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Frankenstein Conquers the World
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Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965-08-08 · 90 min · ★ 6.7

Horror · Science Fiction

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.

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Directors
Ishirō Honda
Production companies
TOHO, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tadao TakashimaTadao TakashimaDr. Yuzo Kawaji
Nick AdamsNick AdamsDr. James Bowen
Kumi MizunoKumi MizunoDr. Sueko Togami
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaDaigo Kawai
Koji FuruhataFrankenstein
Jun TazakiJun TazakiHideo Nishi, Director of the Okayama Prefectural Police
Susumu FujitaSusumu FujitaOsaka Prefectural Police Chief
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraHiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraDr. Suga
Kenji SaharaKenji SaharaTadokoro, Bowen's assistant
Hisaya ItoHisaya ItoOsaka Police Sergeant
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaMurata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
Kōzō NomuraKōzō NomuraNewspaper Reporter
Haruya KatōHaruya KatōTTV Director
Ikio SawamuraIkio SawamuraHousekeeper
Yoshio KosugiYoshio KosugiJSDF Executive
Keiko SawaiKeiko SawaiTsuruko Toida
Noriko TakahashiNoriko TakahashiGirl in Shirane hut
Peter MannPeter MannDr. Liesendorf
Ren YamamotoRen YamamotoMotoki

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