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An American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a mysterious feral boy who is seemingly resistant to radiation, while a subterranean dinosaur ravages the Japanese countryside.An American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a mysterious feral boy who is seemingly resistant to radiation, while a subterranean dinosaur ravages the Japanese countryside.An American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a mysterious feral boy who is seemingly resistant to radiation, while a subterranean dinosaur ravages the Japanese countryside.
Nick Adams
- Dr. James Bowen
- (as Nikku Adamusu)
Kôzô Nomura
- Overzealous Reporter
- (as Terunobu Nomura)
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Did you know
- TriviaAs a huge fan of Frankenstein stories, this film is a personal favorite of director Guillermo del Toro. He has also recommended it on Twitter and cited the monster Baragon as one of his all-time favorite kaiju.
- GoofsWhen Frankenstein tries to capture the wild boar, in the last shot of the boar running off, the tracks that the model is running on are visible.
- Quotes
Dr. James Bowen: We must work to turn tragedy into eternal peace and happiness in the future.
- Crazy creditsIn the version being distributed by U.P.A., the opening credits lists producer Tomoyuki Tanaka as "Tomoyuka Tanaka."
- Alternate versionsFor Media Blaster's 2007 DVD release, a new copy of the American version was constructed using materials from Toho's original Japanese version. In 1966, American producer Henry Saperstein asked Toho for several new effects sequences following Frankenstein's initial escape. Since these scenes only appeared in AIP's theatrical release, the new DVD doesn't feature them.
- ConnectionsEdited into Adiyug (1978)
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Frankenstein Conquers The World: Toho does Frankenstein
The legend of Frankenstein and his various adventures have been covered to a crazy degree over the years but right here we have horror legends Toho take a stab at it. Sadly it appears they weren't told very much before they wrote the screenplay.
Assisted once again by a US studio (Which has always been to their detriment) this tells the story of a young boy who is discovered and found to be growing at an incredible rate. Before they know it he's grown disastrously large and broken free of his constraints, just at the same time as a giant monster has appeared on a rampage as well.
You can immediately tell that it's a Toho film, from the sfx to the one bit of score they keep using or mildly remixing. Several of the usual faces are also present including Takashi Shimura who has a blink and you'll miss it role.
The storyline is actually more competently done than many of these Toho monster films but in its place the sfx are a tad worse. The creature effects and that of our Frankenstein are fine, but every once in a while you'll spot something so bad it should have got someones butt fired (I'm looking at you shifty Boar and awful Horse).
What drew the most ire from me were certain logistical issues. For example Frankenstein is of course the name of the Scientist who created the monster not the name of the monster itself. As the boy grows the clothes grow (Hulk style) and various other little things that bothered me more than they perhaps should.
It's more Toho monster cheese, if you like that stuff this will likely appeal otherwise you'll probably scratch your head in amazement just how ridiculous it all is.
The Good:
Fairly well made stuff
The Bad:
Takashi Shimura is wasted
Frequent logistical flaws
Some really poor sfx
Assisted once again by a US studio (Which has always been to their detriment) this tells the story of a young boy who is discovered and found to be growing at an incredible rate. Before they know it he's grown disastrously large and broken free of his constraints, just at the same time as a giant monster has appeared on a rampage as well.
You can immediately tell that it's a Toho film, from the sfx to the one bit of score they keep using or mildly remixing. Several of the usual faces are also present including Takashi Shimura who has a blink and you'll miss it role.
The storyline is actually more competently done than many of these Toho monster films but in its place the sfx are a tad worse. The creature effects and that of our Frankenstein are fine, but every once in a while you'll spot something so bad it should have got someones butt fired (I'm looking at you shifty Boar and awful Horse).
What drew the most ire from me were certain logistical issues. For example Frankenstein is of course the name of the Scientist who created the monster not the name of the monster itself. As the boy grows the clothes grow (Hulk style) and various other little things that bothered me more than they perhaps should.
It's more Toho monster cheese, if you like that stuff this will likely appeal otherwise you'll probably scratch your head in amazement just how ridiculous it all is.
The Good:
Fairly well made stuff
The Bad:
Takashi Shimura is wasted
Frequent logistical flaws
Some really poor sfx
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- Platypuschow
- Feb 18, 2019
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- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) officially released in India in English?
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