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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967 · 84 min

A cheerful, old-fashioned monster romp with miniature cities and rubbery creatures, more silly than scary, but with a surprisingly earnest plea for parental respect.

Tagline
Vast! Hideous! Invincible!
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • greed
  • nature
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction, action
Directed by
Haruyasu Noguchi
Written by
Ryuzo Nakanishi, Gan Yamazaki
Starring
Tamio Kawachi, Yōko Yamamoto, Yuji Okada, Kōji Wada, Tatsuya Fuji, Keisuke Inoue, Zenji Yamada, Bumon Kahara
Music
Seitaro Omori
Cinematography
Muneo Ueda
Runtime
84 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English

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