Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Nothing like it ever before! The fantastic war of the giant fire monsters!

Categories: Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1959-05-21
Run time: 78 minute / 1:18
Directors: Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda.
Writers: Shigeaki Hidaka, Takeo Murata.
Production Companies : Warner Bros. Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Toho Laboratory
Production Countries: United States of America, Japan

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Hiroshi Koizumi
as Tsukioka
Setsuko Wakayama
as Hidemi
Minoru Chiaki
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Takashi Shimura
as Dr. Yamane
Masao Shimizu
as Dr. Tadokoro
Seijirô Onda
as Commander (as Serjiro Onda)
Sonosuke Sawamura
as Shibeki
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Tajima
Mayuri Mokushô
as Radio Operator
Yukio Kasama
as Father (as Yokio Kasama)
Takeo Oikawa
as Police Chief
Minosuke Yamada
as Chief of Civil Defense (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
as Ikeda (uncredited)
Shin Ōtomo
as Convict Leader (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
as Convict (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
as Gigantis (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
as Angurus (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
as Convict (uncredited)
Keye Luke
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Aya Oyama
as Hidemi (voice) (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
as Kobayashi / Dr. Yamane / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Frees
as Commander / Father / Convict (voice) (uncredited)
George Takei
as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Jane Chang
as Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
James Yagi
as Osaka SDF Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Directing
Hugo Grimaldi Director
Motoyoshi Oda Director

Production
Paul Schreibman Producer

Writing
Ib Melchior Original Story
Hugo Grimaldi Writer
Shigeaki Hidaka Screenplay

Production
Edmund Goldman Associate Producer

Editing
Hugo Grimaldi Editor

Visual Effects
Sadao Iizuka Visual Effects

Art
Takeo Kita Production Design

Production
Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer

Lighting
Masaki Ônuma Lighting Technician

Production
Kazuo Baba Production Manager

Writing
Takeo Murata Screenplay

Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects

Sound
Rex Lipton Music Editor

Writing
Shigeru Kayama Novel

Camera
Seiichi Endo Director of Photography

Crew
Eiji Tsuburaya Special Effects

Art
Teruaki Abe Production Design

Directing
Eiji Iwashiro First Assistant Director

Sound
Al Sarno Sound Effects Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Teizô Toshimitsu Costume Design

Crew
Hajime Tsuburaya Special Effects

Visual Effects
Eizo Kaimai Modeling

Costume & Make-Up
Yasuei Yagi Costume Design

Art
Teizô Toshimitsu Sculptor

Crew
Masakatsu Asai Special Effects

Costume & Make-Up
Kanju Yagi Costume Design

Crew
Hajime Tsuburaya Special Effects Assistant
Hiroshi Mukoyama Special Effects

Visual Effects
Teizô Toshimitsu Modeling

Costume & Make-Up
Eizo Kaimai Costume Design

Visual Effects
Yasuei Yagi Modeling

Sound
Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects
Paul Sawtell Music

Visual Effects
Kanju Yagi Modeling

Crew
Masakatsu Asai Special Effects Assistant

Editing
Kazuji Taira Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Yoshio Suzuki Assistant Costume Designer

Visual Effects
Yoshio Suzuki Modeling

Crew
Motoyoshi Tomioka Special Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka Special Effects Assistant

Sound
Bert Shefter Music

Crew
Sadamasa Arikawa Special Effects
Yoshio Irie Visual Effects Art Director

Visual Effects
Shuzaburo Araki Visual Effects
Shuzaburo Araki Visual Effects Camera

Crew
Tohl Narita Visual Effects Art Director
Yôichi Manoda Special Effects Assistant
Tohl Narita Special Effects Assistant

Visual Effects
Motoyoshi Tomioka Visual Effects Camera

Crew
Yasuyuki Inoue Special Effects Assistant

Visual Effects
Hajime Tsuburaya Visual Effects Camera

Crew
Akira Watanabe Visual Effects Art Director
Yoshio Irie Special Effects Assistant

Visual Effects
Yôichi Manoda Visual Effects Camera

Crew
Yôichi Manoda Special Effects

Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya Visual Effects Director
Sadamasa Arikawa VFX Director of Photography

Crew
Yasuyuki Inoue Visual Effects Art Director

Sound
Masanobu Miyazaki Sound Recordist
Herschel Burke Gilbert Music

Crew
Koichi Takano Special Effects
Koichi Takano Special Effects Assistant

Visual Effects
Koichi Takano Visual Effects Camera

Writing
Edwin B. Watson Original Story
Shigeru Kayama Original Story

Sound
Hugo Grimaldi ADR Supervisor
Masaru Satō Original Music Composer

Crew
Paul Schreibman Presenter
Fumio Nakadai Special Effects
Tôru Suzuki Special Effects
Tôru Suzuki Special Effects Assistant

Lighting
Masao Shirota Lighting Technician

Visual Effects
Masao Shirota VFX Lighting Artist

Camera
Masao Fukuda Still Photographer





















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