Cinema / Film

Kaiju: Frankenstein Vs Baragon (12A*) + intro

Silk Street, London

Thu 1 Oct · 18:20

Ishirō Honda · 90m · Film

About this event

Two of Toho’s less familiar kaiju face off in this cult movie, bursting with imagination and featuring great special effects by the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya. As with the best kaiju films, Frankenstein vs. Baragon boasts a wild, fantastic plot, involving Frankenstein’s heart being transported to Japan, resulting in the materialisation of a humanoid monster following the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Meanwhile, a gigantic horned beast attacks rural villages and appears to be unstoppable in its rampage. Can Frankenstein end the destruction of this new menace? The film marks the screen debut of Baragon, who would appear sporadically across the Godzilla franchise (including GMK ), becoming a fan favourite. It remains one of the kaiju films which most explicitly draws links between kaiju mayhem and nuclear warfare, while the special effects, courtesy of legendary Eiji Tsuburaya , are a joy throughout. In Japanese with English subtitles.