Frankenstein Conquers the World

Original title: フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣

"A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!"

1965 ★ 6.7 90 min IMDb Japanese Ishirō Honda

Where to Watch

Criterion Channel

Overview

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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