Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
“The atrocious new monster Ebirah! Three giant monsters of the land, sea, and sky take part in the confrontation of the century!”
Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.
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15 films
Godzilla
Movie · 1954
Godzilla Raids Again
Movie · 1955
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie · 1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Movie · 1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie · 1964
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Movie · 1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie · 1966
Son of Godzilla
Movie · 1967
Destroy All Monsters
Movie · 1968
All Monsters Attack
Movie · 1969
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Movie · 1971
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie · 1972
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie · 1973
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Movie · 1974
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Movie · 1975
Cast
28 people
Akira Takarada
Yoshimura
Known for
King Kong Escapes
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Kumi Mizuno
Dayo
Known for
The War of the Gargantuas
Matango
Akihiko Hirata
Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Known for
Rodan
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Jun Tazaki
Red Bamboo Base Commander
Known for
High and Low
The War of the Gargantuas
Hideo Sunazuka
Nita
Known for
Blind Woman's Curse
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Chōtarō Tōgin
Ichino
Known for
Space Amoeba
Samurai Assassin
Tōru Ibuki
Yata Kane
Known for
King Kong Escapes
Toru Watanabe
Ryota Kane
Also in
Ashes
Hideyo Amamoto
Red Bamboo Naval Officer
Known for
Kamen Rider
King Kong Escapes
Ikio Sawamura
Elderly Slave
Known for
Yojimbo
King Kong Escapes
Hisaya Ito
Red Bamboo Scientist
Known for
The War of the Gargantuas
Battle in Outer Space
Shigeki Ishida
Newspaper Editor
Also in
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Two in the Shadow
Jun Fukuda Director · Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release February 8, 2005 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 17, 1966
Theatrical
United States · February 8, 2005
Physical · Japanese · Tristar Pictures DVD release titled "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster". Includes Japanese & International English audio tracks.
United States
January 1, 1968 · TV · English · Walter Reade Organization Television release titled "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster". Exact date unknown.
May 6, 2014 · Physical · Japanese · Kraken Releasing Blu-ray titled "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster! Ebirah - Horror of the Deep!". Includes Japanese and International English audio.
October 29, 2019 · Physical · Japanese · The Criterion Collection Blu-ray set titled "Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975".
Brazil
March 1, 1968 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
France
June 22, 1980 · Theatrical
July 19, 1981 · Theatrical · Release titled "Ebirah Against Godzilla".
Germany
May 15, 1969 · Theatrical · Constantin Film West German release titled "Frankenstein and the Monsters from the Ocean".
Japan
July 22, 1972 · Theatrical · Toho Champion Festival
Portugal
March 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
October 27, 1975 · Theatrical · Spanish · Release titled "The Monsters from the Sea"
July 7, 2023 · Physical · Japanese · Mon Inter Comerz Blu-ray titled "Los monstruos del mar". Includes Japanese and Spanish audio tracks.
Thailand
January 1, 1967 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
January 1, 1989 · Theatrical · Exact date unknown
United Kingdom
August 1, 1969 · Theatrical · Nat Miller release titled "Ebirah - Terror of the Deep". Double feature with "Son of Godzilla". Exact date unknown.
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