Gappa the Triphibian Monster
1967 · Movie · 84 min · ★ 5.7 · 18% critics
A South Pacific expedition ignores local warnings and takes a newly hatched creature back to Japan for display. Its giant parents soon arrive in search of their lost young, turning the story into a simple, family-friendly monster adventure with plenty of city-smashing chaos.
Also known as The Gigant Beast Monster · The Triphibian Monster · Monster from a Prehistoric Planet · The Giant Beast Gappa
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Details
- Original title
- 大巨獣ガッパ
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-04-22
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 18/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (50 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light, old-school giant monster movies in the vein of Gamera: The Giant Monster or Godzilla Raids Again; Not for you if you want serious drama, polished effects, or culturally sensitive material.
Pros: goofy monster fun; easy to follow; kid-friendly mayhem | Cons: very derivative; weak dubbing; dated offensive elements
Themes
- research
- ship
- island
- japan
- monster
- photographer
- giant monster
- earthquake
- matter of life and death
- dinosaur
- tropical island
- giant egg
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Tamio Kawachi
as Hiroshi Kurosaki
Yōko Yamamoto
as Itoko Koyanagi
- YO
Yuji Okada
as Daize Tonooka
Kōji Wada
as Mashida
Tatsuya Fuji
as George Inoue
- KI
Keisuke Inoue
as President Funazu
Zenji Yamada
as Captain of the Kamome-maru
- BK
Bumon Kahara
as Elder
- KS
Kōtarō Sugie
as Reporter #1
Saburo Hiromatsu
as Hosoda
Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi