

Frankenstein Conquers the World1965
“A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!”
Directed by Ishirō Honda
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
When a wartime secret involving the legendary heart of Frankenstein's monster ends up in Hiroshima on the eve of the atomic bombing, the catastrophic blast sets in motion something no scientist could have predicted. Decades later, a strange feral child surfaces in the ruined city, drawing the attention of researchers who begin to suspect a monstrous connection to that long-buried experiment. As the boy grows at an alarming rate, the Japanese countryside faces a threat that blurs the line between victim and destroyer. This Toho co-production fuses the Western Gothic horror tradition with the unmistakable dread of kaiju spectacle.
Content: Atomic Bomb Imagery, Wartime Violence, Giant Monster Combat And Destruction
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Cast

Tadao Takashima
Dr. Yuzo Kawaji

Nick Adams
Dr. James Bowen

Kumi Mizuno
Dr. Sueko Togami

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Daigo Kawai
Koji Furuhata
Frankenstein

Jun Tazaki
Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police

Susumu Fujita
Osaka Prefectural Police Chief

Takashi Shimura
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor

Nobuo Nakamura
Dr. Suga

Kenji Sahara
Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant

Hisaya Ito
Osaka Police Sergeant

Yoshibumi Tajima
Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
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