War of the Monsters

Mar 15, 1967

1h 29m

★ 8.0

unearthly monsters... with terrifying destructive powers... battle to the death... to the victor — the planet earth.

Overview

An expedition goes out to a remote island to find a priceless opal. This opal happens to be the egg of the powerful Barugon, a huge lizard-like monster that can freeze foes with its long tongue or disintegrate them with its devastating rainbow ray. When Gammera begins to fight Barugon, several plans begin to stop both monsters and keep the damage of Japan at a minimum.

Genres

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Action

TV Movie

Production Companies

Daiei Film

American-International Television (AIP-TV)

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Cast

Keisuke Hirata (voice)

Ted Rusoff

Karen (voice)

Silvia Faver

Onodera (voice)

Robert Sommer

Ichiro Hirata (voice)

Robert Spafford

Dr. Matsushita (voice)

Frazier Rippy

Sadae Hirata (voice)

Carolyn De Fonseca

Narrator

Anthony La Penna

Keisuke Hirata

Kōjirō Hongō

Karen

Kyōko Enami

Kawajiri

Yūzō Hayakawa

Dr. Sato

Takuya Fujioka

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