Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
Nothing like it ever before! The fantastic war of the giant fire monsters!
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

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Cast

Hiroshi Koizumi Hiroshi Koizumi As: Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama Setsuko Wakayama As: Hidemi
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki As: Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura As: Dr. Yamane
Masao Shimizu Masao Shimizu As: Dr. Tadokoro
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Storyline

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.


Tagline: Nothing like it ever before! The fantastic war of the giant fire monsters!
Certification: 12A

Details

Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure

Language: English

Release Date: 21 May 1959

Country: US, JP

Runtime: 78m

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Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Toho Laboratory

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Cast

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Tsukioka

Setsuko Wakayama

Setsuko Wakayama

Hidemi

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Dr. Yamane

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Dr. Tadokoro

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Commander (as Serjiro Onda)

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Shibeki

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Tajima

Mayuri Mokushô

Mayuri Mokushô

Radio Operator

Yukio Kasama

Yukio Kasama

Father (as Yokio Kasama)

Takeo Oikawa

Takeo Oikawa

Police Chief

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Chief of Civil Defense (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Ikeda (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Convict Leader (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Convict (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Gigantis (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Angurus (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Convict (uncredited)

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)

Aya Oyama

Aya Oyama

Hidemi (voice) (uncredited)

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Kobayashi / Dr. Yamane / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)

George Takei

George Takei

Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Jane Chang

Jane Chang

Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)

James Yagi

James Yagi

Osaka SDF Captain (voice) (uncredited)

Directed By

Hugo Grimaldi

Hugo Grimaldi

Director

Motoyoshi Oda

Motoyoshi Oda

Director

Eiji Iwashiro

Eiji Iwashiro

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Ib Melchior

Ib Melchior

Original Story

Hugo Grimaldi

Hugo Grimaldi

Writer

Shigeaki Hidaka

Shigeaki Hidaka

Screenplay

Shigeru Kayama

Shigeru Kayama

Novel

Takeo Murata

Takeo Murata

Screenplay

Edwin B. Watson

Edwin B. Watson

Original Story

Shigeru Kayama

Shigeru Kayama

Original Story

Production Crew

Paul Schreibman

Paul Schreibman

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Edmund Goldman

Edmund Goldman

Associate Producer

Kazuo Baba

Kazuo Baba

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Costume Design

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Costume Design

Yoshio Suzuki

Yoshio Suzuki

Assistant Costume Designer

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Sound

Rex Lipton

Rex Lipton

Music Editor

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects

Paul Sawtell

Paul Sawtell

Music

Bert Shefter

Bert Shefter

Music

Al Sarno

Al Sarno

Sound Effects Editor

Masanobu Miyazaki

Masanobu Miyazaki

Sound Recordist

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Music

Hugo Grimaldi

Hugo Grimaldi

ADR Supervisor

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Modeling

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Yoshio Suzuki

Yoshio Suzuki

Modeling

Kanju Yagi

Kanju Yagi

Modeling

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects

Hajime Tsuburaya

Hajime Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Camera

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Visual Effects Camera

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Shuzaburo Araki

Shuzaburo Araki

Visual Effects Camera

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Visual Effects Camera

Camera

Seiichi Endo

Seiichi Endo

Director of Photography

Lighting

Masaki Ônuma

Masaki Ônuma

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Teruaki Abe

Teruaki Abe

Production Design

Takeo Kita

Takeo Kita

Production Design

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Sculptor

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects

Masao Shirota

Masao Shirota

Special Effects

Hajime Tsuburaya

Hajime Tsuburaya

Special Effects Assistant

Hajime Tsuburaya

Hajime Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects Assistant

Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita

Visual Effects Art Director

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu Asai

Special Effects Assistant

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Special Effects Assistant

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yoshio Irie

Yoshio Irie

Visual Effects Art Director

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects Assistant

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

Special Effects

Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Special Effects

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Special Effects Assistant

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