
Iwao Dan
現像
Developing
東映化学工業株式会社
Toei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
主題歌
Theme Song
「黄金バット」
“Golden Bat”
作詞
Lyrics
第一動画
Daichi Doga
作曲
Composition
田中正史
Masabumi Tanaka

Performer
ボーカル・ショップ
Vocal Shop
黄金バットの声
Voice of Golden Bat
小林修
Osamu Kobayashi

朝日ソノラマ
Asahi Sonorama
協力
Cooperation
第一動画株式会社
Daichi Doga Co., Ltd.
出演者
Performers


ミスター黄金バット
Mister Golden Bat

千葉真一
Shinichi Chiba

中田博久
Hirohisa Nakata

高見エミリー
Emily Hatoyama

山川ワタル
Wataru Yamakawa

佐藤汎彦
Tadahiko Sato

関山耕司
Koji Sekiyama

沼田曜一
Yoichi Numata

国景子
Keiko Kuni

北川恵一
Keiichi Kitagawa

片山滉
Akira Katayama

アンドレ・ヒューズ
Andrew Hughes

岡野耕作
Kosaku Okano

菅原壮男
Masao Sugawara

山田甲一
Koichi Yamada

亀山達也
Tatsuya Kameyama

松平峰夫
Mineo Matsudaira

鈴木義征
Yoshiyuki Suzuki

佐川二郎
Jiro Sagawa

萩原正勝
Masakatsu Hagiwara

都健二
Kenji Miyako

青島幸男
Yukio Aoshima

筑波久子
Hisako Tsukuba
監督
Director
佐藤肇
Hajime Sato