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.
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Action
Stars: Tamio Kawachi, Yōko Yamamoto, Yuji Okada, Kōji Wada, Tatsuya Fuji, Keisuke Inoue
Crew: Haruyasu Noguchi (Director), Ryuzo Nakanishi (Screenplay), Gan Yamazaki (Screenplay), Seitaro Omori (Original Music Composer), Muneo Ueda (Director of Photography), Masanori Tsujii (Editor)
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English, 日本語
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation, Manson International
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 22, 1967
IMDb: 5.5
Keywords:research, ship, island, japan, monster, photographer, giant monster, earthquake, matter of life and death, dinosaur, tropical island, giant egg, kaiju
