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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967-04-22 · 84 min · ★ 5.6

Horror · Science Fiction · Action

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

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Directors
Haruyasu Noguchi
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation, Manson International, Far East Laboratory
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiHiroshi Kurosaki
Yōko YamamotoYōko YamamotoItoko Koyanagi
Yuji OkadaDaize Tonooka
Kōji WadaKōji WadaMashida
Tatsuya FujiTatsuya FujiGeorge Inoue
Keisuke InouePresident Funazu
Zenji YamadaZenji YamadaCaptain of the Kamome-maru
Bumon KaharaElder
Kōtarō SugieReporter #1
Saburo HiromatsuSaburo HiromatsuHosoda
Toshinosuke NagaoCmdr. Riku
Masaru KamiyamaThe Professor
Kokan KatsuraSaburo Hayashi
Shirō OshimiOyama
Yoko OyanagiAihara
Sanpei MineIslander 1
Takashi KoshibaReporter 2
Kensuke TamaiIslander 2
Minoru SatoReporter 3
Seiji MatsuokaIslander 3

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