Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster
(1966)
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Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster
(1966)
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Akira Takarada | ... | |
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Kumi Mizuno | ... | |
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Chôtarô Tôgin | ... |
Ichino
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Hideo Sunazuka | ... |
Nita
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Tôru Watanabe | ... |
Ryôta Kane
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Tôru Ibuki | ... |
Yata Kane
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Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Captain Yamoto
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Jun Tazaki | ... |
Red Bamboo Commander
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Ikio Sawamura | ... |
Elderly Slave
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Pair Bambi | ... |
Mothra's Little Beauties
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Hideyo Amamoto | ... |
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
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Hisaya Itô | ... |
Red Bamboo Scientist #1
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Tadashi Okabe | ... |
Red Bamboo Scientist #2
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Kazuo Suzuki | ... |
Escaped Slave
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Shôichi Hirose | ... |
Escaped Slave
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Some teenagers want to obtain a boat to find a brother. When they look around a boat without permission, they find a thief who takes them on his escape. They are caught in a storm and arrive at Letchi Island where natives of Infant Island have been enslaved by the terrorist organisation Red Bamboo. Red Bamboo runs a heavy water factory to process a juice which holds off the monster, Ebirah, which otherwise traps them on the island. The young men meet beautiful but tough Daiyo and wake up Godzilla to put an end to the Red Bamboo. Written by Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>
This is actually on of my favourite Godzilla films. While on one hand it has one of the worst enemy monsters, Ebira (although it also has Mothra, but he only appears at the end and doesn't really do anything) it also has a neat story. It's not as cool as the original, but I think it sure as hell beats the cheezy alien stories which are so ridiculous and unbelievable that even their cheeze value is threatened. As well, most Godzilla movies spend *way* too much time and focus on the monsters fighting and rampaging (Godzilla vs. Gigan is a perfect example of this), but this one had more of a plot. The takeover didn't seem as implausible and it was more tongue in cheek. It's also one of the best dub-jobs I've *ever* seen in a Godzilla movie (or any of the other similar ones).
Overall: this is one of the more fun Godzilla films. It's still silly, but in an enjoyable way. It's not ruined by being overly stupid and it's cheeze factor is definitely amusing. 6/10.