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Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

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

Genres

HorrorScience Fiction

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.701/10

Release Date

08 August 1965

Country

Japan

Cast

Tadao Takashima

Tadao Takashima

Dr. Yuzo Kawaji

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

Dr. James Bowen

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Dr. Sueko Togami

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Daigo Kawai

Koji Furuhata

Koji Furuhata

Frankenstein

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Osaka Prefectural Police Chief

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Dr. Suga

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant

Hisaya Itō

Hisaya Itō

Osaka Police Sergeant

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Newspaper Reporter

Haruya Katō

Haruya Katō

TTV Director

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Housekeeper

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

JSDF Executive

Keiko Sawai

Keiko Sawai

Tsuruko Toida

Noriko Takahashi

Noriko Takahashi

Girl in Shirane hut

Peter Mann

Peter Mann

Dr. Liesendorf

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Motoki

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Hospital Secretary

Kenzō Tabu

Kenzō Tabu

Newspaper Employee

Shigeki Ishida

Shigeki Ishida

University Professor

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Baragon / JSDF Soldier

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

TTV Lighting man

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

TTV Lighting man

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Okabe policeman

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Sugiyama policeman

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Tunnel Worker

Toshihiko Furuta

Toshihiko Furuta

Farmer

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Reporter

Tadashi Okabe

Tadashi Okabe

Sarcastic Reporter

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Hospital Official (uncredited)

Saburô Iketani

Saburô Iketani

Reporter (uncredited)

Kenichiro Kawaji

Kenichiro Kawaji

Young Frankenstein

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Dr. Lisendorf (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Dr. Bowen (voice)

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