Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) Furankenshutain tai Chitei Kaijû Baragon | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

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Title: Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

Alternate Title: Frankenstein Conquers the World

Genre: Science Fiction, Kaiju, Horror

Plot Synopsis:
During World War II, the heart of Frankenstein’s monster is transported from Germany to Japan for experimentation. After being exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima bombing, the heart regenerates into a feral boy who begins to grow to monstrous proportions. As he becomes a giant, the creature must confront Baragon, a subterranean dinosaur causing destruction in the countryside.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Ishirō Honda
• Writers: Takeshi Kimura, Reuben Bercovitch
• Cast:
  • Tadao Takashima as Dr. Yuzo Kawaji
  • Nick Adams as Dr. James Bowen
  • Kumi Mizuno as Dr. Sueko Togami
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya as Mr. Kawai
  • Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein

YouTube Trailer:
Frankenstein vs. Baragon | Trailer

IMDb Link:
Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Chris Parker – ★★★☆☆
   “Frankenstein Conquers the World, or the better-titled Frankenstein vs. Baragon, is a surprisingly deep film that’s equal parts frustrating for how accurate its depictions are of both people’s reactions to homelessness and over-the-top in how they demonize Frankenstein. Was not expecting this to start with the allied invasion of WWII, but I guess since Godzilla was a result of the evils of America’s war efforts, why not examine the flip side at some point? Not like that hasn’t already been done to hell and back, but at least Toho got to take a whack at it. Wild that it was Frankenstein!”
2. Sam Noland – ★★★☆☆
   “One of the stranger installments of this marathon, Frankenstein Conquers the World (otherwise known as Frankenstein vs. Baragon or Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devilfish) posits that Mary Shelley’s classic novel was based on true events, and that the creature’s heart has continued living to this day. In a striking, dialogue-free prologue set during WWII, we see the heart get stolen from a German lab and taken to Hiroshima, only to be caught in the blast of the 1945 Atomic Bomb.”
3. Luke Williams – ★★★★☆
   “Frankenstein vs Baragon, or Frankenstein Conquers the World as I first knew it, is a delightfully strange movie. In my opinion, it is also one of Ishirō Honda’s most underrated movies. This film is about as far away from a traditional retelling of the classic Frankenstein story as you can get. Frankenstein is my personal favorite of the classic Universal Monsters.”

Meta Description:
“Frankenstein vs. Baragon” (1965), also known as “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” is a Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film follows the monstrous evolution of Frankenstein’s heart in post-war Japan, leading to a climactic battle against the subterranean creature Baragon.