History Film / WarOfTheGargantuas

The film opens with a fishing boat being attacked by a giant octopus out at sea during a storm. The octopus is soon attacked by a green gargantuan creature, who, after defeatign the octopus, attacks the boat and eats all but one of its crew. The surviving crew member is found and later wakes up in a hosptil telling the authorities of his encounter with the gargantua, but no one believes him. Days afterward, people begin disappearing out at sea, and soon, the very same gargantua is seen by a group of villagers when they try pulling in a net of fish.

The gargantua attacks begin to increase, and soon, on a cloudy day, the green giant makes landfall at Haneda Airport, snatching a porr woman from her office and devouring her alive. The monster retreats back to the ocean when it becomes too bright outside for him. Called in from the U.N. are Dr. Paul Stewart (Russ Tamblyn), and his assistant, Akemi (Kumi Mizuno). The pair discuss how the gargantua may be related to another Frankenstein creature that they had encountered once before, whom they had named Sanda. However, Sanda was a kind and gentle creature, and when he left the laboratory, he even told Akemi goodbye. Stewart and Akemi are reluctant to believe that Sanda could have become such a murderous beast.

* RecycledSoundtrack: While this was common for Ifukube, especially with his tight schedules, here it seems almost deliberate, as both [[Film/FrankensteinConquersTheWorld Baragon and Frankenstein]]'s themes are reused as a way of reinforcing the connection between the two films.

* RecycledSoundtrack: While this was common for Ifukube, especially with his tight schedules, here it seems almost deliberate, as both [[Film/FrankensteinConquersTheWorld Baragon and Frankenstein's]] themes are reused here as a way of reinforcing the connection between the two films.

War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, at least in the Japanese version. The American version removed all references to the prior film, while the Japanese version explicitly references it. The film stars [[WestSideStory Russ Tamblyn]], [[Film/InvasionOfAstroMonster Kumi Mizuno]], Kenji Sahara, and Kipp Hamilton. Gaira was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima and Sanda was portrayed by Yu Sekida. Both the American and Japanese versions of the film open with Gaira battling an octopus at sea, despite what some people may say.

War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, at least in the Japanese version. The American version removed all references to the prior film, while the Japanese version explicitly references it. The film stars [[WestSideStory Russ Tamblyn]], Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, and Kipp Hamilton. Gaira was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima and Sanda was portrayed by Yu Sekida. Both the American and Japanese versions of the film open with Gaira battling an octopus at sea, despite what some people may say.

The gargantua attacks again, and the JSDF soon retaliates, and when the monster appears again, inland and away from sea, the military unleashes its newest weapon: the Maser Cannon. Eventually, Gaira, as he is called, is lured into a trap where the military set up electrodes in a nearby river and, in conjunction with the masers, almost kill him. Before Gaira can be finished, Sanda appears and fends off the JSDF, without once harming a single person. After saving his kin, Sanda attempts to help Gaira heal his wounds. Meanwhile, Stewart and Akemi, both relieved that Sanda is alive and not the monster that's been attacking people, go to the forests near the location of Sanda's reappearance, believing the area to be safe from Gaira as long as it is daylight outside.

Eventually, Gaira ends up in Tokyo. To fend off the beast, every light in the city is turned on, but Dr. Stweart realizes that Gaira has come to associate lights with food, and tells the military to have everyone shut off their lights. Gaira terrorizes the city until Sanda arrives. Sanda desperately pleads with Gaira to stop his bloodthirsty ways, but the green gargantua is too bloodthirsty and violent to consider such a notion, and attacks his brother before the military steps in to give Sanda a chance. 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. Eventually, the two gargantuas are swallowed by a volcano and the film ends.

* HeyItsThatGuy: After being killed, [[WestSideStory Riff]] was apparently resurrected as Dr. Paul Stewart.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[WestSideStory Riff]] is Dr. Stewart!

The gargantua attacks begin to increase, and soon, on a cloudy day, the green giant makes landfall at Haneda Airport, snatching a porr woman from her office and devouring her alive. The monster retreats back to the ocean when it becomes too bright outside for him. Called in from the U.N. are Dr. Paul Stewart (Russ Tamblyn), and his assistant, Akemi (Kumi Mizuno). The pair discuss how the gargantua may be related to another Frankenstein creature that they had encountered once before, whom they had named Sanda. However, Sanda was a kind and gentle creature, and when he left the laboratory, he even told Akemi goodbye. Stewart and Akemi are reluctant to believe that Sanda could hae become such a murderous beast.

