Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

Starring:Tamio Kawaji, YÃ´ko Yamamoto, Yuji Okada, Koji Wada, Tatsuya Fuji, Keisuke Inoue, Zenji Yamada, Bumon Koto, Hiroshi Sugie, Saburo Hiromatsu, Binnosuke Nagao, Masaru Kamiyama, Kokan Katsura, Shiro Oghimi, Yoko Oyagi, Sanpei Mine, Takashi Koshiba, Kensuke Tamai, Minoru Sato, Seiji Matsuoka
Director: Haruyasu Noguchi
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Product Type: DVD

Description

On a serene island untouched by modern technology, a dark secret lies undisturbed for centuries. Then a group of scientists are sent by a greedy developer, and he plans to turn the sleepy island into the largest amusement park in the world. They stumble across what appears to be a baby dinosaur, and bring their new find back with them to Tokyo!

Customer Reviews:

This Proves that Rodan has a a brother and sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-06-16

Gappa is a classic Sc-Fi monster entry that belongs in many Japanese Monster Fans collection. I first bought the Alpha Video Dvd and was disgusted by the condition of the Print. I bought last january the Retromedia double feature, But still I was not satasifed. I fianlly bought the Tokyo Shock version and loved the film more than before. If you are a fan of this film skip Alpha Video's version and Retromedia's and buy this. Also I also tried to by Diamond Entairment's version, But I was unable. My frenid thankfully had it. next to Alpha Video's version it was terrible.
So basically skip all other versions and buy this version !!!!!!!!!

Unfairly criticized classic.......2006-03-23

I pray that the reviewers who buried this movie meant no real disrespect. You have to place this movie in context, i.e., the period, the technical capabilities of the time, and the budget. Yes, the special effects were cheesy. Some times though real, actual motion looks more realistic than animation. Digitally animated creatures are too perfect, therefore unrealistic in a bizzare way. Also, place Japanese monster movies in context. These creatures are a metaphor for the nuclear menace. Godzilla was radioactive, the Gappas have some sort of electrical field. Today, this context has been lost. Or has it?

Of Parrots and Lizards.......2006-03-14

Early in this flick, they start speaking of a place called "Playmate Land." Boy, did that ever get our attention! We regret to say, however, that Hugh Hefner cuties are not part of the story. An intrepid team of explorers search for exotic animals to populate a new theme park. In true King Kong fashion, they find natives on a remote island that venerate something known as "Gappa." Gappa is a Godzilla-Poll Parrot hybrid. They spit blue fire. They have beaks, wings and a long lizard tail. A huge egg in a spooky cave hatches a sad-faced monster. In true B movie fashion, the explorers take the young creature back to Japan for study and exploitation. Dad and Mom Gappa, however, take issue with this development. The giant adult Gappas stomp across Tokyo, looking for Junior. Fire, explosions, and mayhem ensue.

This is another in an endless line of Japanese sci-fi monster movies of the '60s that displays the peculiar charm of the genre. The FX suffer from low budget constraints, as usual. The volcano that spews sparks and black smoke looks as if it was found among the project rejects of a high school science fair. The acting and dubbing are part of the chuckle-headed fun. As long as one does not expect miracles, genre fans can enjoy the nonsense. ;-)

Diese DVD ist Müll.......2005-12-23

Eigentlich war ich von den Tokyo-Shock DVDs immer sehr angetan...gute Qualität, japanische Tonspur...alles sehr schön.

Bloß bei dieser DVD geht jede Bewegung ruckend von statten. D. h., daß man sich bei jeder Kamerafahrt unweigerlich die Haare rauft - der Filme hat ziemlich viele Kamerafahrten!
Und sie ist während der Nachtszenen derartig dunkel, daß man raten muß, was gerade passiert. Das Dumme dabei ist, daß die Gappas grundsätzlich nachtaktiv zu sein scheinen (das ist bestimmt eine Verschwörung - um die schlechten Monsteranzüge nicht im Hellen zeigen zu müssen :-)).
Dabei ist der Film gar nicht so schlecht....das übliche eben (debile tanzende Eingeborene, der dreckig lachende Gierlappen als Chef des Ganzen und am Schluß fliegen die Gappas in den Sonnenuntergang - wer "Mothra" und "King Kong gegen Godzilla" gesehen hat, kennt den Film eigenlich schon).
Schade drum....

Giant Chickens from a Pre-Cinematic Planet.......2005-12-06

SOMEBODY CALL COLONEL SANDERS!!! This movie is definatly one of the more uncommon and obscure films of the kaiju genre. I do vaguely remember seeing this film as a child and am sure I have heard the name "Gappa" before as well. Apparently, this film was Japan's answer the the United Kingdom's film Gorgo(1960). Haruyasu Noguchi is the director of the film and Gappa was his only effort . Of the two films I have to say Gorgo was much more interesting with better special effects and an obviously larger budget. Gappa still deserves a viewing by die hard monster fans and DVD collectors alike.

A Japanese publisher of PlayMate magazine (porn mag?) sends some scientists out to the island of Obelisk to search for exotic creatures. The crew meet up with a young, sappy island kid with some mud on his face and a cropped afro. After some moronic dialogue and futile character introductions, the scientists steal a Gappa baby from a cave on the island. Momma and Poppa Gappa emanate from the cave to discover that their little spud has been stolen from them. Both overgrown chickens proceed towards Tokyo and basically destroy everything in their paths. Check out the big starfish that one of the Gappa's carries in its beak when they first arrive in the city.....very cheesy!!!
GAPPA ANGRY!!! GAPPA ANGRY!!!

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