Kaijû daisensô / Invasion of Astro-Monster / Invasion of Planet X (1965)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Aliens from Planet X request the use of Godzilla and Rodan to fight off King Ghidorah, but have a better use for the three monsters.
Starring: Akira Takarada, Nick Adams, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Sawai
Director: Ishirô Honda
Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira / The War of the Gargantuas / Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gailah / Adventure of Gargantuas (1966)
Action | Horror | Sci-Fi
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.
Starring: Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Nobuo Nakamura, Jun Tazaki
Director: Ishirô Honda
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon / Frankenstein Conquers the World / Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devil Fish / Frankenstein Meets the Giant Devil Fish (1965)
Horror | Sci-Fi
During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and sprouts appendages, and eventually grows into a complete body and escapes. Later, a feral boy with a certain physical deformity (a large head with a flat top) is captured by scientists who refer to the boy as Frankenstein. The creature grows to the height of 20 feet, escapes again, fights police and army, and is practically indestructible. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle.
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kôji Furuhata, Jun Tazaki, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura
Director: Ishirô Honda
Gate of Hell / Jigokumon (1953)
Drama | History | Romance
A samurai pursues a married lady-in-waiting.
Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyô, Isao Yamagata, Yatarô Kurokawa, Kôtarô Bandô, Jun Tazaki
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
