May 23, 2012 it doesnt feature any of the iconic characters listed above, but may be one of the best films of the genre1966s the war of the gargantuas. Invasion of astromonster was released in japan on december 19, 1965 and received a theatrical release in the united states on july 29, 1970 by maron films as monster zero, on a double feature with the war of the gargantuas. If you want to start a main warofthegargantuas page, just click the edit button above. Discover what genre the war of the gargantuas, 1970, directed by inoshiro honda, with russ tamblyn, kumi mizuno, kipp hamilton, belongs at turner classic movies. Gargantuas, two giant monsters from the 1966 japanese film the war of the gargantuas. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. While the japanese military prepares to take action, gairas gargantua brother, sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. In one draft of the script, the film was to end with the volcano not only destroying sanda and gaira, but the lava was to destroy tokyo and the remaining cells of the two monsters as well. This is the standalone trailer which was evidently cobbled together without much effort to showcase the film on its own, as it was. In this print, the beast is seen rising out of the sea. Monster zero and the war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us alternate trailer 720p. War of the gargantuas is getting an official release tomorrow in the us by classic media. Oh, how i miss saturday afternoons when i was a kid, when you could turn on the tv and be almost guaranteed that a japanese monster movie was playing on at least one channel.
That philosophy applies to just about every kaiju film he helmed, but war of the gargantuas has it in spades. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Heres the 1970 american english dub produced by glen glenn sound of war of the gargantuas, ripped from the classic media dvd. For fans, the bad news is that it is the full screen version and not the widescreen version we have. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. The war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us theatrical. War of the gargantuas, directed by famed godzilla helmer ishiro honda, tells the sensitive tale of a pair of towering twin humanoids, quasi apelike creatures each bearing a striking resemblance to ted danson called gargantuas, differentiated by their contrasting coloring one is septic brown and the other is seaweed green.
It was released to japanese theaters on july 31, 1966. Barring objections in the next week or so, i intend to move this page to war of the gargantuas, being that the daikaiju and the film dont yet warrant separate entries and the film title is wikilinked by far more articles. Image gallery for the film the war of the gargantuas. Gargantua, a fictional black hole in the 2014 science fiction film interstellar directed by christopher nolan. By no means is war of the gargantuas a bad film, but rodan is definitely the superior of the two. War of the gargantuas laserdisc ld like new rare 1970. There is a lot of it and it comes off more believably than many others. The film was submitted under its international title, the war of the gargantuas, and a shortened version of its romaji title, sanda tai gaira. I also propose to redirect the oftlinked green gargantua, brown gargantua, guira green gargantua, and sanda brown gargantua. The war of the gargantuas 1966 an experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. As part of their recent releases of godzilla films to dvd, classic media has released an impressive twodvd collection of not only the japanese and american versions of rodan, but also the japanese and american versions of one of the most fondly remembered monster films 1966s war of the gargantuas.
This detail is cited in age of the gods selfpublished. The craftsmanship and attention to detail with this figure is exceptional right down to the nuts and bolts. You can see part of that opening in the american trailer. The film was completed on 6 october 1950 and has since been lost. The war of the gargantuas, ishiro honda, 1966 beasts. Gaira is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film coproduced by toho and upa and a loose sequel to frankenstein vs. The war of the gargantuas 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju. Haruo nakajima and yu sekita in the war of the gargantuas 1966 yoshifumi tajima and russ. This is a list of war films and tv specials such as documentaries, tv miniseries, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars. The two brothers fight on a climactic battle in tokyo. Whether the audio track on this english dub is the same as the 1970 release or entirely new, waits to be seen. I havent seen these movies since the 1970s and had forgotten how good they were.
You might think that being simply humanoid monsters that the suit actors would look. In the us prints ive seen over the years, you only see the head. Its sad that this film would mark the eventual end of hondas great scifi career, as his films would become increasingly mediocre as. War of the gargantuas monster zero 1970 trailer mortados trailer park. War of the gargantuas and monster zero were intended to be released earlier, however, distributers didnt think either film had potential until 1970 when saperstein made a deal with maron films. In closing, the war of the gargantuas is one of those film s that has stood the test of time, and is a classic toho scifi film that reminds the viewer just why they have come to enjoy tohos offerings so much. Imdb says that the film hit american theaters in 1970, so pitt was likely about six or seven.
