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Release Date:
29 July 1970 (USA) more
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Plot:
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature... more | add synopsis
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Can you say Guilty Pleasure? more (41 total)

Cast

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Russ Tamblyn ... Dr. Paul Stewart
Kumi Mizuno ... Akemi
Kenji Sahara ... Dr. Yuzo Majida
Nobuo Nakamura ... Dr. Kita
Jun Tazaki ... General
Hisaya Ito ... Police Chief
Yoshifumi Tajima ... Police Officer
Ren Yamamoto ... Sailor
Kipp Hamilton ... Singer
Kôzô Nomura ... General's Aide
Nadao Kirino ... Soldier
Shoichi Hirose ... Soldier
Tadashi Okabe ... Defiant Reporter
Koji Uno ... Dumb Reporter
Ikio Sawamura ... Fisherman #1
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Adventure of Gargantuas
Duel of the Gargantuas
Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gailah
Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira (literal English title)
Sanda vs. Gailah
The War of the Gargantuas (USA)
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Runtime:
Germany:77 min | USA:92 min | Japan:90 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In one draft of the script, the film was to end with the volcano not only destroying Sanda and Gaira, but the lava was to destroy Tokyo and the remaining cells of the two monsters as well. more
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Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where a helicopter is used to lure the green gargantuan into the laser attack, the wire used to suspend the model helicopter can clearly be seen. more
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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Can you say Guilty Pleasure?, 13 December 2004
Author: Glenn Andreiev (gandreiev@aol.com) from Huntington, NY

Yep, another monster is menacing Japan. This time it's a large ape-like monster called "Gargantua" After it causes some havoc, the military chases it down in a forest and believes they have killed it. Just then, a larger gargantua comes in, tears the place apart, and rescues it's monster brother.

A visiting American scientist (Russ Tamblyn, who is likable here) deals with the conflict of keeping the military from making hash of the monsters.

The film is fast paced, has the energy of a children's story. From the first moment, there's excitement. Try and catch the original Japanese language version, with the better music score. Another fun building-smashing fest by Inoshira Honda.

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