Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

84 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror | April 22, 1967

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

84 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror | April 22, 1967

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
IMDb rating 4.4
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 大巨獣ガッパ
Directors Haruyasu Noguchi
Writers Gan Yamazaki, Ryuzo Nakanishi

Cast

Tamio Kawachi

as Hiroshi Kurosaki

Yōko Yamamoto

as Itoko Koyanagi

Yuji Okada

as Daize Tonooka

Kōji Wada

as Mashida

Tatsuya Fuji

as George Inoue

Keisuke Inoue

as President Funazu

Zenji Yamada

as Captain of the Kamome-maru

Bumon Kahara

as Elder

Kōtarō Sugie

as Reporter #1

Saburo Hiromatsu

as Hosoda

Toshinosuke Nagao

as Cmdr. Riku

Masaru Kamiyama

as The Professor

Kokan Katsura

as Saburo Hayashi

Shirô Oshimi

as Oyama

Yoko Oyagi

as Aihara

Sanpei Mine

as Islander 1

Takashi Koshiba

as Reporter 2

Kensuke Tamai

as Islander 2

Minoru Sato

as Reporter 3

Seiji Matsuoka

as Islander 3

Hiroshi Ito

as Reporter 4

Mike Danning

as Petty Officer

Ruich Fidancer

as Captain of the Sea Angels

Paul Scheman

as Professor