Gappa
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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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'!
