Movie

All Monsters Attack

1969 · 70 min

A scruffy, dreamy kids' adventure that pads itself with recycled monster footage but stays oddly sweet and earnest.

Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki

Tagline: A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!
Overview: Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

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Directed by: Ishirō Honda
Genres: Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: coming-of-age
family
isolation
friendship
survival
Places: big city
fantasy world
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Godzilla (Showa) Collection

GodzillaMovie · 1954
Godzilla Raids AgainMovie · 1955
King Kong vs. GodzillaMovie · 1962
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie · 1964
Mothra vs. GodzillaMovie · 1964
Invasion of Astro-MonsterMovie · 1965
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepMovie · 1966
Son of GodzillaMovie · 1967
Destroy All MonstersMovie · 1968
All Monsters AttackMovie · 1969 This title
Godzilla vs. HedorahMovie · 1971
Godzilla vs. GiganMovie · 1972
Godzilla vs. MegalonMovie · 1973
Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaMovie · 1974
Terror of MechagodzillaMovie · 1975

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