Movielogr

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Science Fiction | Horror

Overview

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein’s monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

Rated NR | Length 90 minutes

Actors

Nick Adams | Kumi Mizuno | Tadao Takashima | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Koji Furuhata | Jun Tazaki | Susumu Fujita | Takashi Shimura | Nobuo Nakamura | Kenji Sahara | Yoshifumi Tajima | Kôzô Nomura | Haruya Katô | Ikio Sawamura | Yoshio Kosugi | Keiko Sawai | Noriko Takahashi | Peter Mann | Ren Yamamoto | Yutaka Sada | Hisaya Ito | Kenzô Tabu | Shigeki Ishida | Nadao Kirino | Yutaka Nakayama | Senkichi Ômura | Tadashi Okabe | Toshihiko Furuta | Kenichiro Kawaji | Hideaki Nitani | Shin Ôtomo | Shôichi Hirose | Hideo Shibuya | Saburô Iketani | Haruo Nakajima

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/09/2020TVBroadcastOther6.5 stars
05/07/2017TVOtherOwned7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Saw this years ago before it went OOP. Surprised this hasn’t been re-released. Happy birthday to Ishiro Honda today!

Comments

avatarsensoria
6 years ago

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this!

avatarsleestakk
6 years ago

It’s actually pretty good for a bizarro adaptation of Mary Shelley’s story. Hoping it gets a new remastered version someday.