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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)
Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi
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Overview
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don’t listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
Rated NR | Length 84 minutes
Actors
Tamio Kawachi | Yōko Yamamoto | Yuji Okada | Kôji Wada | Tatsuya Fuji | Keisuke Inoue | Zenji Yamada | Keiji Oizumi | Kôtarô Sugie | Saburo Hiromatsu | Binnosuke Nagao | Masaru Kamiyama | Kokan Katsura | Shirô Oshimi | Yoko Oyagi | Sanpei Mine | Takashi Koshiba | Kensuke Tamai | Minoru Sato | Seiji Matsuoka | Hiroshi Ito | Mike Danine | Ruich Fidancer | Paul Scheman
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Not one of the better tokusatsu examples but decent enough as a kid’s kaiju movie. Baby Gappa is cute. Would have liked to see more destruction by his parents but I have a feeling this was made on shoestring budget. Not bad all things considered.
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