Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
[Frankenstein Conquers the World]
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Director: Ishiro Honda
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno
Synopsis:
A feral child in Hiroshima becomes the subject of study for his resistance to radiation.
Impressions:
Frankenstein's monster in a kaijuu flick? Only in Japan, am I right? If you've seen enough Showa Era Toho flicks, you pretty much know what to expect. Honestly, if Baragon wasn't in this, you'd basically have a King Kong story and it'd probably be a bit stronger for it, so you can imagine my surprise when I was doing a little cursory research for this review and found out that the story got its start as a King Kong story and that Honda himself would've preferred to focus on Frankenstein's monster. The plot isn't amazing, but the three scientists representing different parts of the spectrum in how Frankenstein's monster should be regarded is functional. Without being stuck in a bulky rubber suit, Koji Furuta can perform with considerably more agility than what we usually see in kaijuu fights, so that's something. If you like this kind of movie from this era, it's worth checking out, but taken overall, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a must-see. Take it or leave it.
50/50