Also, former admiral kosumi is nearly kidnapped along with his secretary, and goddaughter, makoto jinguji. Sure manda is in the movie, but the guys are more impressed with. Now the english name atragon is short for atomic dragon. Looks like mu is back and the only thing they fear is a renegade captain hachiro jinguji jun tazaki and his undersea battleship atragon.
Several strange occurrences are taking place all over the world including the disappearance of two engineers. This is a good movie with a decent plot and some very attractive japanese women. It is a fair representation of the movies produced in the early 1960s. They are now ready and have begun their war with humans. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ok, so this movies japanese name is undersea warship gotengo, because thats the main focus of the movie, the undersea warship gotengo. Atragon is a 1963 japanese science fiction film produced and distributed by toho. Over 10,000 years ago they were driven off and have plotted their revenge since. This movie blew my mind for a million reasons, especially as it was. Undersea warship is a 1963 tokusatsu sciencefiction and fantasy film produced by toho, loosely based on the 1900 japanese adventure novel the undersea warship. Original title kaitei gunkan also known as undersea battleship titlett0057215. The atragon itself, slightly modified, would reappear in several other movies, including godzilla. Atragon is a rough retelling of jules vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea, with an eccentric ultrafocused naval genius who has built a supersub in secret and. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and.
Details about atragon 1963 kaitei gunkan japanese monster movie on dvd. Netflix is continuously updating their 327 top 15 horror movies based on real life. Although not a kaiju eiga monster movie, the film still offers us one daikaiju giant monster in the form of manda, a snaky. In addition to the giant monster films, toho executives experimented with other, more offbeat science fiction productions such as the mysterians 1957, battle in outer space 1959, gorath 1962, attack of the mushroom people. The mu empire, an underwater civilization that sank to its present location a millennia ago, proclaims a battle cry to the earth. It became the th highest grossing domestic film of the year, grossing. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The submerged kingdom declares war against all nations, destroying us subs and japanese ships while causing disasters like earthquakes to befall cities. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
For its era, the atragon in the movie is quite imaginative technology. Episode 66 ralph and jorge are talking about the manda movie. Atragon 1963 plot summary 2 when an ancient underground civilization and their snakelike guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back. A fantastic tale of island adventure written by shunro oshikawa. Theatrical trailer and tv spot for american internationals 1965 release of atragon. Atragon 1963 english dubbed uncut 688907896317 ebay. The gotengo was constructed to defend japan, with powers of flight, tunneling and going underwater. With the atragon thought destroyed, mu launches a full scale war on earth, emerging from a volcano. A history and critique of the greatest monster movie. While countries unite to resist, an isolated world war ii captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface worlds only defense. This movies title is the story of one of the most confusing kercuffles in film history.
Heres an hd version of the original 1963 atragon, ripped from the toho. The bad guys have all sorts of powers that are used once and then never used again. The legendary empire of the lost continent of mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. Atragon 1963 ishiro honda dvd in 2020 horror posters. The atragon dvd includes custom artwork and dvd menu.
Nov 01, 2019 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Staring yu fujiki, yoko fujiyama, kenji sahara and tadao takashima. The flying submarine atragon has been built completely in secret by an japanese navy unit, in selfimposed exile, that is preparing to win world war 2 for japan in 1963. In preparing his script, screenwriter shinichi sekizawa used james churchwards books about the continent of mu. Atragon 1963 scifi, adventure, family movie directed.
Ishiro honda director of the movie atragon 1963 with cast tadao takashima, yoko fujiyama, yu fujiki. Two piranhaanaconda hybrid creatures hunt down the scientist who stole their egg and a film crew. Jan 06, 2012 theatrical trailer and tv spot for american internationals 1965 release of atragon. The kidnap attempt is thwarted by photographer susumu hatanaka and his assistant yoshito nishibe. The film stars both american and japanese actors including joseph cotten, cesar romero, akira takarada, masumi okada, richard jaeckel, patricia medina, and akihiko hirata. Ok, so this movie s japanese name is undersea warship gotengo, because thats the main focus of the movie, the undersea warship gotengo. Atragon 1963 full sci fi movie watch full science fiction movies. Motherless has a very large and active community where you can meet like minded individuals. A high school freshman in a new town joins the school dance team but when the team captains boyfriend falls for her, theres a new battle to be won. Atragon 1963 kaitei gunkan japanese monster movie on. Watch breaking legs 2017 full movie free online streaming. After this film was given a wide release in the united states by american international under the title atragon, churchwards book were reprinted in a series of paperback editions. The bikini shot of akemi kita early in the movie definitely wins the award for the best bikini in a japanese movie. Atragon 1963 japanese trailer subtitled hq youtube.
Nihon, film posters, godzilla, cinema, world, movies, pictures, inspiration. Atragon 1963 several strange occurrences are taking place all over the world including the disappearance of two engineers. The mysterians 1957 english dubbed widescreen w kenji sahara, yumi shirakawa. Atragon aka kaitei gunkan, or undersea warship is a 1963 tokusatsu film from the producers and crew of godzilla the lost kingdom of mu, which sank beneath the sea over twelve thousand years ago, launches an assault to make the upper world their domain again. In fact, it was so popular that it was rereleased in 1968 as the support feature for hondas destroy all monsters. Atragon 1963 full scifi movie watch full science fiction. This looks like they used all the old gojira sets for this movie kaitei gunkan. The film was released to japanese theaters on december 22, 1963 and to american theaters in december 1964. I agree with shadowofward in saying, thank you, rarelust, for this hd edition of this showatoho gem. Atragon 1963 an airsealand battleship captain tadao takashima rescues his daughter yoko fujiyama from the earthquaking undersea dwellers of mu. It is based on the undersea warship by shunro oshikawa and the. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Like mysterians, this movie was originally planned without a kaiju, but the producer insisted that one be included, and so manda was chosen and depicted as a dragon because the year of the snake was coming up. Purchase any of our movie listings and get one free. Atragon was released in japan on december 22, 1963. Atragon, released in japan as undersea warship, is a 1963 science fiction sf.
This movie may be available for download click here to try views. Atragon is far from the most exciting toho scifi film ive seen. Sep 20, 2015 atragon 1963 full scifi movie watch full science fiction movies stay safe and healthy. Atragon became a popular feature on tv and at film festivals. Original title kaitei gunkan also known as undersea battleship category. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. An airsealand battleship captain tadao takashima rescues his daughter yoko fujiyama from the earthquaking undersea dwellers of mu. It was directed by ishiro honda and written by ted sherdeman, based on his radio serial of the same name. The flying submarine atragon has been built completely in secret by an japanese navy unit, in selfimposed exile, that is preparing to win world war 2. This movie s title is the story of one of the most confusing kercuffles in film history. The gotengo gotengo is a flying multipurpose warship that first appeared in the 1963 film, atragon, and later appeared in the 2004 and 2005 films, godzilla. Heres the international english dubbed version of atragon, ripped.
Someone is kidnapping engineers to take over the world. Atragon 1963 scifi, adventure, family movie directed by. Netflix is soon becoming a much better platform for horror movie streaming with their acquisitions and netflix originals ever increasing. And, yesthe gohten atragon is badass to find out that eiji tsuburayasenseis cameramodel was a big as it wasin an extra i saw on youtubewas beyond awesome12ft long. Watch piranhaconda 2012 full movie free online streaming. Theatrical trailer for american internationals 1965 release of atragon.