The war of the gargantuas soundtrack wikizilla, the kaiju. The film was released theatrically in japan on july 31, 1966 by toho. This is a list of american films released in 1970 patton won the academy award for best picture the topgrossing film at the u. On march 6th, 1990, an updated registration was submitted, with number v2522p334, that used the earlier two titles and a new alternate of frankenstein vs. Oct 30, 2015 director ishiro honda famously said, monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavythat is their tragedy. I didnt stay to finish it as ive seen it plenty of times.
The war of the gargantuas, ishiro honda, 1966 beasts battling. The war of the gargantuas is a 1966 kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, cowritten by honda and takeshi kimura, produced by tomoyuki tanaka and kenichiro ts. If you grew up in the 70s, you couldnt have missed this movie. War of the gargantuas is a lesser known kaiju film and features two humanoid kaijus grown from frankensteins cells the green one lives in the sea while the brown one was raised inc captivity and is more gentle but he escapes and lives in the mountains.
The american band devo performed a live version of the words get stuck in my throat in 1978. The war of the gargantuas was released in japan on july 31, 1966 and was given a theatrical release in the united states on july 29, 1970 by maron films, on a doublebill with monster zero. This is but a simple page for the best, yet most underrated kaiju movie i know. Funny little play on war tug of war of the gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas now streaming on filmstruck. Two gigantic fakefur covered monsters battle it out in tokyo. More schlock special effects and the inclusion of an american hasbeen. Cast and crew credits for the war of the gargantuas, 1970, directed by inoshiro honda, with russ tamblyn, kumi mizuno, kipp hamilton, at turner classic movies. Lets give this movie the proper credit it deserves. Godzilla vs monster zero and the war of the gargantuas 1970 double feature movie trailer.
However, the gargantuas arent all that visually interesting conceptually, and an obnoxious and grating score intrudes upon the action too much. The acting by the film s human stars are also good. War of the gargantuas is a 1966 japanese b movie that was originally released as the war of the gargantuas was released in japan as frankensteins monsters. Both films are presented with a choice of the subtitled japanese original or the dubbed american release. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Godzilla vs monster zero and the war of the gargantuas 1970 double feature movie trailer 15 points submitted 11 hours ago by horrortheater to rclassichorror no comments yet. The war of the gargantuas wikipedia republished wiki 2. Notes about the war of the gargantuas, 1970, directed by inoshiro honda, with russ tamblyn, kumi mizuno, kipp hamilton, available from turner classic movies. The film is directed by ishiro honda, the man behind the original gojira or godzilla as we know him here, and is technically a sequel to frankenstein conquers the world.
Monster zero and the war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us theatrical trailer 720p. In 1966, tohoupa released a sequel titled the war of the gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. However, honda recalled that the film was successful enough to convince toho to assign honda his first feature film. If you love godzilla, gamera, and other giant monster film i strongly recommend that you do what i did and buy war of the gargantuas today. Frankenstein conquers the world was released in japan on august 8, 1965 and was given a theatrical release in the united states on july 8, 1966 by american international pictures. I really love this monsters film for many reasons and its arguably the best ever. A mutation caused by an atomic blast, the green gargantua is evil and desirous of stomping out the entire human race. This sequel to frankenstein conquers the world although the frankenstein element is dropped from the english version begins with a gargantuan creature attacking ships and eating human beings. Godzilla vs monster zero and the war of the gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas image gallery wikizilla, the. The war of the gargantuas main title 1970 benedict. Mix the war of the gargantuas main title 1970 benedict pictures corporation youtube if the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wide. The war of the gargantuas or frankenstein monsters.
