Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
Directed by Ishirō Honda
monster
airport
octopus
giant monster
sequel
kaiju
tokusatsu
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Kenji Sahara
Dr. Yuzo Mamiya
Kumi Mizuno
Akemi Togawa
Russ Tamblyn
Dr. Paul Stewart
Jun Tazaki
General Hashimoto
Kipp Hamilton
Singer
Yoshibumi Tajima
Officer Hirai
Nobuo Nakamura
Professor Kita
Hisaya Ito
Chief Izumida
Nadao Kirino
Lt. Col. Kazama
Ren Yamamoto
Saburo Kameda
Kōzō Nomura
General's Aide
Shōichi Hirose
Soldier
Crew
Ishirō Honda
Director
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Henry G. Saperstein
Executive Producer
Reuben Bercovitch
Executive Producer
Reuben Bercovitch
Story
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Koji Kajita
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
27 reviews
Anthony GiglioPRO
6.0★ · 12/18/25
It’s not perfect but I love it
It’s not perfect but I love it
Jonas Garland
46/100
Yeah this movie fucking rules lol.
46/100
Yeah this movie fucking rules lol.
Ezra Cuevas
5.8★ · 06/27/25
The monsters were pretty disappointing but the kraken was fuckin great.
The monsters were pretty disappointing but the kraken was fuckin great.
Frdtt
3.5★ · 06/18/25
These Kaiju films are usually so formulaic that I find myself yearning for the ‘different’ in each one. Im just tired of the whole person in a costume destroying things schtick. It never lives up to the original Godzilla.
These Kaiju films are usually so formulaic that I find myself yearning for the ‘different’ in each one. Im just tired of the whole person in a costume destroying things schtick. It never lives up to the original Godzilla.
