Movie · 1966
The War of the Gargantuas
“A crisis, striking from the mountains and the sea! Greater Tokyo is the battlefield of death!”
Released 31 July 1966 88 min Action / Horror / Science Fiction More from 1966 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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How old were they?
Ikio Sawamura
as Fisherman #1
Nobuo Nakamura
as Professor Kita
Jun Tazaki
as General Hashimoto
Shōichi Hirose
as Soldier
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Officer Hirai
Tadashi Okabe
as Defiant Reporter
Hisaya Ito
as Chief Izumida
Hideo Shibuya
as Skeptical Reporter
Ren Yamamoto
as Saburo Kameda
Kenji Sahara
as Dr. Yuzo Mamiya
Kōzō Nomura
as General's Aide
Nadao Kirino
as Lt. Col. Kazama
Russ Tamblyn
as Dr. Paul Stewart
Kipp Hamilton
as Singer
Kumi Mizuno
as Akemi Togawa
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The numbers
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Ikio Sawamura — oldest on the call sheet
29Kumi Mizuno — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast