The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

88 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror | July 31, 1966

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.

The War of the Gargantuas

88 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Horror | July 31, 1966

The War of the Gargantuas
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Benedict Pictures Corp., Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc., United Productions of America (UPA), Tokyo Laboratory
Original title フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ
Directors Seiji Tani, Kôji Kajita, Ishirō Honda
Writers Mary Shelley, Ishirō Honda, Takeshi Kimura, Reuben Bercovitch

Cast

Kenji Sahara

as Dr. Yuzo Mamiya

Kumi Mizuno

as Akemi Togawa

Russ Tamblyn

as Dr. Paul Stewart

Jun Tazaki

as General Hashimoto

Kipp Hamilton

as Singer

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Officer Hirai

Nobuo Nakamura

as Professor Kita

Hisaya Ito

as Chief Izumida

Nadao Kirino

as Lt. Col. Kazama

Ren Yamamoto

as Saburo Kameda

Kôzô Nomura

as General's Aide

Shôichi Hirose

as Soldier

Tadashi Okabe

as Defiant Reporter

Hideo Shibuya

as Skeptical Reporter

Ikio Sawamura

as Fisherman #1

Seishirô Kuno

as Fisherman #2

Someshô Matsumoto

as Official

Gorô Mutsumi

as Dr. Paul Stewart (voice)

Haruo Nakajima

as Gaira

Yû Sekita

as Sanda

Yasuhiro Komiya

as Adolescent Sanda

Kasei Kinoshita

as Adolescent Sanda (voice)

Yū Fujiki

as (uncredited)