Atragon
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Atragon (1963, Japan/USA) is a Science Fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda.
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- Included in: Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics
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Main Details
- Released on December 22, 1963 (Japan)
- Color
- Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP) | Toho Company
- Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1965) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Directed by Ishirō Honda
- Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
- Starring Tadao Takashima, Yôko Fujiyama, Yu Fujiki, Ken Uehara, Jun Tazaki
- Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Original Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Hajime Koizumi
- Film Editing by Ryohei Fujii
Plot Summary
- When an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.
Also Known As
- Agente 04 del imperio sumergido (Spain)
- Ataragon (Belgium - French title)
- Atoragon: Flying Supersub
- Atragon, oi supermen ton thalasson (Greece - reissue title)
- Flying Supersub Atoragon
- Supermen enantion iptamenou ypovryhiou (Greece)
- U 2000 - Tauchfahrt des Grauens (Germany)
- Undersea Battleship (International - literal title)
Taglines
- Ride the JUGGERNAUT of destruction from the depths of the Seven Seas to the Outer Limits of Space!
- An adventure beyond your wildest dreams - as a Super-Weapon meets Super-Force with the fate of the Universe at stake!
- See! The terror swath of the deadly Astral Disks | See! The Exotic Rites and Groitesque Passions of the Kingdom of Mu
- See! Underwater Juggernauts of Destruction!
- See the JUGGERNAUT of Destruction Challenge the Incredible EMPIRE Beneath the Sea!
- The Ultimate Weapon!
