Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
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- PG
- 1h 27min
- Adventure, Fantasy
- 1969 (USA)
- Movie
Four men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where a terrorist organization developing nuclear weapons have enslaved the natives of Infant Island and command monstrous crustacean named Ebirah.
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Cast
| Akira Takarada | ... |
Yoshimura
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| Kumi Mizuno | ... |
Daiyo
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| Chôtarô Tôgin | ... |
Ichino
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Hideo Sunazuka | ... |
Nita
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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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| Tôru Watanabe | ... |
Ryôta Kane
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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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| Noriko Honma | ... |
Spiritualist
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| Chieko Nakakita | ... |
Mrs. Kane
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Seiji Ikeda | ... |
Farmer
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| Yutaka Sada | ... |
Farmer
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Wataru Ômae | ... |
Newspaper Reporter
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Ken'ichirô Maruyama | ... |
Newspaper Reporter
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Shigeki Ishida | ... |
Newspaper Editor
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Rinsaku Ogata | ... |
Guard
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Yoshio Katsube | ... |
Red Bamboo Soldier / Native
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Gojira
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Yû Sekita | ... |
Ebirah
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Hideo Shibuya | ... |
Maritime Officer
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Shigeo Katô | ... |
Native of Infant Island
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Eisaburo Komatsu | ... |
Akaitake Crew Member
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Kôichi Satô | ... |
Akaitake Crew Member
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Kamayuki Tsubono | ... |
Aboriginal of Infant Island
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Directed by
| Jun Fukuda | ||
Written by
| Shin'ichi Sekizawa | ... | () |
Produced by
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Masaru Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuo Yamada | ||
Editing by
| Ryôhei Fujii | ||
| Ishirô Honda | ... | (1972 Champion Festival reissue) |
Production Design by
| Takeo Kita | ||
Art Direction by
| Takeo Kita | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ken Sano | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
| Hiroshi Omura | ... | conceptual artist |
| Teizô Toshimitsu | ... | special effects suit designer |
Sound Department
| Minoru Kaneyama | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | ... | sound effects |
| Shoichi Yoshizawa | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Fumio Nakadai | ... | special effects scene manipulation |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | assistant director of special effects |
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | director of special effects |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | art director of special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Sadamasa Arikawa | ... | director of special effects photography |
| Sadao Iizuda | ... | optical photography |
| Sadao Iizuka | ... | visual effects |
| Kyuichirô Kishida | ... | special effects lighting |
| Yukio Manoda | ... | optical photographer |
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | ... | matte process |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | director of special effects photography |
| Taka Yuki | ... | director of special effects photography |
Stunts
| Haruo Nakajima | ... | stunt choreographer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kiichi Onda | ... | lighting technician |
| Issei Tanaka | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Peter Fernandez | ... | voice director: English version |
| William Ross | ... | English dubbing |
| Peter Fernandez | ... | voice dubbing: Tôru Watanabe (uncredited) |
| Hal Linden | ... | voice dubbing: (uncredited) |
| Corinne Orr | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Walter Reade Organization (1967) (United States) (tv)
- Orb Films (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Continental Distributing (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Esclusività Grandi Films (EGF) (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Exclusivos Triunfo (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Zjednoczenie Rozpowszechniania Filmów (1978) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Film Ventures International (FVI) (1990) (United States) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Kraken Releasing (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kraken Releasing (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Section 23 Films (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Sterling Educational Films (1969) (United States) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Titan Productions (english dubbing)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Waxwork Records (soundtrack available from)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Four men become shipwrecked on a South Pacific island where a terrorist group developing nuclear weapons has enslaved natives of nearby Infant Island. The only hope of escape lies in Godzilla defeating the terrorists as well as the island's colossal crustacean guardian Ebirah, and Mothra coming to evacuate her people. |
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| Taglines | This is one lobster you don't want to order! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $3,129,053 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was originally written to star King Kong, as Rankin/Bass Productions had provided Toho with the license to the character in order to produce a tie-in film for Toei's animated TV series The King Kong Show (1966), which they co-produced. However, Rankin/Bass rejected the original treatment, as they wanted director Ishirô Honda to helm the film. Toho insisted on Jun Fukuda and after Rankin/Bass backed out, Toho decided to replace King Kong with Godzilla. Toho and Rankin/Bass would then go on to co-produce King Kong Escapes (1967), a film that was more in line with what Rankin/Bass wanted. See more » |
| Goofs | At the end of the film, as Mothra flies back to Infant Island, the large net she is carrying with her feet with the humans inside it is missing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into All Monsters Attack (1969). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Samashite Mosura See more » |
| Crazy Credits | For the Columbia/Tri-Star U.S. DVD release of the film, which uses the original uncut Japanese version of it, its English-language credits list the noted composer Masaru Satô as "Mararu Sato." See more » |
| Quotes |
Daiyo:
Mothra... Awaken, hear us. See more » |