Jun Tazaki, Koji Furuhata, Kumi Mizuno

During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size...( read more  read more... ), mutates and sprouts appendages, and eventually grows into a complete body and escapes. Later, a feral boy with a certain physical deformity (a large head with a flat top) is captured by scientists who refer to the boy as Frankenstein. The creature grows to the height of 20 feet, escapes again, fights police and army, and is practically indestructible. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle.

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Ishirō Honda

Release Date: August 8, 1965

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DVD Release Date: June 26, 2007

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  • December 17, 2007
    Slow but for a non-Godzilla film it's entertaining enough to hold my interest. The final fight though still has me scratching my head wondering what the hell that certain animal was doing in the mountains and why the hell the makers thought it was a good idea.
  • February 22, 2008
    That octopus!
    The way Frankenstein should have been told in the first place! Very entertaining and probably the most jaw dropping kaiju film I've ever seen. If you're a fan of giant moster films this is highly recommended. Oh yeah, and Baragon is in it too.
  • October 28, 2009
    toho releases one of the most unusual takes on the frankenstein legacy... this being made during the godzillia craze of the 60s .. so what did they do.. super size frankenstein and give him a huge son of godzilla creature to fight as well
  • September 6, 2009
    A feral boy exposed in Hiroshima is caught about 15 years after the blast. Apparently Nazis had done some research involving rapid regeneration of cells, and this knowledge secretly transported out of the country before the vengeful Allies were able claim it. The captured boy was...( read more) exposed to both the cells and the radioactive fallout. He feeds on live animals and soon grows too large for his cage. He escapes and run amok across Japan. Baragon is out destroying things, but all gets blamed on the towering Frankenstein. He redeems himself by kicking Baragon's rear, but then a stupid Giant Octopus grabs Frankenstein. The End.
  • June 25, 2009
    By the love of GOD..NOOOOOOOOOOO
  • January 2, 2009
    watched it in 1973 first and last time. I'm not a big fan of jap sci-fi, sorry. Sometimes they have the good dose of idiocy, which i like, but generally they are too naive. I'll review very few of those jap monsters!
  • May 5, 2008
    Giant Franenstein in Japan.
  • September 13, 2007
    the eigth wonder of the film making world. as in: its a wonder this film was made. ba doom boom psh. gotta see it anyway
  • June 19, 2007
    An excellent giant monster film.

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