Production War of the Gargantuas. Created from the flesh of Frankenstein's monster, Sanda was a much more gentle creature raised in the mountains by human scientists. In this case, however, Frankenstein grows hair, becomes a brown gargantua, and meets its green clone from the ocean. Two gigantic fake-fur covered monsters battle it out in Tokyo. This sequel to FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (although the Frankenstein element is dropped from the English version) begins with a gargantuan creature attacking ships and eating human beings. The War of the Gargantuas is a bit of a pseudo-sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965). a shame it never happened. Go! Sanda is the main protagonist of the 1966 Japanese kaiju film War of the Gargantuas.. A mutation caused by an atomic blast, the green Gargantua is evil and desirous of stomping out the entire human race. Critic Reviews for The War of the Gargantuas (Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira) All Critics (1) | Fresh (1) Terrifically entertaining and involving in a way that completely sidesteps irony. Godman. The War of the Gargantuas … Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira) is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film co-produced by Toho and UPA and a loose sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon. Add an image to this gallery. I can only imagine two battle-scarred, horribly burned gargantuas coming back for round two in what could’ve been a bang-up sequel. Sanda is a gigantic kaijin and one of the two creatures who regenerated from some biological tissue from the original Frankenstein's Monster, the other being Gaira.Unlike Gaira, Sanda has spent most of his life in the mountains, and is gentle and friendly towards humans. The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ, Furankenshutain no Kaijū Sanda tai Gaira, lit. Games ... War of the Gargantuas. Here's the original 1966 Japanese cut of WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS, ripped from the Toho Blu-ray It was released to Japanese theaters on July 31, 1966. Unfortunately, it was forced to fight its own brother. The War of the Gargantuas, conocida en Japón como Frankenstein no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ, Furankenshutain no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira?) Sanda concept art Infant Sanda being fed by Akemi Togawa Vinyl figure used to create Sanda's copyright icon artwork Sanda's copyright icon FANDOM. Haruo Nakajima (who played Godzilla from 1954 - 1972) to this day declares that Gaila, the Green Gargantua, was his GREATEST role. “War of the Gargantuas” throws everything at you, including the kitchen sink. In this case, however, Frankenstein grows hair, becomes a brown gargantua, and meets its green clone from the ocean. The War of the Gargantuas is a bit of a pseudo-sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965). Sanda concept art. On December 8th, 1986, Toho registered the film with the US copyright office with the registration number PA0000317011. Appearances. The makeup and creature costumes alone would’ve been amazing…. Add an image to this gallery. The film was submitted under its international title, The War of the Gargantuas, and a shortened version of its Romaji title, Sanda tai Gaira. The brown and green gargantuas are rechristened Sanda and Gaira, and the two then do battle. Add an image to this gallery.