The war of the gargantuas gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of frankensteins monster, attacks the shores of tokyo. Two gargantuas are born from the cell of the indemonstrable heart of frankenstein which was brought to japan at the end of world war ii. The other is gaira, a green, furry beast that grew wild near the ocean and feeds on human flesh. Cinemassacres monster madness the war of the gargantuas tv episode 2010 on imdb. War of the gargantuas revoltech scifi super poseable action.
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is. This is the standalone trailer which was evidently cobbled. Monster madness 2010x10 war of the gargantuas 1966 youtube. Nov 03, 2017 monster madness 2010x10 war of the gargantuas 1966 orlando xiong. The war of the gargantuas or frankenstein monsters. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Monster madness is the second book in the nightmare academy. See more ideas about godzilla, giant monster movies and japanese monster. Master of monsters, august ragone respond to the halloween call with a titanic tribute to the director of the original godzilla.
The war of the gargantuas movie full length movie and video. This truly is one of the greatest toho kaiju brawls. Its like someone saw the end of son of kong or something but didnt understand what was happening. The war of the gargantuas was the third and final coproduction collaboration between toho and henry g. If you like the war of the gargantuas you are looking for scary, exciting and serious movies about with giant monster, octopus, man eating monster, mutant, space and aliens, supernatural and heroes themes of action, horror and scifi genre shot in japan. War of the gargantuas the grindhouse cinema database. Since its release, the film has been regarded as a cult classic, drawing admiration from artists such as brad pitt, quentin tarantino, guillermo del toro, and tim burton. Much like the early godzilla films war of the gargantuas is a fun, entertaining monster movie and, to get personal, it helped solidify me as a horror fan at an early age. As far as the war goes, sanda is basically the good guy and gaira is his evil twin. The film was submitted under its international title, the war of the gargantuas, and a shortened version of its romaji title, sanda tai gaira. Masano koga, 1998 on saturday, october 30th, editor of the national jpop mag otaku usa, patrick macias and author of the lauded eiji tsuburaya. Lets face it, war of the gargantuas is the greatest japanese monster movie of all time yeah the original godzilla king of the monsters is probably the best, but its also a pretty grim two hours. Dec, 2015 the green gargantua from war of the gargantuas 1966 stay safe and healthy.
Its a dark, stormy night and a ship is stranded in the ocean, caught in a storm and under attack from a giant octopus. The scientists declared that the gargantua they had was gentle. This probably refers to frankensteins severed hand from the original movie. This split release between legendary panteradown vocalist philip anselmo and texan neothrashers warbeast is notable, first and foremost, for representing the first music ever released under the banner of the formers actual name, albeit with backing by an instrumental threesome dubbed the illegals. Best movies like the war of the gargantuas bestsimilar. The craftsmanship and attention to detail with this figure is exceptional right down to the nuts and bolts. Although, like most kaiju films, youre perfectly aware at all times that these are men in monster suits, the miniature cities and forests are exquisitely detailed, and some of the optical effects work impressively, like one unexpectedly convincing shot in which the green gargantua stomps off past a seaside village into the ocean.
Towards the end of 1965, toho informed director ishiro honda that his directors contract would not be renewed and iwao mori told him that he would need to speak with producer tomoyuki tanaka. 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. The war of the gargantuas 1966 the war of the gargantuas. The monster war is the third book in the actionpacked, steampunk league of seven series by acclaimed author alan gratz. This product can expose you to some chemicals, which is known to the state of california to cause for more information, go to. Pick up the film too if you havent alreadyits great. They start out like brothers but once sanda discovers gaira eating humans for lunch they throw down. Invisible man half human rodan the mysterians varan the hman battle in outer space the three treasures the secret of the telegian the human vapor mothra gorath atragon matango dogora frankenstein vs. Cinemassacres monster madness the war of the gargantuas.
A weapon that almost took out the evil gargantua gaira until brother sanda stepped in to save the day. The figures were produced by m1go in 2003 and are my favorite sculpt of these two handsome devils in vinyl. 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. Haruo nakajima who played godzilla from 1954 1972 to this day declares that gaila, the green gargantua, was his greatest role. Oct 10, 2010 i was really hoping to see this movie get a monster madness, and i am ecstatic to see it actually happened. Mar 14, 2012 the special effects are impressive, for the most part. The first part of rodan sucked me in right away with the claustrophobic scenes in the mine. Funnily though, in an additional scene in the us version the only direct allusion to the first movie is contained. Monster madness 2010x10 war of the gargantuas 1966.
The type 66 maser was introduced in all its glory in war of the gargantuas. This has been documented in books, and remember this was before the internet. War of the gargantuas is the best japanese monster. The giant octopus special effect work here is top notch, and the prop looks much more imposing when wet, as it is in this scene. Posted on november 2, 2016 by david fuentes quentin tarantino called it the perfect giant monster movie, tim burton sites it as one of his alltime favorite films, and brad pitt recalled at an academy awards ceremony it being the first movie he ever remembers seeing. 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. The green gargantua from war of the gargantuas 1966. 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.
