Haruo nakajima who played godzilla from 1954 1972 to this day declares that gaila, the green gargantua, was his greatest role. This trashy 1966 giantcreature flick from our pals at toho studios eventually released here in the states in a. I also propose to redirect the oftlinked green gargantua, brown gargantua, guira green gargantua, and sanda brown gargantua. 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. The war of the gargantuas featuring russ tamblyn and kumi mizuno is streaming with subscription on the criterion channel. The war of the gargantuas 1966 german theatrical trailer. The film was submitted under its international title, the war of the gargantuas, and a shortened version of its romaji title, sanda tai gaira. Russ tamblyn west side story, the haunting sleepily guides us through war of the gargantuas, with an unchanging expression that lurks somewhere between sarcastic and utterly disinterested. The climax involving the volcano, it comes out of nowhere and its never actually specified how the gargantuas were killed by it.
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. Two gigantic fakefur covered monsters battle it out in tokyo. 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. It was directed by bradford may and written by ronald parker.
The film tells the story of two giant, hairy humanoids called frankensteins gargantuas in the. However, in the american version you hear a stomping sound whenever the monsters are walking or running. Feb 25, 2014 the war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us theatrical trailer. War of the gargantuas is a 1966 japanese b movie that was. War of the gargantuas spoof of a kaiju fan film by popinpicsoriginals. Gargantua is a 1998 american television film, starring adam baldwin, julie carmen and emile hirsch. Sanda tai gaira feb 06, 2009 in parts it was terribly boring, but i actually thought it was pretty cool and the military. I also like other monster films especially tohos other monster movies.
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 film s more memorable scenes. War of the gargantuas is the best japanese monster movie. The war of the gargantuas now streaming on filmstruck. 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. Yes there is a website where you can get every godzilla movie or kaiju movie ever made straight. War of the gargantuas is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2. 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. The war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us theatrical trailer. In this print, the beast is seen rising out of the sea. 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. The war of the gargantuas 1966 wikizilla, the kaiju.
Bringing godzilla down to size war of the gargantuas. Tohos international dub remained unreleased until late 2017, when the film and other godzilla titles appeared on starzs streaming service. The war of the gargantuas soundtrack wikizilla, the. Lets give this movie the proper credit it deserves. War of the gargantuas is the best japanese monster. The war of the gargantuas dvd cover classic media rodan and war of the gargantuas 2disc collectors set dvd cover toho the war of the gargantuas bluray cover. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across japan. Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of frankensteins monster, attacks the shores of tokyo. As with the original film, an american star was chosen to help sell the film to american audiences. The rodan and war of the gargantuas dvd collection is available now from classic medias godzilla on dvd website. The war of the gargantuas 1966 alternate versions imdb. War of the gargantuas now playing on starz classic.
Pat mcdonnell from 100 years of movies joins todd to talk about the often forgotten kaiju film the war of the gargantuas. Italys reissue version released in the 70s as kong, uragano sulla metropoli, has strange sound effects every time that gaira appears on screen. 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. In the original version both sanda and gaira are referred to by their names throughout the film. The oral generation 1970 war of the gargantuas is advertised on a marquee.
I didnt stay to finish it as ive seen it plenty of times. The set will be available from online retailers and in stores on september 9, 2008. However, in the american version they are only referred to as brown and green gargantua respectively. While the japanese military prepares to take action, gairas gargantua brother, sanda. One of the best, if not the best toho kaiju films of the 1960s. Get ready for some giant monster action on episode 10 of the forgotten filmcast. 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. All mentions of frankenstein were removed, and sanda and gaira were simply referred to as brown gargantua and green gargantua, respectively.
The soundtrack for the war of the gargantuas was released in 1997, with music by akira ifukube. This time the american release version is a substantially different movie, because coproducers henry g. Kumi mizuno and russ tamblyn in the war of the gargantuas 1966 haruo. Baixar filme the war of the gargantuas hd completo, assistir filme the war of the gargantuas legendado, baixar filme the war of the gargantuas em portugues, baixar filme the war of the gargantuas, assistir filme the war of the gargantuas hd completo, baixar. The film was shot on location throughout gold coast, queensland, australia. On the island of malau, marine biologist jack ellway adam baldwin. Theres a good deal of thoughtprovoking dialogue and some surprisingly welldone social commentary regarding the nature of humanity, reflected by both the humans and the gargantuas, which can be interpreted in a. Italys reissue version released in the 70s as kong, uragano sulla metropoli, has. Gaira is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film coproduced by toho and upa and a loose sequel to frankenstein vs. You can see part of that opening in the american trailer. It was released to japanese theaters on july 31, 1966 following a shipwreck, the lone surviving crew member. The war of the gargantuas furankenshutain no kaiju. A mutation caused by an atomic blast, the green gargantua is evil and desirous of stomping out the entire human race.
