funnily enough, actually good
Frankenstein Conquers the World
A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
8/8/1965Runtime
90 minsGenres
Overview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A gloriously strange Cold War-era creature feature that treats atomic horror and Frankenstein mythology with earnest wonder, blending tokusatsu spectacle with genuine historical tragedy. It's pulpy monster mayhem threaded through real-world devastation, campy yet haunting.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedEpicAbsurd
Themes
SurvivalTechnologyWarIdentity
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Tadao Takashima
Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
Nick Adams
Dr. James Bowen
Kumi Mizuno
Dr. Sueko Togami
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Daigo Kawai
Koji Furuhata
Frankenstein
Jun Tazaki
Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police
Susumu Fujita
Osaka Prefectural Police Chief
Takashi Shimura
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Nobuo Nakamura
Dr. Suga
Kenji Sahara
Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
Hisaya Ito
Osaka Police Sergeant
Yoshibumi Tajima
Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
Reviews
Frankenstein (Toho) Collection
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