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Director:

Junji Kurata

Writers:

Masaru Igami (writer)
Takeshi Matsumoto (writer)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

29 April 1977 (Japan) more

Genre:

Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

From appetizer to dessert - One town becomes a monster meal.

Plot:

A Japanese village is menaced by a plesiosaur from the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, deep in a cave of ice... more | add synopsis

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (International: English title)
Legend of Dinosaurs and Ominous Birds (Japan: English title) (literal title)
The Legend of the Dinosaurs (USA) (syndication title)
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Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Company:

Toei Company more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Despite its title, neither of the creatures in this film are actually classified as dinosaurs. Plesiosaur is actually classified as a marine reptile, while the rhamphornycus is classified as a flying reptile. more


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Bizarre Kaiju, 3 October 2004
Author: nevsky41 from LouKy

I saw this back in the late 80s on the USA Network (when it was still in its weird, still-trying-to-find-an-identity-among-all-the-other-basic-cable-channels days) on an edition of the sorely missed "Commander USA's Groovy Movies." My dad taped this movie from that show (like he did with many Godzilla and Gamera movies on that ancient, crappy VCR we had in the 80s). I think he regretted it for some time afterwards, b/c my mom was not happy.

Basically, this is probably one of the most violent kaijus ever made, and even though I'm not easily shocked, I watched that ancient tape again the other day, and was surprised how violent this movie is, and how graphic the violence is. It's also fairly unoriginal, as it's merely one of many Godzilla knockoffs, made cheaply to make a quick buck.

Still, if you want to watch a cheap kaiju knockoff with shock violence, it's worth hunting down a copy. I don't know if I'd let kids watch this, even though I saw it when I was 6 or 7 years old, I don't know if I'd let a kid that young watch it.

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