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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 22, 1967

Original Title:
大巨獣ガッパ

Alternate Titles:
Ang Triphibian Halimaw
Daikyojû Gappa
Daikyojū gappa
El Monstruo Que Amenaza el Mundo
Gappa - Frankensteins fliegende Monster
Gappa, le Descendant de Godzilla
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet
The Giant Beast Gappa
The Gigant Beast Monster
The Triphibian Monster
Γάππα, το τέρας της θάλασσας

Genres:
Action | Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Far East Laboratory
Manson International
Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 84

Vast! Hideous! Invincible!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Assistant Director:
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Isao Hayashi

Colorist:
Kakuichiro Nagatsuka
Kikuo Ogawa

Director:
Haruyasu Noguchi

Director of Photography:
Muneo Ueda

Editor:
Masanori Tsujii

First Assistant Director:
Masaru Konuma

Lighting Technician:
Moriyasu Tsuchida
Isamu Takahashi

Original Music Composer:
Seitaro Omori

Producer:
Eisei Koi

Production Design:
Kazumi Koike

Production Manager:
Tsuguhiko Koishi

Screenplay:
Ryuzo Nakanishi
Gan Yamazaki

Sound Recordist:
Saburô Takahashi

Special Effects:
Akira Watanabe
Yukio Manoda
Shun Suganuma
Ginzō Ōsumi
Isamu Kakita
Keiji Kaneda
Yoshiyuki Nakamura

Story:
Akira Watanabe

VFX Director of Photography:
Isamu Kakita
Keiji Kaneda
Yoshiyuki Nakamura

VFX Lighting Artist:
Isamu Takahashi

Visual Effects:
Akira Watanabe
Kikuo Ogawa

Visual Effects Art Director:
Yoichi Yamamoto

Visual Effects Director:
Akira Watanabe

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