Country
Japan
Date
Jul 31, 1966
A crisis, striking from the mountains and the sea! Greater Tokyo is the battlefield of death!
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hisaya Ito | Chief Izumida |
| Nadao Kirino | Lt. Col. Kazama |
| Ren Yamamoto | Saburo Kameda |
| Kōzō Nomura | General's Aide |
| Shōichi Hirose | Soldier |
| Tadashi Okabe | Defiant Reporter |
| Hideo Shibuya | Skeptical Reporter |
| Ikio Sawamura | Fisherman #1 |
| Seishirō Kuno | Fisherman #2 |
| Someshō Matsumoto | Official |
| Gorō Mutsumi | Dr. Paul Stewart (voice) |
| Haruo Nakajima | Gaira |
| Hiroshi Sekita | Sanda |
| Yasuhiro Komiya | Adolescent Sanda |
| Kasei Kinoshita | Adolescent Sanda (voice) |
| Yū Fujiki | (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionHorrorScience Fiction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO, Benedict Pictures Corp., United Productions of America, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc., Tokyo Laboratory |
| Data di uscita | 31 luglio 1966 |
| Exec. Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kenichiro Tsunoda, Henry G. Saperstein, Reuben Bercovitch |
| Writer | Reuben Bercovitch, Takeshi Kimura, Ishirō Honda, Mary Shelley |
| Editors | Ryôhei Fujii |
| Cinematography | Hajime Koizumi |
| Asst. Directors | Koji Kajita, Seiji Tani, Ishirō Honda |
| Lighting | Toshio Takashima, Kuichiro Kishida |
| Camera Operators | Hajime Koizumi |
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| Add. Photography | Hajime Koizumi |
| Production Design | Takeo Kita |
| Art Direction | Takeo Kita |
| Set Decoration | Takeo Kita |
| Special Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Sadamasa Arikawa, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yôichi Manoda, Sadao Iizuka, Kyuzo Yamamoto, Tadaaki Watanabe, Tokimaro Karasawa, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi, Fumio Nakadai |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Koichi Kawakita, Sadao Iizuka, Sadamasa Arikawa, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Kuichiro Kishida, Yasuaki Sakamoto, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yôichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi Mostra di più |
| Composer | Akira Ifukube, Sadamasa Nishimoto, Norio Tone, Kipp Hamilton |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Sadamasa Nishimoto, Norio Tone, Kipp Hamilton |
| Costume Design | Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Makeup | Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Hairstyling | Teizô Toshimitsu |
| Collezione | Frankenstein (Toho) Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Certification
12
Note
Constantin Film West German release titled "Frankenstein - Zweikampf der Giganten"
Country
Italy
Date
Nov 01, 1968
Note
International Gold Cinematografica release titled "Katango". Exact date unknown.
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Country
Türkiye
Date
Nov 05, 1968
Country
United States
Date
Jul 29, 1970
Certification
G
Note
UPA/Maron Films release. Adds new footage totaling to 92-mins., written by Riley Jackson, edited by Frederic Knudtson, supervised by Richard Krown, stock music composed by Philip Green, and dubbed by Glen Glenn Sound. Released on a double bill with "Monster Zero" (1970).
Country
Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1970
Note
Astral Films release
Country
Portugal
Date
Nov 09, 1970
Note
Deva Filmes release
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Note
Release titled "Katango's War"
Country
Poland
Date
Jan 01, 1975
Note
Centrala Rozpowszechniania Filmów release titled "Pojedynek potworów". Exact date unknown.
Country
Israel
Date
Jan 01, 1977
Note
Release titled "קרב הענקים (קונג וקינג)". Exact date unknown
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Note
Minerva Film release titled "King Kongarnas krig".
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Sep 09, 2008
Note
Classic Media DVD. Packaged with "Rodan" (1956) and both films' U.S. edited releases. Two discs, Rodan cuts and WotG cuts together on each disc.
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 22, 2010
Note
TOHO Visual Entertainment Blu-ray.
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