Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

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90 min - Horror | Sci-Fi - 8 July 1966 (USA)

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During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tadao Takashima	...	Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
	Nick Adams	...	Dr. James Bowen
	Kumi Mizuno	...	Dr. Sueko Togami
	Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Mr. Kawai
	Koji Furuhata	...	Furankenshutain (The Frankenstein Monster)
	Jun Tazaki	...	Military Advisor
	Susumu Fujita	...	Osaka Police Chief
	Takashi Shimura	...	Axis Scientist
	Nobuo Nakamura	...	Skeptical Museum Chief
	Kenji Sahara	...	Soldier
	Yoshifumi Tajima	...	Submarine Commander
	Kôzô Nomura	...	Overzealous Reporter (as Terunobu Nomura)
	Haruya Kato	...	TV Director
	Ikio Sawamura	...	Man Walking Dog
	Yoshio Kosugi	...	Mountain Soldier

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Storyline

During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and sprouts appendages, and eventually grows into a complete body and escapes. Later, a feral boy with a certain physical deformity (a large head with a flat top) is captured by scientists who refer to the boy as Frankenstein. The creature grows to the height of 20 feet, escapes again, fights police and army, and is practically indestructible. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle. Written by QQQ-2

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He rolled the Seven Wonders of the World into one!

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Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

8 July 1966 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Frankenstein - Der Schrecken mit dem Affengesicht See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc., Toho Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min | Japan: 93 min (original version) | USA: 87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

This was a Japanese/U.S. co-production. The versions released in Japan and the United States were nearly identical with the U.S. version being trimmed by about 3 minutes. The international version, prepared to export outside the United States and Japan, was actually longer and replaced the "earthquake" ending with one in which Frankenstein battles a giant devil-fish (octopus). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the sequence with "Frankenstein" trying to capture the wild boar, in the last shot of the boar running off, the tracks that the model is running on are visible. See more »

Quotes

Axis Scientist: Frankenstein's heart.
Mr. Kawai: Frankenstein? It's alive?
Axis Scientist: It is immortal.
Mr. Kawai: Immortal?
Axis Scientist: You never heard what was said of Frankenstein's experiments?
Mr. Kawai: Yes, but I heard he was destroyed.
Axis Scientist: Well, a long time ago, a German scientist sewed together the parts of a man in hopes to bring it back to life. He used an electric shock to bring it to life.
Mr. Kawai: But what can we gain from the research?
Axis Scientist: We might learn how to process or grow any part of the human body.
Mr. Kawai: Please don't joke with me.
[...]
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Crazy Credits

In the original U.S. version distributed by American International, the
noted Japanese actor Tadao Takashima is listed in the onscreen credits as
"Takao Takashima." See more »

Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Baron Frankenstein (1996) See more »

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (original title)

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