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. Heres the 1970 american english dub produced by glen glenn sound of war of the gargantuas, ripped from the classic media dvd. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins. Slightly justified since the film did had a different ending. The war of the gargantuas is a 1966 kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, cowritten by honda. The war of the gargantuas is a 1966 kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, co written by honda. 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. Last year i had a perfectly halloweenish kaiju movie, the delightfully bizarre frankenstein conquers the world.
But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the. With the great news of a new godzilla film in the near future, toho studios has been getting into the bluray game with some of the great kaiju classics from the 1950s and 60s with such titles as godzilla gojira, 1954, rodan sora no daikaiju radon, 1957 mothra mosura, 1962 and the newly released war of the gargantuas sanda tai gaira, 1966. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Imdb says that the film hit american theaters in 1970, so pitt was likely about six or seven. The war of the gargantuas image gallery wikizilla, the. The war of the gargantuas, ishiro honda, 1966 beasts battling. In the japanese version there are no sound effects when the gargantuas take a step. On the surface, war of the gargantuas may seem like a typical monster movie, but that description would not do this film justice. We dont have an article named main warofthegargantuas, exactly.
See what happens when two gigantic, hairy, badtempered bros take sibling rivalry to new heights of goofy grandiosity in the nutty japanese monster mash, war of the gargantuas. Dont be a whore of the gargantuas, check out war of the. The second feature is the classic kaiju goofball war of the gargantuas 1966, a positively infantile but wildly popular piece of insanity that began as a sequel to 1965s frankenstein conquers the world. 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. The war of the gargantuas 1966 letterboxd social film. With russ tamblyn, kumi mizuno, kenji sahara, nobuo nakamura. The two discs boast a total of four different audio tracks, each of which is tied to a respective version of their film. The japanese film the war of the gargantuas, directed by ishiro honda, is a sequel to hondas 1965 film frankenstein conquers the world. The war of the gargantuas 1966 the movie database tmdb. He dubs his own dialogue with the demeanor of someone whos already received his. This is but a simple page for the best, yet most underrated kaiju movie i know. 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. The war of the gargantuas, ishiro honda, 1966 beasts. The war of the gargantuas 1966 watch on the criterion channel.
View bringing godzilla down to size war of the gargantuas mothra photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango. Monster zero and the war of the gargantuas 1970 textless us tv spot 720p by mustafad. Filmstruck brings you the best indie, foreign, cult, classic, silent and hardtofind films and is the exclusive streaming home of the criterion. War of the gargantuas now playing on starz classic horror. 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. While the japanese military prepares to take action, gairas gargantua brother, sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. 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. 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. Be sure to send us some comments and feedback after youve listened to the episode, and wed love to. The war of the gargantuas soundtrack wikizilla, the kaiju. Baragon the war of the gargantuas latitude zero the vampire doll. 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. Slightly justified since the film did had a different ending even better sequel.
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. Funny little play on war tug of war of the gargantuas. The war of the gargantuas was released in the united states by maron films in 1970 as part of a doublebill with monster zero. 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. Tarantino states that the fight between uma thurman and daryl hannah, was inspired by the japanese horror scifi film war of the gargantuas. Oct 30, 2015 that philosophy applies to just about every kaiju film he helmed, but war of the gargantuas has it in spades. Sanda is the most sympathetic monster other than gamera or king kong, and even those guys never had to fight their own family.
Sanda versus gaira, gargantuas stars american russ tambling as dr. While frankenstein conquers the world is considered quite a solid movie by many fans, war of the gargantuas is considered one of tohos best and most underrated kaiju films. While i may not agree with you that wotg is the absolute best japanese monster movie, i would argue right alongside of you that it is one of the best perhaps the best nongodzilla film the battles between sanda and gaira are definitely some of the better choreographed and realistic of the era, and likely due to the smaller scale contain some of the best minature work that. War of the gargantuas showtimes can a country survive when two gargantuas battle to the death.
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