Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 21, 1959Release Date
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 21, 1959Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Cast & Crew.

Hiroshi Koizumi
Tsukioka

Setsuko Wakayama
Hidemi

Minoru Chiaki
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Takashi Shimura
Dr. Yamane

Miyoko Hoshino
Singer of cabaret

Toku Ihara
Policeman

Masao Shimizu
Dr. Tadokoro

Seijirô Onda
Commander (as Serjiro Onda)

Sonosuke Sawamura
Shibeki

Takuzō Kumagai
Captain of Hokkai-maru

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Tajima

Mayuri Mokushô
Radio Operator

Sôkichi Maki
Escaped Convict

Yukio Kasama
Father (as Yokio Kasama)

Takeo Oikawa
Police Chief

Teruko Mita
Yayoi Madam

Minosuke Yamada
Chief of Civil Defense (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto
Ikeda (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo
Convict Leader (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura
Convict (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima
Gigantis (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka
Angurus (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose
Convict (uncredited)

Keye Luke
Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)

Aya Oyama
Hidemi (voice) (uncredited)

Marvin Miller
Kobayashi / Dr. Yamane / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)

George Takei
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Jane Chang
Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)

James Yagi
Osaka SDF Captain (voice) (uncredited)

Hugo Grimaldi
Director / Writer / Editor / ADR Supervisor

Motoyoshi Oda
Director

Paul Schreibman
Producer

Ib Melchior
Original Story

Shigeaki Hidaka
Screenplay

Rex Lipton
Music Editor

Seiichi Endo
Director of Photography

Masaki Ônuma
Lighting Technician

Edmund Goldman
Associate Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

Kazuo Baba
Production Manager

Takeo Kita
Production Design

Teruaki Abe
Production Design

Shigeru Kayama
Novel / Original Story

Takeo Murata
Screenplay

Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects / Visual Effects / Visual Effects Director

Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects

Eiji Iwashiro
First Assistant Director

Al Sarno
Sound Effects Editor

Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects

Kazuji Taira
Editor

Bert Shefter
Music

Paul Sawtell
Music

Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design / Sculptor / Modeling

Kanju Yagi
Costume Design / Modeling

Yasuei Yagi
Costume Design / Modeling

Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design / Modeling

Yoshio Suzuki
Assistant Costume Designer / Modeling

Hajime Tsuburaya
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera

Hiroshi Mukoyama
Special Effects

Masakatsu Asai
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant

Masao Shirota
Special Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects / VFX Director of Photography

Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera

Yôichi Manoda
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera

Akira Watanabe
Visual Effects Art Director

Tohl Narita
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director

Yasuyuki Inoue
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director

Yoshio Irie
Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Art Director

Shuzaburo Araki
Visual Effects / Visual Effects Camera

Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist

Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music

Koichi Takano
Special Effects / Special Effects Assistant / Visual Effects Camera

Edwin B. Watson
Original Story

Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Media.





Details.
Release DateMay 21, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
stock footage
giant monster
dinosaur
kaiju
alternate version
tokusatsu
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