Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Seen it?1959 | 78 min | Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Godzilla vs. Kong or Pacific Rim, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hugo Grimaldi, Motoyoshi Oda
- Hiroshi KoizumiTsukioka
- Setsuko WakayamaHidemi
- Minoru ChiakiKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
- Takashi ShimuraDr. Yamane
- Masao ShimizuDr. Tadokoro
- Seijirô OndaCommander (as Serjiro Onda)
- Sonosuke SawamuraShibeki
- Yoshio TsuchiyaTajima
- Mayuri MokushôRadio Operator
- Yukio KasamaFather (as Yokio Kasama)