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Overview
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Writers:
Reuben Bercovitch (story)
Ishirô Honda (writer)
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Release Date:
29 July 1970 (USA) more
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
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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 (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:G | West Germany:12 (nf)
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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
Goofs:
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
Movie Connections:
Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V) more
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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.