Summary
An inventor and his family try to raise funds to feed a giant monster named Daigoro so that he doesn't shrink. Meanwhile, a meteor lands into the sea bringing with it another giant monster named Goliath. Will Daigoro be able to stop Goliath?
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 57
Letterboxd · 476 ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most family movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1972
December 17, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
FamilyFantasyActionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Toshihiro Iijima Director, Writer
Production · 2
- Eiji Tsuburaya Producer
- Kazuho Mitsuta Producer
Camera · 1
- Yuzo Inagaki Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Toru Fuyuki Original Music Composer
Other crew · 2
- Junkichi Ôki Special Effects
- Minoru Nakano Special Effects
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