Sanda versus gaira and a semisequel to frankenstein conquers the world. It combines the creepier elements from his work on frankenstein conquers the world with his more traditional kaiju movie sound. The war of the gargantuas trailer 1966 video detective. Gaira is a 1966 kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, cowritten by honda and takeshi kimura, produced by tomoyuki tanaka and kenichiro tsunoda, with special effects by eiji tsuburaya. The godzilla book written by ian thorne was mentioned in a video. Monster madness 2010x10 war of the gargantuas 1966 orlando xiong. I do love the original godzilla, but i gotta give my vote to gargantua sanda and gaira beaten the crap out of each other is amazing stuff. They even made a sequel called war of the gargantuas. It introduces two giant, hairy humanoids called gargantuas, which spawned from the discarded cells of frankensteins monster from the previous film and are described as brothers. The war of the gargantuas arent you glad its not a. While the japanese military prepares to take action, gairas gargantua brother, sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin.
Dont be a whore of the gargantuas, check out war of the. 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. Subsequent monster madness events featured other japanese monster movies such as tohos the war of the gargantuas and rodan. 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. Its sharp and bright, enabling us to appreciate the. Its sharp and bright, enabling us to appreciate the effects and see the wires supporting the monster. The war of the gargantuas opening sequence, in which the giant octopus attacks a ship and is then beaten off by gaira, is one of the films more memorable scenes. I think the octopuss in the beginning of the war of gargantuas is the same one who killed. War of the gargantuas by phil anselmo 20286212485 cd. The japanese radon is a rich transfer with vibrant colors. Baragon the war of the gargantuas latitude zero the vampire doll. Oct 30, 2015 master monster maestro akira ifukube returns to deliver the score. 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. Apr 30, 2010 the title was changed to the war of the gargantuas.
One is sanda, a peaceful brown gargantuan raised in the mountains by humans. The two gargantuas then engage in an epic struggle to the death, destroying a significant portion of the city in the process before they finally take their fight the ocean. In the most bizarre and anticlimactic ending weve had yet still better than the end of frankenstein with the crazy octopus fight in my book. Of course everybody knows i do stopmotion films so i actually was considering doing figures of the gargantua. I was really hoping to see this movie get a monster madness, and i am ecstatic to see it actually happened. War of the gargantuas from the grindhouse cinema database. Mar 24, 2014 much like the early godzilla films war of the gargantuas is a fun, entertaining monster movie and, to get personal, it helped solidify me as a horror fan at an early age. Classic medias 2disc collectors set of rodan and war of the gargantuas is a double dose of prime kaiju thrills and monster happy lunacy. See more ideas about godzilla, giant monster movies. Gaira, gaira is a frankensteinspawn kaiju created by toho that first appeared in the 1966 toho film, war of the gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju. Eventually, the two gargantuas are swallowed by a volcano and the film ends. Monster madness and millions of other books are available for. War of the gargantuas extras include an audio commentary with kumi mizuno speaking about her experience working on the film, many outtakes that have been released on other formats but look much cooler here, a walking tour of toho studios with a stop at the prop shop showing a lot of the old props used through out the series, film trailers.
With james rolfe, kumi mizuno, nobuo nakamura, kenji sahara. War of the gargantuas was released in japan on july 31, 1966. 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. I was a huge fan of another book called the madmans daughter with similar themes and characters so i was hoping that of monsters and madness would captivate me in the same way as well. Gaira resembles his brother, sanda, being a humanoid giant whose body is covered in fur. Textless trailer to upas 1970 release of war of the gargantuas. So, sit down, and take a load off, pour yourself a cool one, and order up something hot and greasy, because we have a lot of tasty tidbits on the menu. Released in japan in 1966 as frankensteins monsters. It still holds up today as a classic, as does gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas image gallery wikizilla, the. War of the gargantuas 1966 cinemassacre productions.
Classic medias 2disc collectors set of rodan and war of the gargantuas is a double dose of prime kaiju thrills and monsterhappy lunacy. The self defense force wastes no time in tracking down the horrendous beast and almost succeed in killing it. War of the gargantuas 1966, japan is a kaiju film directed by ishiro honda. Its the monster hunters last chance to stop an allout monster war.
A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins. Jan 25, 2019 toho isnt just japanese giant monster movies producers theyve been around since 1932 thats why if youve ever seen the real version of king kong vs godzilla in 1962 the beginning says 30th anniversary so does the japanese version of godzilla vs king ghidorah in 1991but was released in 92 i believe. Toho isnt just japanese giant monster movies producers theyve been around since 1932 thats why if youve ever seen the real version of king kong vs godzilla in 1962 the beginning says 30th anniversary so does the japanese version of godzilla vs king ghidorah in 1991but was released in 92 i believe. An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the e. War of the gargantuas is the best japanese monster movie. Watch the war of the gargantuas online 1966 movie yidio. The title was changed to the war of the gargantuas. I am going to make another one, a little bit larger with gaira. Stewart mentions a mysterious hand he once examined. Awhile back i heard that haruo nakajima original godzilla suit actor considers his role as.
The war of the gargantuas, ishiro honda, 1966 beasts battling duration. Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of frankensteins monster, attacks the shores of tokyo. I bought this in a double feature pack with war of the gargantuas, a movie i learned about from monster madness. The war of the gargantuas 1966 directed by ishiro honda. The green gargantua is violent and savage, preying upon human beings as he lives in sea. Neither of the gargantuas has any special powers so it looked more like two guys in furry costumes wrestling for 10 minutes. The war of the gargantuas is the story of two gigantic humanoid beasts that grew from the cells of the frankenstein monster.
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