Movie

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966 · 87 min

A breezy, campy monster romp with colourful island adventure and playful kaiju battles.

Directed by: Jun Fukuda
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Akihiko Hirata

Tagline: The atrocious new monster Ebirah! Three giant monsters of the land, sea, and sky take part in the confrontation of the century!
Overview: Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

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Directed by: Jun Fukuda
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Akihiko Hirata

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: survival
freedom
rebellion
family
power
Places: sea
small town
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Son of GodzillaMovie · 1967
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All Monsters AttackMovie · 1969
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