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<div class="large-6 columns">'''Gappa''' ([[:Category:1967|1967]], [[:Category:Japan|Japan]]) is a [[:Category:Kaiju|Kaiju]] film directed by Haruyasu Noguchi. | <div class="large-6 columns"> | ||
'''Gappa''' (''Daikyojû Gappa'') ([[:Category:1967|1967]], [[:Category:Japan|Japan]]) is a [[:Category:Kaiju|Kaiju]] film directed by Haruyasu Noguchi. | |||
*'''Contents''': [[/BluRay|BluRay]] | *'''Contents''': [[/BluRay|BluRay]] | ||
*'''Included in''': [[Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics]] | *'''Included in''': [[Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics]] | ||
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* Released in 1967 | ===Main Details=== | ||
* Released in April 1967 | |||
* Color | |||
* Running Time: 81 min | * Running Time: 81 min | ||
* Production Co: Nikkatsu | * Production Co: [[:Category:Nikkatsu|Nikkatsu]] | Manson Productions | ||
* Distribution Co.: Nikkatsu | [[:Category:American International Pictures| American International Pictures]] (USA; 1968; dubbed, as "Gappa, the Triphibian Monster") | [[:Category:Boxoffice International Pictures|Boxoffice International Pictures]] (USA; 1975) | |||
* Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi | * Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi | ||
* Produced by Hideo Koi | * Produced by Hideo Koi | ||
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* Cinematography by Muneo Ueda | * Cinematography by Muneo Ueda | ||
* Edited by Masanori Tsujii | * Edited by Masanori Tsujii | ||
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===Plot Summary=== | |||
*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, mama and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child. | |||
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* Even mightier than 'King Kong'! | * Even mightier than 'King Kong'! | ||
[[Category:1967]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Kaiju]][[Category:Nikkatsu]][[Category:Japan]] | |||
[[Category:1967]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Kaiju]][[Category:Nikkatsu]][[Category:Japan]][[Category:American International Pictures]][[Category:Boxoffice International Pictures]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 16 May 2021
Gappa (Daikyojû Gappa) (1967, Japan) is a Kaiju film directed by Haruyasu Noguchi.
- Contents: BluRay
- Included in: Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics
Main Details
- Released in April 1967
- Color
- Running Time: 81 min
- Production Co: Nikkatsu | Manson Productions
- Distribution Co.: Nikkatsu | American International Pictures (USA; 1968; dubbed, as "Gappa, the Triphibian Monster") | Boxoffice International Pictures (USA; 1975)
- Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi
- Produced by Hideo Koi
- Written by Iwao Yamazaki, Ryuzo Nakaishi, Akira Watanabe
- Music by Saitaro Omori
- Cinematography by Muneo Ueda
- Edited by Masanori Tsujii
Plot Summary
- 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, mama and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
Tagline
- Even mightier than 'King Kong'!
