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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) · フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣

Original title: フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣

1965 · Ishirō Honda · 90 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

A 1965 title built around Giant, J-horror and Monsters. Directed by Ishirō Honda.

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Spanish: Frankenstein conquista el mundo
French: Frankenstein vs. Baragon
German: Frankenstein – Der Schrecken mit dem Affengesicht
Italian: Frankenstein alla conquista della terra
Portuguese: Frankenstein Contra o Mundo
Chinese: 科學怪人對地底怪獸
Korean: 프랑켄슈타인 대 바라곤

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