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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Vast! Hideous! Invincible!

19675.61h 24m

Overview

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.

Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi
Written by Ryuzo Nakanishi, Gan Yamazaki, Akira Watanabe
Produced by Eisei Koi
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Top Cast

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Hiroshi Kurosaki

Yōko Yamamoto

Yōko Yamamoto

Itoko Koyanagi

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Yuji Okada

Daize Tonooka

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Mashida

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

George Inoue

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Keisuke Inoue

President Funazu

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Captain of the Kamome-maru

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Bumon Kahara

Elder

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Kōtarō Sugie

Reporter #1

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Hosoda

Themes & Keywords

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About Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster is a horror, science fiction, action film released in 1967 exploring themes of research, ship, island, japan, monster, photographer. Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi, it stars Tamio Kawachi, Yōko Yamamoto, Yuji Okada. 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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