Frankenstein vs. Baragon

Frankenstein vs. Baragon (Japanese: フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣バラゴン, Hepburn: Furankenshutain tai Chitei Kaijū Baragon, lit.'Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon') is a 1965 kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno and Tadao Takashima, with Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein and Haruo Nakajima as Baragon. An international co-production of Japan and the United States; it was the first collaboration between Toho Co., Ltd and Henry G. Saperstein. In the film, scientists investigate the origins of a mysterious boy and his resistance to radiation that makes him grow to monstrous size, while a second monster ravages the countryside.

Frankenstein vs. Baragon
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiフランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣バラゴン
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnFurankenshutain tai Chitei Kaijū Baragon
Directed byIshirō Honda
Screenplay byTakeshi Kimura
Story byReuben Bercovitch
Jerry Sohl
Produced by
  • Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring
CinematographyHajime Koizumi
Sadamasa Arikawa
Edited byRyohei Fujii
Music byAkira Ifukube
Production
companies
Toho Co., Ltd
Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises
Distributed byToho (Japan)
American International Pictures (United States)
Release dates
  • August 8, 1965 (1965-08-08) (Japan)
  • July 8, 1966 (1966-07-08) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesJapan
United States
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥93,000,000 (equivalent to ¥391,184,805 in 2019)
(Japan)

Frankenstein vs. Baragon was theatrically released in Japan on August 8, 1965, followed by a theatrical release in the United States on July 8, 1966 by American International Pictures as Frankenstein Conquers the World. The film was followed by The War of the Gargantuas, released on July 31, 1966.

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