Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
- Original title
- フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Genre
- science fiction film, kaiju, crossover fiction
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 74 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy who is immune to radiation grows into a giant monster. Scientists try to understand him while another creature attacks the countryside.
monstrouschaoticcampyfast-pacedsillylow-budgetdestructive
What happens
Frankenstein vs. Baragon (Japanese: フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣バラゴン, Hepburn: Furankenshutain tai Chitei Kaijū Baragon; lit. 'Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon') is a 1965 kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno and Tadao Takashima, with Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein and Haruo Nakajima as Baragon. An international co-production of Japan and the United States, it was the first collaboration between Toho and Henry G. Saperstein. In the film, scientists investigate the origins of a mysterious monster boy Frankenstein and his resistance to radiation that makes him grow to monstrous size, while another monster Baragon ravages the countryside. Frankenstein vs. Baragon was theatrically released in Japan on August 8, 1965, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on July 8, 1966 by American International Pictures as Frankenstein Conquers the World. The film was followed by The War of the Gargantuas, released on July 31, 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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