Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)

22/04/1967
Horror, Science Fiction, Action
1h 24m

Vast! Hideous! Invincible!

Overview

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.

  • Haruyasu NoguchiDirector
  • Ryuzo NakanishiScreenplay
  • Gan YamazakiScreenplay
  • Original Title

    大巨獣ガッパ

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • research
  • ship
  • island
  • japan
  • monster
  • photographer
  • giant monster
  • earthquake
  • matter of life and death
  • dinosaur
  • tropical island
  • giant egg
  • kaiju
  • tokusatsu

Top Billed Cast

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Hiroshi Kurosaki

Yōko Yamamoto

Yōko Yamamoto

Itoko Koyanagi

Yuji Okada

Daize Tonooka

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Mashida

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

George Inoue

Keisuke Inoue

President Funazu

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Captain of the Kamome-maru

Bumon Kahara

Elder

Kōtarō Sugie

Reporter #1

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Hosoda

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