Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)
Vast! Hideous! Invincible!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 24m
- Director Haruyasu Noguchi
- Genres Action Horror Science Fiction
- Rating 5.6/10 (52 votes)
Synopsis
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, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
Cast
-
Tamio Kawachi
as Hiroshi Kurosaki
-
Yōko Yamamoto
as Itoko Koyanagi
- Yuji Okada as Daize Tonooka
-
Kōji Wada
as Mashida
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Tatsuya Fuji
as George Inoue
- Keisuke Inoue as President Funazu
-
Zenji Yamada
as Captain of the Kamome-maru
- Bumon Kahara as Elder
- Kōtarō Sugie as Reporter #1
-
Saburo Hiromatsu
as Hosoda
- Toshinosuke Nagao as Cmdr. Riku
- Masaru Kamiyama as The Professor
- Kokan Katsura as Saburo Hayashi
- Shirō Oshimi as Oyama
- Yoko Oyanagi as Aihara
- Sanpei Mine as Islander 1
- Takashi Koshiba as Reporter 2
- Kensuke Tamai as Islander 2
Crew
- Haruyasu Noguchi Director
- Muneo Ueda Director of Photography
- Masanori Tsujii Editor
- Seitaro Omori Original Music Composer
- Eisei Koi Producer
- Ryuzo Nakanishi Screenplay
- Gan Yamazaki Screenplay