The film is significantly altered on its united states release. Jan 19, 2012 theatrical trailer for maron films 1970 release of the war of the gargantuas 1966 and monster zero 1965. Well more than a decade later, and toho music having passed the torch to cinemakan, the war of the gargantuas finally gets a well deserved new cd for it. Russ tamblyn reportedly hated working on the movie and often disobeyed the film crews orders, causing much frustration to his peers. War of the gargantuas now playing on starz classic horror. Its not bad, and is done so in a manner that doesnt hurt the pacing of the film. This can make the backstory about frankenstein dying at the top of mount fuji somewhat confusing to first time viewers. Gargantua bryozoan, an extinct genus of cheilostome bryozoan. Textless trailer for upas 1970 double bill of monster zero and the war of the gargantuas, which must have been one hell of a show. The war of the gargantuas is a 1966 kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, co written by honda.
War of the gargantuas tycy5505 godzilla monster music. The war of the gargantuas was released in japan on july 31, 1966 and was given a theatrical release in the united states on july 29, 1970 by maron films. The soundtrack for the war of the gargantuas was released in 1997, with music by akira ifukube. The war of the gargantuas furankenshutain no kaiju. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across japan. The glen glenn sound english dub received a theatrical release in the united states by maron films as the war of the gargantuas on july 29, 1970, where it was released as a double feature with monster zero, which was also dubbed by glen glenn sound. Jan 27, 2017 textless trailer to upas 1970 release of war of the gargantuas. Gaira in japanese is a loose 1966 sequel to frankenstein conquers the world, though the american version removed all references to the prior film, save for a mention of a severed hand, while the japanese version explicitly references it, with gaira being called a frankenstein. War of the gargantuas laserdisc ld like new rare 1970 japanese monster movie ebay.
War of the gargantuas monster zero 1970 trailer youtube. Sanda tai gaira feb 06, 2009 in parts it was terribly boring, but i actually thought it was pretty cool and the military. War of the gargantuas is one of the better classic monster movies in terms of monster action. Ever since toho music rereleased latitude zero in 2006, ive been patiently waiting for the rerelease of this 1966 gem. Read the full synopsis of the war of the gargantuas, 1970, directed by inoshiro honda, with russ tamblyn, kumi mizuno, kipp hamilton, at turner classic movies.
A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins. Hondas main interest in the film originally was from the cloning angle, which in the 1990s he noted as a social issue now. War of the gargantuas revoltech scifi super poseable action. Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of frankensteins monster, attacks the shores of tokyo. Nov 01, 2008 favorite scene from the war of the gargantuas where the lounge singer sings that classic, the words get stuck in my throat. The war of the gargantuas 1966 plot summary 3 an experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. However, of the war of the gargantuas he admitted that he found the movie a little boring but was glad that it became very popular. And the dialog and script give you a good glimse as to their mind set. While both films are fairly obscure outside of kaiju fandom, this one gets much more play on television than frankenstein conquers the world. War of the gargantuas laserdisc ld dubbed in english like new condition rare 1970 japan in shrinkwrap. A weapon that almost took out the evil gargantua gaira until brother sanda stepped in to save the day. In the united kingdom, the film was titled duel of the gargantuas. This is the standalone trailer which was evidently cobbled together without much effort to showcase the film on its own, as it was usually paired.
The war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us theatrical trailer. The second offering is war of the gargantuas, an oddball monster mash from the 1960s that became wildly popular in panscanned american television screenings. The war of the gargantuas 1966 full cast movie the war of the gargantuas 1966 movie online movie the war of the gargantuas 1966 for free watch the war of the gargantuas 1966 full streaming movie film the war of the gargantuas 1966 full subtitle the war of the gargantuas 1966 full movie stay connected with the war of the gargantuas 1966 on. Its because, past all the special effects and cgi, the story underneath it all is sound. The war of the gargantuas character development would easily be the film s weak point. Between filming the documentaries, toho had offered honda the chance to develop and direct a war film titled kamikaze special attack troop.
Dont be a whore of the gargantuas, check out war of the. War of the gargantuas was released in the united states by maron films in 1970 as part of a doublebill with monster zero. He considered the original script dreadful and rewrote or improvised a lot of his dialogue, at times confounding his japanese interpreter. Haruo nakajima who played godzilla from 1954 1972 to this day declares that gaila, the green gargantua, was his greatest role.
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