Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo (1988)

	Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo
	Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo
Directed by	Takeshi Miyasaka
Producer(s)	Masao Kimura, Yasuhiko Furusato, Atsushi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tsuji
Written by	Masaru Nakamura
Music by	Daisuke Suzuki
Distributor	Shochiku
Running time	102 minutes; (1 hour, 42 minutes)
Aspect ratio	2.35:1

Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo (大怪獣東京に現わる, Daikaijū Tōkyō ni Arawaru) is a 1998 kaiju comedy film co-produced by Yoshimoto Kogyo, Marubeni, and Tokyu Agency and distributed by Shochiku. It was released to Japanese theaters on September 26, 1998.^[1]

Plot

A devastating earthquake rocks the Kanto region as a fire-breathing dinosaur attacks Tokyo and a flying turtle devastates Fukuoka. As their rampages continue, it becomes clear that they will meet in Fukui Prefecture. With the JSDF helpless and U.S. aircraft carriers capsized by a tsunami triggered by the earthquake, the residents of Mikuni Town must decide where to evacuate. Neither monster appears onscreen in the film; instead, their activities are conveyed through a series of news reports.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Directed by Takeshi Miyasaka
Written by Masaru Nakamura
Produced by Masao Kimura, Yasuhiko Furusato, Atsushi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tsuji
Music by Daisuke Suzuki
Cinematography by Masaaki Sakae
Edited by Masaru Nakamura
Production design by Junichi Muto
Assistant directing by Atsushi Yamamura

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Kaori Momoi
Urotaro Honda
Kazue Tsunogae
Yumi Nishiyama
Jun Ueno
Yumi Yoshiyuki
Kyosuke Kashiwaya
Kei Takyo
Asami Sawaki

Atsushi Okuno as Jun, lead singer of "Summertime"
Ritsu Saito as Rose, "Summertime" guitarist
Masamichi Nakayama as Gumbo, "Summertime" drummer
Tsun Tsuji as Conta, "Summertime" bassist
Shiho Kuramae
Tomorowo Taguchi
Riki Takeuchi
Tomoyuki Masuko
Tatsumi Hiroka
Yudai Ishiyama
Teruko Hanahara
Hideo Takamatsu
Yuki Hirano
Rin Sakiyama
Yuko Oshima as Festival girl

Appearances

Monsters

Lizard-type monster (mentioned, poster)
Flying turtle-type monster (mentioned, poster)

Weapons, vehicles, and races

Gallery

Main article: Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo/Gallery.

Theatrical releases

Japan - September 26, 1998^[1]

Video releases

M3 Entertainment VHS (1999)

Tapes: 1
Audio: Japanese
Subtitles: None
Special features: None

M3 Entertainment DVD (2000)

Region: 2
Discs: 1
Audio: Japanese
Subtitles: None

References

This is a list of references for Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: ^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kevin Derendorf. Kaiju For Hipsters: 101 "Alternate" Giant Monster Movies. Maser Press. p. 206. 2018. ISBN: 9781983293771.

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