Gigantis the Fire Monster

(Gojira no gyakushû)

Synopsis

Godzilla is back, and this time he's not alone! While scouting the seas for schools of fish, young pilots Tsukioka and Kobayashi encounter Godzilla and the spiny monster Anguirus in heated battle on a small Japanese island. The two beasts tumble into the ocean and soon resurface in Osaka, laying waste to the city in a fight to the death. As the threat of destruction mounts, the two heroes muster their courage for the final showdown with Godzilla...

A movie directed by Motoyoshi Oda

1955 - 82 minutes - Black & White - Mono - 1.37

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Main Cast

  • Shoichi Tsukioka
  • Hidemi Yamaji - Koehi's Daughter
  • Kôji Kobayashi
  • Kyohei Yamane-hakase
  • Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
  • Captain Terasawa of Osaka Defense Corps
  • Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki
  • Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
  • Radio Operator Yasuko Inouye
  • Chief of Civil Defense
  • Koehi Yamaji, President of the Fishery
  • Small Escaped Convict
  • Commander of Landing Craft
  • Convict Leader
  • ...

Production

Distributors

Also Known As

  • The Volcano Monster (inc)
  • The Return of Godzilla (inc)
  • Gojira's Counterattack (inc)
  • Gojira Strikes Again (inc)
  • Gigantis (inc)
  • Fire Monster (inc)
  • Годзилла снова нападает (inc)
  • Godzilla's Counter Attack (inc)
  • Counterattack of the Monsters (us)
  • Gigantis: the Fire Monster (us)
  • Godzilla Raids Again (us)

Release dates

  • April 24, 1955
  • May 21, 1959
  • April 24, 1955
  • May 21, 1959