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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

Crew

Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda Director Reuben Bercovitch Reuben Bercovitch Story Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Teruyoshi Nakano Teruyoshi Nakano Special Effects Assistant Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Koji Kajita Koji Kajita First Assistant Director Hajime Koizumi Hajime Koizumi Director of Photography Takeshi Kimura Takeshi Kimura Screenplay Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda Screenplay Tomoyuki Tanaka Tomoyuki Tanaka Executive Producer Henry G. Saperstein Henry G. Saperstein Executive Producer Reuben Bercovitch Reuben Bercovitch Executive Producer Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Director Mary Shelley Mary Shelley Characters Kipp Hamilton Kipp Hamilton Vocals Eiji Tsuburaya Eiji Tsuburaya Special Effects Teruyoshi Nakano Teruyoshi Nakano Special Effects Teruyoshi Nakano Teruyoshi Nakano Visual Effects Teruyoshi Nakano Teruyoshi Nakano Visual Effects Director Sadamasa Arikawa Sadamasa Arikawa Special Effects Sadamasa Arikawa Sadamasa Arikawa VFX Director of Photography Motoyoshi Tomioka Motoyoshi Tomioka Special Effects Motoyoshi Tomioka Motoyoshi Tomioka VFX Director of Photography Yasuyuki Inoue Yasuyuki Inoue Visual Effects Art Director Kuichirô Kishida Kuichirô Kishida VFX Lighting Artist Kuichirô Kishida Kuichirô Kishida Lighting Technician Teizô Toshimitsu Teizô Toshimitsu Costume Design Teizô Toshimitsu Teizô Toshimitsu Modeling Yôichi Manoda Yôichi Manoda Special Effects Yôichi Manoda Yôichi Manoda VFX Director of Photography Koichi Kawakita Koichi Kawakita Visual Effects Koichi Kawakita Koichi Kawakita Visual Effects Camera Koichi Kawakita Koichi Kawakita Visual Effects Compositor Seiji Tani Seiji Tani Assistant Director Hiroshi Komura Hiroshi Komura Special Effects Assistant Hiroshi Komura Hiroshi Komura Visual Effects Art Director Jiro Shirasaki Jiro Shirasaki Visual Effects Art Director Jiro Shirasaki Jiro Shirasaki Special Effects Assistant Toshiro Aoki Toshiro Aoki Special Effects Assistant Toshiro Aoki Toshiro Aoki Visual Effects Art Director Sadao Iizuka Sadao Iizuka Special Effects Sadao Iizuka Sadao Iizuka Visual Effects Tadaaki Watanabe Tadaaki Watanabe Special Effects Tohl Narita Tohl Narita Creature Design