Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon

"A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!"

May 26 1966 Unrated 1h 30m
Horror, Sci-Fi

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

Plot

During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and sprouts appendages, and eventually grows into a complete body and escapes. Later, a feral boy with a certain physical deformity (a large head with a flat top) is captured by scientists who refer to the boy as Frankenstein. The creature grows to the height of 20 feet, escapes again, fights police and army, and is practically indestructible. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle.

Written by

Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura, John Meredyth Lucas

Directed by

Ishirô Honda

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc.

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,665
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA