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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Science Fiction · Action · Fantasy · 1966

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

Movie details

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

“The atrocious new monster Ebirah! Three giant monsters of the land, sea, and sky take part in the confrontation of the century!”

1966 Science Fiction · Action · Fantasy 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Jun Fukuda

Written by

Shinichi Sekizawa

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Yoshimura

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Dayo

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Red Bamboo Captain Ryui

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Red Bamboo Base Commander

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka

Nita

Chōtarō Tōgin

Chōtarō Tōgin

Ichino

Tōru Ibuki

Tōru Ibuki

Yata Kane

Court is in session

Put Ebirah, Horror of the Deep on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.