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Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)

Directed by Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda
1h 18minruntime
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5.0/10

Trailer

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Plot

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

Main cast

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Tsukioka

Setsuko Wakayama

Setsuko Wakayama

Hidemi

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Yamane

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Dr. Tadokoro

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Commander (as Serjiro Onda)

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Shibeki

Full cast

ActorRole
Yoshio TsuchiyaTajima
Mayuri MokushôRadio Operator
Yukio KasamaFather (as Yokio Kasama)
Takeo OikawaPolice Chief
Minosuke YamadaChief of Civil Defense (uncredited)
Ren YamamotoIkeda (uncredited)
Shin ŌtomoConvict Leader (uncredited)
Senkichi ŌmuraConvict (uncredited)
Haruo NakajimaGigantis (uncredited)
Katsumi TezukaAngurus (uncredited)
Shōichi HiroseConvict (uncredited)
Keye LukeTsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Aya OyamaHidemi (voice) (uncredited)
Marvin MillerKobayashi / Dr. Yamane / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Paul FreesCommander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
George TakeiIkeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Jane ChangRadio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
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James YagiOsaka SDF Captain (voice) (uncredited)

Genres

ActionHorrorScience FictionAdventure

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleGigantis, the Fire Monster
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesUnited States of America, Japan
StatusReleased
Production companiesWarner Bros. Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Toho Laboratory
Release date21 maggio 1959
ProductionPaul Schreibman, Edmund Goldman, Tomoyuki Tanaka
WriterIb Melchior, Hugo Grimaldi, Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo Murata, Shigeru Kayama, Edwin B. Watson
EditingHugo Grimaldi, Kazuji Taira
CinematographySeiichi Endo
Assistant directorsEiji Iwashiro, Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda
LightingMasaki Ônuma
Camera operatorsSeiichi Endo
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Additional photographySeiichi Endo
Production designTakeo Kita, Teruaki Abe, Teizô Toshimitsu
Art directionTakeo Kita, Teruaki Abe, Teizô Toshimitsu
Set decorationTakeo Kita, Teruaki Abe, Teizô Toshimitsu
Special effectsEiji Tsuburaya, Hajime Tsuburaya, Masakatsu Asai, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Masao Shirota, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Sadamasa Arikawa, Yôichi Manoda, Koichi Takano
Visual effectsSadao Iizuka, Eiji Tsuburaya, Shuzaburo Araki, Eizo Kaimai, Teizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi, Yoshio Suzuki, Motoyoshi Tomioka, Hajime Tsuburaya, Yôichi Manoda, Sadamasa Arikawa, Koichi Takano
MusicPaul Sawtell, Bert Shefter, Herschel Burke Gilbert, Masaru Satō, Rex Lipton, Al Sarno, Ichirô Minawa, Masanobu Miyazaki, Hugo Grimaldi
SoundRex Lipton, Al Sarno, Ichirô Minawa, Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter, Masanobu Miyazaki, Herschel Burke Gilbert, Hugo Grimaldi, Masaru Satō
Costume designTeizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi, Eizo Kaimai, Yoshio Suzuki
MakeupTeizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi, Eizo Kaimai, Yoshio Suzuki
HairstylingTeizô Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi, Eizo Kaimai, Yoshio Suzuki
CollectionAmericanized Godzilla Collection

Release dates

Theatrical release

United States / May 21, 1959

United Kingdom / Apr 01, 1960 / 12A / Eros Films release. Exact date unknown.

Physical media

United States / Nov 07, 2006 / Classic Media DVD. Uses the updated title card from Toho that reads "GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN". Packaged with "Godzilla Raids Again" (1955) (one disc).

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