Daigoro vs. Goliath

Daigoro vs. Goliath
Daigoro vs. Goliath
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Toshihiro Iijima
Screenplay by	Kitao Senzoku
Produced by	Hajime Tsuburaya; Kazuho Mitsuta;
Starring	Hiroshi Inuzuka; Shinsuke Minami; Hachiro Misumi; Masao Komatsu;
Cinematography	Yuzo Inagaki
Music by	Toru Fuyuki
Production; companies	Tsuburaya Productions; Toho;
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	17 December 1972 (Japan);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Daigoro vs. Goliath (怪獣大奮戦　ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス, Kaijū Daifunsen Daigorō tai Goriasu, lit. Great Monster Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath) is a 1972 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed and written by Toshihiro Iijima, with special effects by Jun Oki and Minoru Nakano. Co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Toho Studios, the film stars Hiroshi Inuzuka and Akiji Kobayashi.

Plot[]

Daigoro is a monster who was orphaned after the military used intercontinental missiles to kill his mother while she tried to protect him. Only one man stood against that decision. He pitied the infant, and took it as his own and raised him in Japan. But Daigoro grew too large and too expensive to feed. The man made Daigoro an icon for a business. Elsewhere Goliath, a monster who had been trapped in an asteroid for a long time, went to Earth and battled Daigoro. Goliath eventually defeated Daigoro by striking him with lightning from his horn. Goliath then left to pillage the world, leaving Daigoro to die. Daigoro recovered and practiced daily for his next battle against Goliath. After an intense fight, Daigoro breathed his fire ray and managed to defeat Goliath. The humans then grabbed Goliath while he was still weak and strapped him to a rocket and launched him into space.

Cast[]

Shinsuke Minami as Goro Kizawa
Kazuya Kosaka as Saito
Hachiro Misumi as Goro Hachi
Akiji Kobayashi as Hitoshi Suzuki

Release[]

Daigoro vs. Goliath was released in Japan on 17 December 1972 where it was distributed by Toho.^[1]

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 286.
^ PERFECT MOOK vol.10 Ultraman A Kodansha Kodansha Series MOOK, November 25, 2020. ISBN 978-4-06-520932-5

Sources[]

Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.

External links[]

Daigoro vs. Goliath at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008286-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 286.

[2] PERFECT MOOK vol.10 Ultraman A Kodansha Kodansha Series MOOK, November 25, 2020. ISBN 978-4-06-520932-5

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