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: Shoichi Tsukioka
Keye Luke Keye Luke As: Shoichi Tsukioka (voice)
Setsuko Wakayama Setsuko Wakayama As: Hidemi Yamaji
Aya Oyama Aya Oyama As: Hidemi Yamaji (voice)
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki As: Kôji Kobayashi
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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: JP, US

Runtime: 78m

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Company Credits

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

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Cast

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Shoichi Tsukioka

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Shoichi Tsukioka (voice)

Setsuko Wakayama

Setsuko Wakayama

Hidemi Yamaji

Aya Oyama

Aya Oyama

Hidemi Yamaji (voice)

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Kôji Kobayashi

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Koji Kobayashi / Narrator (voices)

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Dr. Tadokoro

Mayuri Mokushô

Mayuri Mokushô

Yasuko Inouye, Koji's girl

Takeo Oikawa

Takeo Oikawa

Osaka Chief of Police

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Chief of Civil Defense

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Doctor Yamane

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Foreman Shibeki

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Member of Osaka's SDF Tajima

Yukio Kasama

Yukio Kasama

President of Fishery Koehi Yamaji

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Doctor Kyohei Yamane, Commander of Osaka's SDF Terasawa, President of Fishery Koehi Yamaji (voices)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Commander of Landing Craft Ikeda

George Takei

George Takei

Commander of Landing Craft Ikeda (voice)

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Commander of Osaka's SDF Terasawa

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Convict Leader

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Convict

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Gigantis

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Angurus

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Convict

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

Ed Watson

Ed Watson

Original Story

Hugo Grimaldi

Hugo Grimaldi

Writer

Shigeru Kayama

Shigeru Kayama

Original Story

Shigeaki Hidaka

Shigeaki Hidaka

Screenplay

Shigeru Kayama

Shigeru Kayama

Novel

Takeo Murata

Takeo Murata

Screenplay

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

Masanobu Miyazaki

Masanobu Miyazaki

Sound Recordist

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects

Paul Sawtell

Paul Sawtell

Music

Bert Shefter

Bert Shefter

Music

Al Sarno

Al Sarno

Sound Effects Editor

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

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Visual Effects Camera

Yôichi Manoda

Yôichi Manoda

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

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

Special Effects Assistant

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

Koichi Takano

Koichi Takano

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

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