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The War of the Gargantuas

Plot: Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin
Release Date: Sunday, July 31 1966
58 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kenji SaharaKenji Sahara. Kenji Sahara was 34 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Dr. Yuzo Mamiya'.
Birthday: Sat, May 14 1932
Portrait of Kumi MizunoKumi Mizuno. Kumi Mizuno was 29 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Akemi Togawa'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1937
Portrait of Russ TamblynRuss Tamblyn. Russ Tamblyn was 31 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Dr. Paul Stewart'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 30 1934
Portrait of Jun TazakiJun Tazaki. Jun Tazaki was 52 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'General Hashimoto'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 28 1913 –
Died: Fri, Oct 18 1985
Portrait of Kipp HamiltonKipp Hamilton. Kipp Hamilton was 30 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Singer'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 16 1935 –
Died: Thu, Jan 29 1981
Portrait of Yoshifumi TajimaYoshifumi Tajima. Yoshifumi Tajima was 47 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Officer Hirai'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 04 1918 –
Died: Thu, Sep 10 2009
Portrait of Nobuo NakamuraNobuo Nakamura. Nobuo Nakamura was 57 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Professor Kita'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 14 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jul 05 1991
Portrait of Hisaya ItoHisaya Ito. Hisaya Ito was 41 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Chief Izumida'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 07 1924 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 2005
Portrait of Nadao KirinoNadao Kirino. Nadao Kirino was 33 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Lt. Col. Kazama'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 24 1932
Portrait of Ren YamamotoRen Yamamoto. Ren Yamamoto was 36 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Saburo Kameda'.
Birthday: Mon, May 12 1930 –
Died: Fri, Jun 17 2005
Portrait of Kōzō NomuraKōzō Nomura. Kōzō Nomura was 34 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'General's Aide'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 22 1931 –
Died: Tue, Jan 12 2010
Portrait of Shōichi HiroseShōichi Hirose. Shōichi Hirose was 48 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Soldier'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 23 1918 –
Died: Sat, Jun 20 1998
Portrait of Tadashi OkabeTadashi Okabe. Tadashi Okabe was 43 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Defiant Reporter'.
Birthday: Fri, May 11 1923
Portrait of Hideo ShibuyaHideo Shibuya. Hideo Shibuya was 38 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Skeptical Reporter'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 20 1928
Portrait of Ikio SawamuraIkio Sawamura. Ikio Sawamura was 60 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Fisherman #1'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 04 1905 –
Died: Sat, Sep 20 1975
Portrait of Seishirō KunoSeishirō Kuno. Seishirō Kuno was 26 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Fisherman #2'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1940
Portrait of Someshō MatsumotoSomeshō Matsumoto. Someshō Matsumoto was 63 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Official'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 20 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 12 1985
Portrait of Gorō MutsumiGorō Mutsumi. Gorō Mutsumi was 31 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Dr. Paul Stewart (voice)'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 11 1934 –
Died: Sat, Jun 05 2021
Portrait of Haruo NakajimaHaruo Nakajima. Haruo Nakajima was 37 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Gaira'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1929 –
Died: Mon, Aug 07 2017
Portrait of Hiroshi SekitaHiroshi Sekita. Hiroshi Sekita was 33 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Sanda'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 17 1932
Portrait of Yasuhiro KomiyaYasuhiro Komiya. Yasuhiro Komiya was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Adolescent Sanda'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kasei KinoshitaKasei Kinoshita. Kasei Kinoshita was 55 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Adolescent Sanda (voice)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 06 1911 –
Died: Sun, May 25 1986
Portrait of Yū FujikiYū Fujiki. Yū Fujiki was 35 in The War of the Gargantuas as '(uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1931 –
Died: Mon, Dec 19 2005

