The War of the Gargantuas (1970)
93 mins | Science fiction | 1970
Cast:
Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Kipp Hamilton [ More ]Director:
Inoshiro HondaWriters:
Kaoru Mabuchi, Inoshiro HondaCinematographer:
Hajime KoizumiProduction Companies:
Toho Co. , Henry G. Saperstein EnterprisesReleased in Japan in Aug 1966 as Furankenshutain no kaiju--Sanda tai Gailah. Intended as a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, q. v., but the film was reedited by Saperstein, eliminating Frankenstein references and adding new footage. This version was released in Japan as Sanda tai Gailah; running time: 88 min. ...
Released in Japan in Aug 1966 as Furankenshutain no kaiju--Sanda tai Gailah. Intended as a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, q. v., but the film was reedited by Saperstein, eliminating Frankenstein references and adding new footage. This version was released in Japan as Sanda tai Gailah; running time: 88 min.
Sanda tai Gailah
Dr. Paul Stewart, an expert on unusual marine life, arrives in Japan to investigate a series of mysterious deaths off the coast of Kyoto involving a huge green creature. Another creature is seen, and Dr. Stewart deduces that, as a result of atomic bomb testing, a small creature he once studied has mutated into two gargantuas. The green gargantua, leaving its sea lair, terrorizes Tokyo before being knocked unconscious by lasers; the brown gargantua arrives from the mountains to rescue its brother as the army prepares to attack. Dr. Stewart warns the military commander not to use conventional weapons on the beasts for fear that their flesh might regenerate. The brown creature is unable to persuade the green gargantua to lead a peaceful existence; after a violent fight in the sea, the two are engulfed by an erupting ...
Dr. Paul Stewart, an expert on unusual marine life, arrives in Japan to investigate a series of mysterious deaths off the coast of Kyoto involving a huge green creature. Another creature is seen, and Dr. Stewart deduces that, as a result of atomic bomb testing, a small creature he once studied has mutated into two gargantuas. The green gargantua, leaving its sea lair, terrorizes Tokyo before being knocked unconscious by lasers; the brown gargantua arrives from the mountains to rescue its brother as the army prepares to attack. Dr. Stewart warns the military commander not to use conventional weapons on the beasts for fear that their flesh might regenerate. The brown creature is unable to persuade the green gargantua to lead a peaceful existence; after a violent fight in the sea, the two are engulfed by an erupting volcano.
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