* FromASingleCell: Like their predecessor, Frankenstein, both of the Gargantuas can regrow into whole beings from just a pice fo flesh, as Sanda undoubtedly was grown from the hand that Frankenstein lost in the previous film.

* ImAHumanitarian: Gaira, for some reason, decides that humans would make a better meal than the giant octopus that he just defeated.

War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, at least in the Japanese version. The American version removed all references to the prior film, while the Japanese version explicitly references it. The film stars [[WestSideStory Russ Tamblyn]], Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, and Kipp Hamilton. Gaira was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima and Sanda was portrayed by Yu Sekida. Both the American and Japanese versions of the film open with Gaira battlign an octopus at sea, despite what some people may say.

Eventually, Gaira ends up in Tokyo. To fend off the beast, every light in the city is turned on, but Dr. Stweart realizes that Gaira has come to associate lights with food, and tells the military to have everyone shut off their lights. Gaira terrorizes the city until Sanda arrives. Sanda desperately pleads with Gaira to stop his bloodthirsty ways, but the green gargantua is too bloodthirsty adn violent to consider such a notion, and attacks his brother before the military steps in to give Sanda a chance. 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. Eventually, the two gargantuas are swallowed by a volcano and the film ends.

Eventually, Gaira ends up in Tokyo. To fend off the beast, every light in tokyo is turned on, but Dr. Stweart realizes that Gaira has come to associate lights with food, and tells the military to have everyone shut off their lights. Gaira terrorizes the city until Sanda arrives. The two gargantuas then engage in an epic struggle to the death, destroying the city in the process before they finally take their fight the ocean. Eventually, the two gargantuas are swallowed by a volcano and the film ends.

* GiantEqualsInvincible: Subverted. Gaira is generally impervious to most weaponry at first, thanks to his healing factor, which he inherited from Sanda and Frankenstein, but continuous fire ''does'' appear to affect him, even if onyl for a short while before he gets used to it. He is, however, vulnerable to maser fire and electricity, especially when there's an electric current flowing through the stream or river that's he's standing in.

War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, at least in the Japanese version. The American version removed all references to the prior film, while the Japanese version explicitly references it. The film stars [[WestSideStory Russ Tamblyn]], Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, and Kipp Hamilton.

The gargantua attacks again, and the JSDF soon retaliates, and when the monster appears again, inland and away from sea, the military unleashes its newest weapon: the Maser Cannon. Eventually, Gaira, as he is called, is lured into a trap where the military set up electrodes in a nearby river and, in conjunction with the masers, almost kill him. Before Gaira can be finished, Sanda appears and fends off the JSDF, without once harming a single person. After saving his kin, Sanda attempts to help Gaira heal his wounds. Meanwhile, Stewart and Akemi, both relieved that Sanda is alive and nto the monster that's been attacking people, go to the forests near the location of Sanda's reappearance, believing the area to be safe as long as it is daylight outside.

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The gargantua attacks begin to increase, and soon, on a cloudy day, the green giant makes landfall at Haneda Airport, snatching a porr woman from her office and devouring her alive. The monster retreats back to the ocean when it becomes too bright outside for him. Called in from the U.N. is Dr. Paul Stewart (Russ Tamblyn), and his assistant, Akemi (Kumi Mizuno). The Gargantua attacks again, and the JSDF soon retaliates, and when the monster appears again, inland and away from sea, the military unleashes its newest weapon: the Maser Cannon. Eventually, Gaira, as he is called, is lured into a trap where the military set up electrodes in a nearby river and, in conjunction with the masers, almost kill him.

The film opens with a fishing boat being attacked by a giant octopus out at sea during a storm. The octopus is soon attacked by a green gargantuan creature, who, after defeatign the octopus, attacks the boat and eats all but one of its crew. The surviving crew member is found and later wakes up in a hosptil telling the authorities of his encounter with the gargantua, but no one believes him. Days afterward, people begin disappearing out at sea, and soon, the very same gargantua is seen by a group of villagers when they try pulling in a net of fish.

War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, at least in the Japanese version. The American version removed all references to the prior film, while the Japanese version explicitly references it. The film stars [[WestSideStory Russ Tamblyn]], Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, and Kipp Hamilton.