Crew

Portrait of Ishirō HondaIshirō Honda. Ishirō Honda was 55 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, May 05 1911 –
Died: Sun, Feb 28 1993
Portrait of Eiji TsuburayaEiji Tsuburaya. Eiji Tsuburaya was 65 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director, Special Effects'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1901 –
Died: Sun, Jan 25 1970
Portrait of Takeharu IkebuchiTakeharu Ikebuchi. Takeharu Ikebuchi was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiro ShirasakiJiro Shirasaki. Jiro Shirasaki was 27 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1939
Portrait of Shun SuganumaShun Suganuma. Shun Suganuma was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mutsumi ToyoshimaMutsumi Toyoshima. Mutsumi Toyoshima was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Art Director, Special Effects Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teruyoshi NakanoTeruyoshi Nakano. Teruyoshi Nakano was 30 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director'
Birthday: Tue, Oct 01 1935 –
Died: Mon, Jun 27 2022
Portrait of Koji KajitaKoji Kajita. Koji Kajita was 42 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 07 1923 –
Died: Sun, Aug 18 2013
Portrait of Hajime KoizumiHajime Koizumi. Hajime Koizumi was 40 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 08 1926
Portrait of Sadamasa ArikawaSadamasa Arikawa. Sadamasa Arikawa was 41 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1925 –
Died: Thu, Sep 22 2005
Portrait of Motoyoshi TomiokaMotoyoshi Tomioka. Motoyoshi Tomioka was 42 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 15 1924
Portrait of Yasuyuki InoueYasuyuki Inoue. Yasuyuki Inoue was 43 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 26 1922 –
Died: Sun, Feb 19 2012
Portrait of Yôichi ManodaYôichi Manoda. Yôichi Manoda was 30 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, VFX Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 06 1935
Portrait of Seiji TaniSeiji Tani. Seiji Tani was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiromasa ShiraiHiromasa Shirai. Hiromasa Shirai was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi KomuraHiroshi Komura. Hiroshi Komura was 28 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1938
Portrait of Yoshio IrieYoshio Irie. Yoshio Irie was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiro AokiToshiro Aoki. Toshiro Aoki was 30 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1936 –
Died: Mon, Dec 31 2018
Portrait of Takeshi KimuraTakeshi Kimura. Takeshi Kimura was 55 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Feb 04 1911 –
Died: Sun, May 03 1987
Portrait of Reuben BercovitchReuben Bercovitch. Reuben Bercovitch was 43 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Story, Executive Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 18 1923 –
Died: Sat, Nov 14 2020
Portrait of Tomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki Tanaka. Tomoyuki Tanaka was 56 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1910 –
Died: Wed, Apr 02 1997
Portrait of Kenichiro TsunodaKenichiro Tsunoda. Kenichiro Tsunoda was 47 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, May 20 1919 –
Died: Sun, Aug 07 1983
Portrait of Henry G. SapersteinHenry G. Saperstein. Henry G. Saperstein was 48 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 02 1918 –
Died: Wed, Jun 24 1998
Portrait of Ryôhei FujiiRyôhei Fujii. Ryôhei Fujii was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sadamasa NishimotoSadamasa Nishimoto. Sadamasa Nishimoto was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Sound Effects Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube. Akira Ifukube was 52 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1914 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Mary ShelleyMary Shelley. Mary Shelley would have been no older than 53 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Characters'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 30 1797 –
Died: Sat, Feb 01 1851
Portrait of Kipp HamiltonKipp Hamilton. Kipp Hamilton was 30 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Vocals'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 16 1935 –
Died: Thu, Jan 29 1981
Portrait of Koichi KawakitaKoichi Kawakita. Koichi Kawakita was 23 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Visual Effects Compositor'
Birthday: Sat, Dec 05 1942 –
Died: Fri, Dec 05 2014
Portrait of Takeo KitaTakeo Kita. Takeo Kita was 59 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 09 1907 –
Died: Sat, Sep 01 1979
Portrait of Kuichirô KishidaKuichirô Kishida. Kuichirô Kishida was 59 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'VFX Lighting Artist, Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 18 1907 –
Died: Mon, Oct 28 1996
Portrait of Hiroshi MukoyamaHiroshi Mukoyama. Hiroshi Mukoyama was 51 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Compositor'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 16 1915
Portrait of Tohl NaritaTohl Narita. Tohl Narita was 36 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Creature Design'
Birthday: Tue, Sep 03 1929 –
Died: Tue, Feb 26 2002
Portrait of Yoshiyuki TokumasaYoshiyuki Tokumasa. Yoshiyuki Tokumasa was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuaki SakamotoYasuaki Sakamoto. Yasuaki Sakamoto was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Visual Effects Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeshi MiyanishiTakeshi Miyanishi. Takeshi Miyanishi was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tadaaki WatanabeTadaaki Watanabe. Tadaaki Watanabe was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyuzo YamamotoKyuzo Yamamoto. Kyuzo Yamamoto was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teizô ToshimitsuTeizô Toshimitsu. Teizô Toshimitsu was 56 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Costume Design, Modeling'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 15 1909 –
Died: Fri, Jan 01 1982
Portrait of Norio ToneNorio Tone. Norio Tone was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeshi YamamotoTakeshi Yamamoto. Takeshi Yamamoto was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokimaro KarasawaTokimaro Karasawa. Tokimaro Karasawa was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenya MukaiKenya Mukai. Kenya Mukai was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshio TakashimaToshio Takashima. Toshio Takashima was 42 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 09 1923
Portrait of Sadao IizukaSadao Iizuka. Sadao Iizuka was 31 in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 26 1934 –
Died: Fri, Mar 24 2023
Portrait of Takao TsurumiTakao Tsurumi. Takao Tsurumi was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shoichi KogaShoichi Koga. Shoichi Koga was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Richard KrownRichard Krown. Richard Krown was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Production Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumio NakadaiFumio Nakadai. Fumio Nakadai was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mitsuru ToriumiMitsuru Toriumi. Mitsuru Toriumi was >> in The War of the Gargantuas as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday