All Monsters Attack

"A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!"

1969 1h 10m JA

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Synopsis

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Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

“A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!”

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Cast

Kenji Sahara
Kenkichi Miki
Machiko Naka
Tamie Miki
Tomonori Yazaki
Ichirō Miki
Hideyo Amamoto
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami
Sachio Sakai
Bank Robber Senbayashi
Kazuo Suzuki
Bank Robber Okuda
Ikio Sawamura
Bartender
Shigeki Ishida
Landlord

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Shinichi Sekizawa, Teruyoshi Nakano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Godzilla (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Motoyoshi Tomioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kunio Miyauchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masahisa Himi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kenji Sahara and Machiko Naka and Tomonori Yazaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ishirō Honda directs. Motoyoshi Tomioka behind the camera. Kunio Miyauchi scores. Masahisa Himi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Motoyoshi Tomioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kunio Miyauchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Masahisa Himi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kenji Sahara and Machiko Naka and Tomonori Yazaki carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Godzilla father-son crisis: the furious new monster Gabara appears, taking aim at the throne of Monster Island!".
9IMDB entry: tt0064373 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "monster", "parent child relationship", "bank robber", "giant monster".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Motoyoshi Tomioka
Original score: Kunio Miyauchi
Editing: Masahisa Himi
Production design: Takeo Kita
Costume design: Yasuei Yagi
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,399,280
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: All Monsters Attack (1969)

Part of

Godzilla (Showa) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Showa era.

Also by

Ishirō Honda

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Production companies

Who made it

TOHO
JP
Tokyo Laboratory
JP

Key crew

EditorMasahisa Himi
Production DesignTakeo Kita
Special EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano
Special EffectsIshirō Honda
Lighting TechnicianFumiyoshi Hara
Production ManagerYasushi Sakai
Executive ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
LyricistShinichi Sekizawa
Sound RecordistNorio Tone
VocalsLily Sasaki
SongsGendai Kano
Music ArrangerHitoshi Kosugi
First Assistant DirectorMasaaki Hisamatsu
Special Effects SupervisorEiji Tsuburaya
Special EffectsEiji Tsuburaya
Visual EffectsIshirō Honda
Visual Effects DirectorIshirō Honda
Second Assistant DirectorKoji Hashimoto
Visual EffectsTeruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects DirectorTeruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects AssistantTeruyoshi Nakano
Visual EffectsHiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects CompositorHiroshi Mukoyama
Still PhotographerKazukiyo Tanaka

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

monster
parent child relationship
bank robber
giant monster
giant spider
giant snake
sequel
bully
stock footage
gojira
dream sequence
kaiju
daydreaming
praying mantis
monster island
godzilla
tokusatsu

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)1972-02-01G· Alternatively titled "Minya, Son of Godzilla" release from UPA. Exact date unknown.
Theatrical1971-12-08G· "Godzilla's Revenge" English-dubbed version from UPA.

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