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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Vast! Hideous! Invincible!

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

22 April 1967

Country

Japan

Cast

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Hiroshi Kurosaki

Yōko Yamamoto

Yōko Yamamoto

Itoko Koyanagi

Yuji Okada

Yuji Okada

Daize Tonooka

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Mashida

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

George Inoue

Keisuke Inoue

Keisuke Inoue

President Funazu

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Captain of the Kamome-maru

Bumon Kahara

Bumon Kahara

Elder

Kōtarō Sugie

Kōtarō Sugie

Reporter #1

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Hosoda

Toshinosuke Nagao

Toshinosuke Nagao

Cmdr. Riku

Masaru Kamiyama

Masaru Kamiyama

The Professor

Kokan Katsura

Kokan Katsura

Saburo Hayashi

Shirô Oshimi

Shirô Oshimi

Oyama

Yoko Oyagi

Yoko Oyagi

Aihara

Sanpei Mine

Sanpei Mine

Islander 1

Takashi Koshiba

Takashi Koshiba

Reporter 2

Kensuke Tamai

Kensuke Tamai

Islander 2

Minoru Sato

Minoru Sato

Reporter 3

Seiji Matsuoka

Seiji Matsuoka

Islander 3

Hiroshi Ito

Hiroshi Ito

Reporter 4

Mike Daneen

Mike Daneen

Petty Officer

Ruich Fidancer

Ruich Fidancer

Captain of the Sea Angels

Paul Scheman

Paul Scheman

Professor

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