Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (Frankenstein Conquers the World) (1964)
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This hilarious monster mess from the makers of the Godzilla series (including director Inoshiro Honda) essentially recruits Mary Shelley's classic creature into the ever-growing ranks of Japanese city-stomping behemoths -- albeit with a less colorful costume. The only nod to the original… More This hilarious monster mess from the makers of the Godzilla series (including director Inoshiro Honda) essentially recruits Mary Shelley's classic creature into the ever-growing ranks of Japanese city-stomping behemoths -- albeit with a less colorful costume. The only nod to the original Frankenstein involves the monster's reanimated heart, rescued from Nazi Germany and blasted with radiation in the Hiroshima blast. When the heart is accidentally eaten (don't ask) by a Japanese youth, the poor kid bulks up to titanic (though hardly Godzilla-esque) proportions, apparently presenting a threat to Mount Fuji's current guardian, the lizard-monster Baragon. The two duke it out Toho-style while token yank Nick Adams comments on the proceedings. The plot originally pitted the colossal Frankenstein monster against a giant sea creature (the film's original title was Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devilfish), but the alternate opponent was edited out of the final print. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ishirô Honda
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 8, 1965 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 26, 2007
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
A strange mixture of japanese monster movie, with the idea of the Frankenstein monster
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Cast
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Nick Adams
as Dr. James Bowen
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Tadao Takashima
as Scientist
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Kumi Mizuno
as Dr. Sueko Togami
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Susumu Fujita
as Osaka Police Chief
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Hisaya Ito
as Policeman
- Kenchiro Kawaji
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Haruo Nakajima
as Baragon
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Kenji Sahara
as Soldier
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Takashi Shimura
as Hiroshima Doctor
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Akira Takarada
as Baragon witness
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Jun Tazaki
as Military Advisor
- Seuko Togami
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Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Submarine 1st Officer
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Yoshibumi Tajima
as Submarine Commander
- Koji Furuhata
- Nobuo Nakamura
