Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣

A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

Date of release
1965-08-08
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (78)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Ishirō Honda

Casting

  • Tadao Takashima — Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
  • Nick Adams — Dr. James Bowen
  • Kumi Mizuno — Dr. Sueko Togami
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya — Daigo Kawai
  • Koji Furuhata — Frankenstein
  • Jun Tazaki — Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police
  • Susumu Fujita — Osaka Prefectural Police Chief
  • Takashi Shimura — Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
  • Nobuo Nakamura — Dr. Suga
  • Kenji Sahara — Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
  • Hisaya Ito — Osaka Police Sergeant
  • Yoshibumi Tajima — Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain

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