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Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965 · 90 min

A somber, earnest monster movie with a tragic creature at its center, punctuated by campy kaiju battles and vintage special effects.

Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno

Tagline: A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!
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.

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
science
survival
morality
Places: big city
countryside
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Written by: Takeshi Kimura
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Koji Furuhata, Jun Tazaki, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura
Music: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, German, English

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