Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki

"A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!"

Dec 8 1971 G 1h 9m
Action, Adventure, Family

Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

Plot

Ichiro is a highly imaginative, but lonely, boy growing up in urbanized and industrial district of Kawasaki. Every day he comes home to the empty apartment he shares with his railroad worker father and his restaurant hostess mother, his only friends being a toy maker name Shinpei Inami and a girl named Sachicko. Ichiro finds himself the victim of a gang kids led by a bully nicknamed Gabara. To escape his loneliness, Ichiro turns to escapist fantasies and imagines himself on Monster Island and befriending Minillia, the son of Godzilla. Through his friendship with Minilla, Ichiro confronts his solitude and face his fears.

Written by

Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Directed by

Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda, Kengo Furusawa

Cast

Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
ALL MONSTERS ATTACK (???·???·???????????) - Official Japanese Trailer [HQ]
Featurettes
GODZILLA'S REVENGE LOCATIONS
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