Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira

"A crisis, striking from the mountains and the sea! Greater Tokyo is the battlefield of death!"

Jul 29 1970 G 1h 28m
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.

Plot

An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.

Written by

Reuben Bercovitch, Ishirô Honda, Takeshi Kimura

Directed by

Ishirô Honda

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, United Productions of America, Benedict Pictures Corp.

Languages

Awards

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3,933
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
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