Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Vast! Hideous! Invincible!
1967 · 1h 24m · PG
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Haruyasu Noguchi
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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
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.
Director and cast
- Haruyasu Noguchi Director
- Tamio Kawachi as Hiroshi Kurosaki
- Yōko Yamamoto as Itoko Koyanagi
- Yuji Okada as Daize Tonooka
- Kōji Wada as Mashida
- Tatsuya Fuji as George Inoue
- Keisuke Inoue as President Funazu
- Zenji Yamada as Captain of the Kamome-maru
- Bumon Koto as Chieftain
- Bumon Kahara as Elder
- Kōtarō Sugie as Reporter #1
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