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Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Hugo Grimaldi

1959 • 1h 18m

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, The Fire Monster (1959) - US Theatrical Trailer (16mm Scan)

Cast

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi KoizumiTsukioka

Setsuko Wakayama

Setsuko WakayamaHidemi

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru ChiakiKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Takashi Shimura

Takashi ShimuraDr. Yamane

Masao Shimizu

Masao ShimizuDr. Tadokoro

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô OndaCommander (as Serjiro Onda)

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke SawamuraShibeki

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio TsuchiyaTajima

Mayuri Mokushô

Mayuri MokushôRadio Operator

Yukio KasamaFather (as Yokio Kasama)

Takeo OikawaPolice Chief

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke YamadaChief of Civil Defense (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren YamamotoIkeda (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

Shin ŌtomoConvict Leader (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi ŌmuraConvict (uncredited)

Crew

Motoyoshi Oda

Motoyoshi OdaDirector

Paul Schreibman

Paul SchreibmanProducer

Ib Melchior

Ib MelchiorOriginal Story

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao IizukaVisual Effects

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki TanakaProducer

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji TsuburayaVisual Effects

Shigeru Kayama

Shigeru KayamaNovel

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô ToshimitsuCostume Design

Hajime Tsuburaya

Hajime TsuburayaSpecial Effects

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo KaimaiModeling

Masakatsu Asai

Masakatsu AsaiSpecial Effects

Yoshio Suzuki

Yoshio SuzukiAssistant Costume Designer

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi TomiokaSpecial Effects

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa ArikawaSpecial Effects

Tohl Narita

Tohl NaritaVisual Effects Art Director

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Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) — Backlot Notes