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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
Japanese
Release
65-08-08
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6.8/74

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Tagline

A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!

Plot

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

Cast
Tadao Takashima
Tadao Takashima Poster Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
Nick Adams
Nick Adams Poster Dr. James Bowen
Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno Poster Dr. Sueko Togami
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya Poster Daigo Kawai
Koji Furuhata
Koji Furuhata Poster Frankenstein
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki Poster Hideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita Poster Osaka Prefectural Police Chief
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura Poster Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura Poster Dr. Suga
Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara Poster Tadokoro, Bowen's assistant
Hisaya Ito
Hisaya Ito Poster Osaka Police Sergeant
Yoshibumi Tajima
Yoshibumi Tajima Poster Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
Kōzō Nomura
Kōzō Nomura Poster Newspaper Reporter
Haruya Katō
Haruya Katō Poster TTV Director
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura Poster Housekeeper
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi Poster JSDF Executive
Keiko Sawai
Keiko Sawai Poster Tsuruko Toida
Noriko Takahashi
Noriko Takahashi Poster Girl in Shirane hut
Peter Mann
Peter Mann Poster Dr. Liesendorf
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto Poster Motoki
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada Poster Hospital Secretary
Kenzō Tabu
Kenzō Tabu Poster Newspaper Employee
Shigeki Ishida
Shigeki Ishida Poster University Professor
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima Poster Baragon / JSDF Soldier
Yutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama Poster TTV Lighting man
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura Poster TTV Lighting man
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino Poster Okabe policeman
Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo Poster Sugiyama policeman
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose Poster Tunnel Worker
Toshihiko Furuta
Toshihiko Furuta Poster Farmer
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya Poster Reporter
Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe Poster Sarcastic Reporter
Hideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani Poster Hospital Official (uncredited)
Saburô Iketani
Saburô Iketani Poster Reporter (uncredited)
Kenichiro Kawaji
Kenichiro Kawaji Poster Young Frankenstein
Kazuo Kumakura
Kazuo Kumakura Poster Dr. Lisendorf (voice)
Gorō Naya
Gorō Naya Poster Dr. Bowen (voice)
Director
Ishirō Honda Ishirō Honda Poster
Production countries

Japan