The War of the Gargantuas
フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ
Release: 1966-07-31
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 6.4
Action
Horror
Science Fiction
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
Production Countries
Japan
United States of America
Production Companies
TOHO
Benedict Pictures Corp.
United Productions of America
Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc.
Tokyo Laboratory
Cast
Kenji Sahara
as Dr. Yuzo Mamiya
Kumi Mizuno
as Akemi Togawa
Russ Tamblyn
as Dr. Paul Stewart
Jun Tazaki
as General Hashimoto
Kipp Hamilton
as Singer
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Officer Hirai
Nobuo Nakamura
as Professor Kita
Hisaya Ito
as Chief Izumida
Nadao Kirino
as Lt. Col. Kazama
Ren Yamamoto
as Saburo Kameda
Kōzō Nomura
as General's Aide
Shōichi Hirose
as Soldier
Tadashi Okabe
as Defiant Reporter
Hideo Shibuya
as Skeptical Reporter
Ikio Sawamura
as Fisherman #1
Gorō Mutsumi
as Dr. Paul Stewart (voice)
Haruo Nakajima
as Gaira
Yū Fujiki
as (uncredited)
Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Reuben Bercovitch
Story
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Henry G. Saperstein
Executive Producer
Reuben Bercovitch
Executive Producer
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director
Mary Shelley
Characters
Kipp Hamilton
Vocals
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects Director
Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa
VFX Director of Photography
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka
VFX Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director
Kuichirô Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Yôichi Manoda
Special Effects
Yôichi Manoda
VFX Director of Photography
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects Camera
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects Compositor
Seiji Tani
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Komura
Special Effects Assistant
Hiroshi Komura
Visual Effects Art Director
Jiro Shirasaki
Visual Effects Art Director
Jiro Shirasaki
Special Effects Assistant
Toshiro Aoki
Special Effects Assistant
Toshiro Aoki
Visual Effects Art Director
Sadao Iizuka
Special Effects
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Tadaaki Watanabe
Special Effects
Tohl Narita
Creature Design