Gappa the Triphibian Monster

1967 [JAPANESE]

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

IMDb Rating 4.4/10 10 1863 1.9K

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Plot summary

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

Director

Hiroshi Noguchi Photo
Hiroshi Noguchi

Top cast

Zenji Yamada Photo
Zenji Yamada as Captain of the Kamome-maru
Yûji Odaka Photo
Yûji Odaka as Prof. Daize Tonooka
Masanori Machida Photo
Masanori Machida as Saki
Kôtarô Sugie Photo
Kôtarô Sugie as Reporter #1
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769.95 MB
1280*538
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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1.4 GB
1916*804
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wag-3 5 / 10

I've seen it after more than 30 years

I was visiting this movie approximately in 1972, when communist allow us to see two or three Japanese "sci-fi" movies. In that time it has been for me something new, I've been a small boy, but I feel it is not good. But it has been from my lovely sci-fi section and now I bought a DVD and look at it with pleasure. There is so much mistakes... For example the rocket propulsion of that giant lizards, the fire from their mouths when they destroyed all military technology - tanks and aircraft, their bullet, bomb and rocket proof skin. The monsters can fly, walk and float under see, just one problem they have - they don't like high-frequency sound, so army can thrust their from the lake under Fuji. On the island, where from are the monsters are living the natives which are waiting tens generations for Japanese liberators, but almost all know the Japanese language! The end is beautiful and very sentimental - first and last time you can see a giant monster to cry:-)
Reviewed by masercot 5 / 10

Not Nearly as Bad as it Could Have Been

My youngest picked this one out...after a couple of weeks of sitting through subtitled movies that he couldn't read through fast enough...He said, "Dad, I want a monster movie that will make me laugh" and laugh my seven year old did. It was a cute movie with a cute trio of monsters. Couple that with a high-powered business man who flies off the handle for absolutely no reason and you've got Japanese monster GOLD, baby! Look for the same special effects as in the early Godzilla movies and the same dead subplots...but, the quality of this picture makes it fun to watch and make fun of...for example, they are inside a cave...where does the light come from? The "night" shots obviously shot in broad noon with a filter. Hilarious!
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