Monster from a Prehistoric Planet
1967 · Movie · 95 min. · Japan
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
Direction Hiroshi Noguchi
Cast Tamio Kawaji · Yôko Yamamoto · Tatsuya Fuji · Yûji Odaka · Kôji Wada · Zenji Yamada · Keisuke Inoue · Bumon Koto · Saburo Hiromatsu · Masaru Kamiyama · Shirô Oshimi · Kôtarô Sugie · Binnosuke Nagao · Kokan Katsura · Yoko Oyagi · Sanpei Mine
Soundtrack Seitaro Omori
Screenplay Ryuzo Nakanishi · Iwao Yamazaki · William Ross
Cinematography Muneo Ueda
Original title Daikyojû Gappa (Gappa, the Triphibian Monster)
Also known as The Giant Beast Gappa
3.7
26 votes (FilmAffinity)
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