Daigoro vs. Goliath

Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)

怪獣大奮戦 ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス

An inventor and his family try to raise funds to feed a giant monster named Daigoro so that he doesn't shrink. Meanwhile, a meteor lands into the sea bringing with it another giant monster named Goliath. Will Daigoro be able to stop Goliath?

Date of release
1972-12-17
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Action
Director
Toshihiro Iijima

Casting

Interesting facts

Daigoro vs. Goliath is a 1972 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed and written by Toshihiro Iijima, with special effects by Jun Oki and Minoru Nakano. Co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Toho Studios, the film stars Hiroshi Inuzuka and Akiji Kobayashi.

Production

Daigoro vs. Goliath was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tsuburaya Productions. Tsubaraya initially wanted to produce a historical drama to celebrate their 10th anniversary, but due to budget limitations and the excessive bureaucracy that would've been involved it was instead decided to produce a kaiju film Due to his experience directing other Tsuburaya Productions such as Ultra Q and Ultraman, Toshihiro Iijima was selected as director…

Former staffs from Daiei Film, which was declared bankrupt in the previous year, participated in the productions of both Daigoro vs. Goliath and Fireman (1973), and these productions utilized Daiei Tokyo Studio and practical effects and explosives from the Gamera series.

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