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Frankenstein vs. Baragon

1965 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · 60% critics

HorrorScience Fiction

A wartime experiment involving an immortal heart resurfaces in postwar Japan when a mysterious wild child appears in Hiroshima. As scientists try to understand the strange growth and its link to radiation, the story shifts into a clash with a rampaging underground creature.

Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Also known as Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devilfish · Frankenstein Conquers the World

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Details
Original title
フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣
Years
1965
Release date
1965-08-08
Language
Japanese
Runtime
90 min
Critic score
60/100
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (73 votes)
About

You may enjoy this if you like vintage Toho creature features such as Rodan or The H-Man, especially with a mix of tragedy, camp, and monster action; Not for you if cheesy effects or slow stretches annoy you.

Pros: eerie opening setup; sincere monster-movie charm; sympathetic central figure | Cons: uneven effects; talky middle stretch; underwhelming monster fights

Themes

  • japan
  • monster
  • submarine
  • germany
  • atomic bomb
  • radiation
  • world war ii
  • giant monster
  • hiroshima, japan
  • scientist
  • kaiju
  • giant octopus
  • +3 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Ishirō Honda