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Feature film — 1967

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)

5.61h 24mHorror — Science Fiction — Action

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

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A high-signal pick with 52 votes.

Nikkatsu Corporation / Manson International / Far East Laboratory

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Director: Haruyasu Noguchi

On screen

Cast & crew

Tamio Kawachi as Hiroshi Kurosaki

Tamio Kawachi

Hiroshi Kurosaki

Yōko Yamamoto as Itoko Koyanagi

Yōko Yamamoto

Itoko Koyanagi

Y

Yuji Okada

Daize Tonooka

Kōji Wada as Mashida

Kōji Wada

Mashida

Tatsuya Fuji as George Inoue

Tatsuya Fuji

George Inoue

K

Keisuke Inoue

President Funazu

Zenji Yamada as Captain of the Kamome-maru

Zenji Yamada

Captain of the Kamome-maru

B

Bumon Kahara

Elder

K

Kōtarō Sugie

Reporter #1

Saburo Hiromatsu as Hosoda

Saburo Hiromatsu

Hosoda

T

Toshinosuke Nagao

Cmdr. Riku

M

Masaru Kamiyama

The Professor

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