Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
ActionHorrorScience FictionAdventure
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Directors:
Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda.
Writers:
Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo Murata.
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Hiroshi Koizumi as Tsukioka |
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Setsuko Wakayama as Hidemi |
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Minoru Chiaki as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki) |
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Takashi Shimura as Dr. Yamane |
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Masao Shimizu as Dr. Tadokoro |
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Seijirô Onda as Commander (as Serjiro Onda) |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as Shibeki |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Tajima |
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Mayuri Mokushô as Radio Operator |
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Yukio Kasama as Father (as Yokio Kasama) |
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Takeo Oikawa as Police Chief |
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Minosuke Yamada as Chief of Civil Defense (uncredited) |
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Ren Yamamoto as Ikeda (uncredited) |
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Shin Ōtomo as Convict Leader (uncredited) |
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Senkichi Ōmura as Convict (uncredited) |
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Haruo Nakajima as Gigantis (uncredited) |
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Katsumi Tezuka as Angurus (uncredited) |
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Shōichi Hirose as Convict (uncredited) |
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Keye Luke as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited) |
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Aya Oyama as Hidemi (voice) (uncredited) |
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Marvin Miller as Kobayashi / Dr. Yamane / Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees as Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited) |
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George Takei as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jane Chang as Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited) |
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James Yagi as Osaka SDF Captain (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Hugo Grimaldi | Director |
| Directing | Motoyoshi Oda | Director |
| Production | Paul Schreibman | Producer |
| Writing | Ib Melchior | Original Story |
| Writing | Hugo Grimaldi | Writer |
| Writing | Shigeaki Hidaka | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Camera | Seiichi Endo | Director of Photography |
| Art | Teruaki Abe | Production Design |
| Writing | Shigeru Kayama | Novel |
| Visual Effects | Sadao Iizuka | Visual Effects |
| Production | Edmund Goldman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Rex Lipton | Music Editor |
| Production | Kazuo Baba | Production Manager |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Writing | Takeo Murata | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Hugo Grimaldi | Editor |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teizô Toshimitsu | Costume Design |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
| Crew | Masao Shirota | Special Effects |
| Directing | Eiji Iwashiro | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanju Yagi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Design |
| Crew | Hajime Tsuburaya | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sound | Bert Shefter | Music |
| Crew | Hajime Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Teizô Toshimitsu | Modeling |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Suzuki | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Eizo Kaimai | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Yoshio Suzuki | Modeling |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Tohl Narita | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Sound | Al Sarno | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Kazuji Taira | Editor |
| Crew | Masakatsu Asai | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Yoshio Irie | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kanju Yagi | Modeling |
| Crew | Akira Watanabe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Shuzaburo Araki | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hajime Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yoshio Irie | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Sadamasa Arikawa | VFX Director of Photography |
| Art | Teizô Toshimitsu | Sculptor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eizo Kaimai | Costume Design |
| Crew | Hiroshi Mukoyama | Special Effects |
| Crew | Sadamasa Arikawa | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yôichi Manoda | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tohl Narita | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Shuzaburo Araki | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Yôichi Manoda | Visual Effects Camera |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Herschel Burke Gilbert | Music |
| Crew | Koichi Takano | Special Effects |
| Crew | Koichi Takano | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Takano | Visual Effects Camera |
| Writing | Edwin B. Watson | Original Story |
| Writing | Shigeru Kayama | Original Story |
| Sound | Hugo Grimaldi | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Paul Schreibman | Presenter |