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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Directed by Ishirō Honda
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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
Tadao Takashima | Nick Adams | Kumi Mizuno | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Koji Furuhata | Jun Tazaki | Susumu Fujita | Takashi Shimura | Nobuo Nakamura | Kenji Sahara | Hisaya Ito | Yoshifumi Tajima | Kôzô Nomura | Haruya Katô | Ikio Sawamura | Yoshio Kosugi | Keiko Sawai | Noriko Takahashi | Peter Mann | Ren Yamamoto | Yutaka Sada | Kenzô Tabu | Shigeki Ishida | Haruo Nakajima | Yutaka Nakayama | Senkichi Ômura | Nadao Kirino | Shin Ôtomo | Shôichi Hirose | Toshihiko Furuta | Hideo Shibuya | Tadashi Okabe | Hideaki Nitani | Saburô Iketani | Kenichiro Kawaji | Kazuo Kumakura | Gorō Naya
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 6.5 stars |
| 05/07/2017 | TV | Other | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Saw this years ago before it went OOP. Surprised this hasn’t been re-released. Happy birthday to Ishiro Honda today!
7 years ago
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this!
7 years ago
It’s actually pretty good for a bizarro adaptation of Mary Shelley’s story. Hoping it gets a new remastered version someday.