Underplayed Gems

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster poster
Original title
ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film, kaiju
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 225 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man searching for his missing brother on a remote island discovers a hidden terrorist base. He must team up with Godzilla to stop the terrorists and fight a giant sea monster called Ebirah.

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What happens

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Japanese: ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘, Hepburn: Gojira Ebira Mosura Nankai no Dai-kettō; lit. Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas) is a 1966 Japanese kaiju film directed by Jun Fukuda and produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. The film stars Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Akihiko Hirata and Eisei Amamoto, and features the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Mothra, and Ebirah. It is the seventh film in the Godzilla franchise, and features special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa, under the supervision of Eiji Tsuburaya. In the film, Godzilla and Ebirah are portrayed by Haruo Nakajima and Hiroshi Sekita, respectively. During its development, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep was intended to feature King Kong, but the character was replaced by Godzilla. The film was released to theaters in Japan on December 17, 1966, and was released directly to television in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster in 1968 by Continental Distributing. The film was followed by Son of Godzilla, released on December 16, 1967. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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