Japan, 1966
88m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 2.35:1
mono (Westrex Recording System), Japanese
A Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda.
Plot Summary
Two giant creatures known as Gargantuas that grew from fragments of the body of the giant Frankenstein go on the rampage, fighting each other and the Japanese armed forces.
Credits
Crew
Director: Inoshiro Honda [real name: Ishirō Honda]
© 1970 Benedict Pictures Corporation [US version]
Toho Company, Ltd.
Henry G. Saperstein presents a United Productions of America release. A Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises presentation. A Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises production [US version]
Executive Producers\: Henry G. Saperstein, Reuben Bercovitch [US version]
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay: Kauru Mabuchi, Inoshiro Honda
Story by: Reuben Bercovitch [US version]
Photography: Hajime Koizumi
Editor: Fred Knudtson [US version]
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya
Music: Akira Ifukube
Art Director: Takeo Kita
Cast
Russ Tamblyn [Dr Paul Stewart]
Kipp Hamilton [singer]
Kenji Sahara [Dr Yuzo Majida]
Kumi Mizuno [Akemi Togawa]
Jun Tazaki [general]
Nobuo Makamura [Dr Kita]
Hisaya Ito [police chief]
Yoshibumi Tajima [police officer]
Nadao Kirino [soldier]
Ren Yamamoto [sailor]
Hiroshi Sekita [Sanda]
Haruo Nakajima [Gaira]
Alternative Titles
Adventure of Gargantuas
La batalla de los simios gigantes – Spanish title
Canavarlar Savaşı – Turkish title
Denizden gelen canavar – Turkish re-release title
Duel of the Gargantuas
Frankenstein – Zweikampf der Giganten – West German title
Frankenstein hyökkää – Finnish title
Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gailah
La guerra de los gargantúas – Mexican title
La guerre des monstres – French, French Belgian title
A Invasão dos Gargântuas – Brazilian title
Kæmpeabernes sidste kamp – Danish title
Katango – Italian title
King Kongarnas krig – Swedish title
Kong – Uragano sulla metropoli – Italian title
Les monstres des planètes secrètes – French video title
De oorlog der monsters – Flemish Belgian title
Pojedynek potworów – Polish title
O polemos ton gargantuas – Greek title
Sanda vs. Gailah
The War of the Gargantuas – US title
Ο Πόλεμος των Γκαργακντούα – Greek title
Чудовища Франкенштейна: Санда против Гайры – Russian title
フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ – Japanese title
Links
Sequel to
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965)
Extracts included in
Gojira Fantajî: SF Kôkyô Fantajî (1984)
Gojira to hiroin (2020)
Gojira X Mekagojira (2002)
Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007)
Trailer Trauma 2: Drive-In Monsterama (2016)
Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017)
References
Periodicals
Filmfax no.57 (August/September 1996) pp.65, 66 – video review
Scary Dreams no.5 [sic] (Autumn 1998) p.33 – credits, review (The review zone by Steve Kirkham)
Der Spielfilm im ZDF no.2 (July-December 1985) pp.64-65 – review
Books
Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.253
The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror Films by Salvador Murguia (ed.) pp.80-82 – credits, review (by Kyu Hyun Kim)
Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.514 – credits
Nuclear Movies: A Filmography by Mick Broderick p.74 – credits, review
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.530 – credits
Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews by Kim Newman p.187-188 – review
