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Actors: Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki, Setsuko Wakayama
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Gigantis - The Fire Monster (Godzilla Raids Again) |
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The second Godzilla feature was rushed to theaters in Japan only 6 months after the debut hit. (It's not clear whether Warner Brothers did not believe it could use the name "Godzilla" for the 1959 US version, or simply wished to avoid paying for the rights, so the monster was initially known as "Gigantis.") A crude ankylosaur called "Angilas" turns up to battle Gojira on Iwato Island and then ravage Osaka. (Angilas' armored body seems to have a chicken head attached to the front of it.) Dr. Yamane (Shimura) returns from the first film to explain that these are both "fire monsters" from prehistoric times (and he screens a minute of film clips from "Godzilla" to bring everyone up to speed), but his dubbed dialogue has a German accent! Gojira defeats Angilas with his atomic breath and disappears into the ocean, only to turn up off Hokkaido some months later. Most of the story centers on two airmen, the admirable but doubt-ridden Tsukioka (Koizumi) and his goofy friend Kobayashi (Chiaki -- the jolly member of "Seven Samurai"), and their efforts to find a way to defeat the monster. Tsukioka was dubbed by George Takei and Kobayashi by Daws Butler (the voice of Yogi Bear, among others), so along with the hilarious English dialogue and many plot holes, it's a hoot to hear Mr. Sulu interact with Yogi Bear in the U.S. version of this film.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Giant monster movie?
Yes
Kind of monster
- Giant Monster(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- pilot, civilian
Age:
- 20's-30's
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- dinosaur
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Ice world?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Japanese
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
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