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Frankenstein Conquers the World
A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
Where to watch Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
Cast
- Tadao Takashima as Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
- Nick Adams as Dr. James Bowen
- Kumi Mizuno as Dr. Sueko Togami
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Daigo Kawai
- Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein
- Jun Tazaki as Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police
- Susumu Fujita as Osaka Prefectural Police Chief
- Takashi Shimura as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
- Nobuo Nakamura as Dr. Suga
- Kenji Sahara as Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
- Hisaya Ito as Osaka Police Sergeant
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
Details
- Director
- Ishirō Honda
- Released
- August 8, 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Studio
- TOHO and Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc.
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 78 votes
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