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Frankenstein vs. Baragon poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.4 / 100
1965·Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller·1h 27m

FRANKENSTEIN VS. BARAGON

“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.

Above the Line
Ishirô Honda·DirectorTakeshi Kimura·ScreenplayReuben Bercovitch·StoryHajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerRyôhei Fujii·Editor
Cast
Tadao Takashima·Dr. Yuzo KawajiNick Adams·Dr. James BowenKumi Mizuno·Dr. Sueko TogamiYoshio Tsuchiya·Daigo KawaiKoji Furuhata·FrankensteinJun Tazaki·Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural PoliceSusumu Fujita·Osaka Prefectural Police ChiefTakashi Shimura·Hiroshima Army Hospital doctorNobuo Nakamura·Dr. SugaKenji Sahara·Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Ishirō Honda·Director
Writing· 4
Takeshi Kimura·ScreenplayReuben Bercovitch·StoryJerry Sohl·StoryMary Shelley·Characters
Camera· 3
Hajime Koizumi·Director of PhotographyMotoyoshi Tomioka·Visual Effects CameraSadamasa Arikawa·Visual Effects Camera
Editing· 1
Ryôhei Fujii·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Akira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerWataru Onuma·Sound RecordistHisashi Shimonaga·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 3
Takeo Kita·Production DesignTakeo Kita·Art DirectionRiki Konna·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Reuben Bercovitch·Executive ProducerSamuel Z. Arkoff·Executive ProducerHenry G. Saperstein·Executive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka·Executive ProducerYorihiko Yamada·Production Manager
Other Departments· 10
Eiji Tsuburaya·Special EffectsSeishichi Kojima·Lighting TechnicianTeruyoshi Nakano·Special EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano·Visual EffectsEiji Tsuburaya·Visual Effects DirectorYoshiyuki Tokumasa·Visual EffectsYukio Manoda·Visual EffectsAkira Watanabe·Visual Effects Art DirectorKuichiro Kishida·Lighting TechnicianHiroshi Mukoyama·Visual Effects Compositor
By the Numbers
70.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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