

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959-05-21 · 78 min · ★ 6.4
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Production details
- Directors
- Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Toho Laboratory
- Countries
- United States of America, Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hiroshi KoizumiTsukioka
Setsuko WakayamaHidemi
Minoru ChiakiKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Takashi ShimuraDr. Yamane
Masao ShimizuDr. Tadokoro
Seijirô OndaCommander (as Serjiro Onda)
Sonosuke SawamuraShibeki
Yoshio TsuchiyaTajima
Mayuri MokushôRadio Operator
Minosuke YamadaChief of Civil Defense (uncredited)
Ren YamamotoIkeda (uncredited)
Shin ŌtomoConvict Leader (uncredited)
Senkichi ŌmuraConvict (uncredited)
Haruo NakajimaGigantis (uncredited)
Katsumi TezukaAngurus (uncredited)
Shōichi HiroseConvict (uncredited)
Keye LukeTsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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