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Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Hugo Grimaldi
Motoyoshi Oda ... (as Motoyoshi Qdq)
Jack Bernhard ... (uncredited)
Ishirô Honda ... (earlier film clips) (uncredited)
Sam Newfield ... (uncredited)
Hal Roach Jr. ... (uncredited)
Hal Roach ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Hugo Grimaldi
Shigeaki Hidaka
Shigeru Kayama ... (story)
Ib Melchior ... (original story: american version - "The Volcano Monsters")
Takeo Murata
Ed Watson ... (original story: american version - "The Volcano Monsters")

Cast  

Minoru Chiaki ... Koji Kobayashi
Shôichi Hirose ... Convict
Miyoko Hoshino ... Singer of cabaret
Toku Ihara Toku Ihara ... Policeman
Yukio Kasama ... Koehi Yamaji
Hiroshi Koizumi ... Shoichi Tsukioka
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai ... Captain of Hokkai-maru (as Jirô Kumagai)
Sôkichi Maki Sôkichi Maki ... Escaped Convict
Marvin Miller ... Narrator (voice)
Teruko Mita Teruko Mita ... Yayoi Madam
Mayuri Mokushô ... Radio Operator Yasuko Inouye
Haruo Nakajima ... Gigantis
Tadao Nakamaru ... Policeman
Junpei Natsuki Junpei Natsuki ... Escaped Convict
Takeo Oikawa Takeo Oikawa ... Osaka Municipal Police Commissioner
Seijirô Onda ... Captain Terasawa of Osaka Defense Corps
Sônosuke Sawamura ... Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki
Hideo Shibuya Hideo Shibuya ... Visitor of cabaret
Masao Shimizu ... Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
Takashi Shimura ... Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Junnosuke Suda Junnosuke Suda
Shigemi Sunagawa Shigemi Sunagawa ... Visitor of cabaret
Katsumi Tezuka ... Anguirus
Kamayuki Tsubono Kamayuki Tsubono ... Osaka Maritime Police Officer
Shirô Tsuchiya Shirô Tsuchiya ... Marine Fisheries Section Chief (as Hirotoshi Tsuchiya)
Yoshio Tsuchiya ... Tajima
Kôji Uno Kôji Uno ... Shibeki's Assistant
Setsuko Wakayama ... Hidemi Yamaji
Minosuke Yamada Minosuke Yamada ... Chief of Civil Defense
Ren Yamamoto Ren Yamamoto ... Commander of Landing Craft
Shin Yoshida Shin Yoshida ... Convict
Senkichi Ômura Senkichi Ômura ... Small Escaped Convict
Shin Ôtomo ... Convict Leader
Paul Frees ... Various (voice) (uncredited)
Keye Luke ... Shoichi Tsukioka (voice) (uncredited)
Masaaki Tachibana Masaaki Tachibana ... Police Officer Escort / Osaka City Announcer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Edmund Goldman ... producer
Paul Schreibman ... producer
Harry B. Swerdlon ... producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer

Music by 

Masaru Satô ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Seiichi Endô

Editing by 

Hugo Grimaldi
Kazuji Taira

Production Design by 

Teruaki Abe
Takeo Kita

Production Management 

Kazuo Baba ... executive in charge of production

Art Department 

Teizô Toshimitsu ... special effects suit designer (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Ichirô Minawa ... re-recording mixer
Masanobu Miyazaki ... sound recordist
Alvin Sarno ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by 

Kaimai Eizo ... special effects
Tôru Suzuki ... special effects assistant
Eiji Tsuburaya ... director of special effects
Akira Watanabe ... special effects art director
Sadamasa Arikawa ... special effects assistant camera (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Sadao Iizuka ... creator of Godzilla's atomic breath
Hiroshi Mukoyama ... matte work
Edward Nassour ... visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts 

Haruo Nakajima ... stunt choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Koichi Takano ... assistant camera
Masaki Ônuma ... lighting technician (as Masayoshi Onuma)

Music Department 

Rex Lipton ... music editor
Herschel Burke Gilbert ... stock music (uncredited)
Paul Sawtell ... stock music (uncredited)
Bert Shefter ... stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Paul Frees ... voice dubbing: multiple characters
Hugo Grimaldi ... dubbing director

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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