Terror Beneath the Sea
Terror Beneath the Sea (Japanese: 海底大戦争, Hepburn: Kaitei Daisensō, lit. 'The Great Undersea War')[lower-alpha 1] is a 1966 science fiction horror film directed by Hajime Sato.[2] An international co-production of Japan and the United States,[3][4] it stars Sonny Chiba, Peggy Neal, Franz Gruber, Andrew Hughes, Tadashi Suganuma, and Hideo Murota.
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| Kanji | 海底大戦争 | ||||
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| Directed by | Hajime Sato | ||||
| Screenplay by | Kōichi Ōtsu | ||||
| Produced by | Koji Kameda Seiichi Yoshino Masafumi Soga | ||||
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| Cinematography | Kazuo Shimomura | ||||
| Edited by | Tomio Soda | ||||
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||||
Production companies | Toei Company Ram Films | ||||
| Distributed by | Toei | ||||
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Running time | 84 minutes (Japan) 79 minutes (U.S.) | ||||
| Countries | Japan United States | ||||
| Languages | Japanese English | ||||
Plot
A group of surface-dwelling people stumbles upon an underwater city ruled by an amphibious mad scientist.
Cast
- Sonny Chiba as Ken Abe[5]
- Peggy Neal as Jenny Gleason[5]
- Franz Gruber as Lieutenant Colonel Brown[5]
- Andrew Hughes as Professor Howard[5]
- Tadashi Suganuma as Nishida[5]
- Hideo Murota as Navy Base Engineer A[5]
- Osamu Yamanouchi as Navy Base Engineer B[5]
- Ichiro Mizuki as Navy Base Engineer D[5]
- Beverly Kahler as Luisa[5]
- Mike Daneen as Dr. Josef Heim[5]
- Enver Altenbay as Reporter A[5]
Release
Terror Beneath the Sea was released in Japan on 1 July 1966.[5] The film did not receive a theatrical release in the United States, instead being released directly to television by Teleworld.
Notes
- also known as Water Cyborg,[1] Agent X-2: Operation Underwater, and Battle Beneath the Sea
References
- "海底大戦争｜一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟".
- Dr. Ishii (1997). 日本特撮・幻想映画全集. Tokyo: Keibunsha. p. 172. ISBN 4766927060.
- Desjardins, Chris (2005). Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. I.B.Tauris. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84511-090-1.
- "映画 海底大戦争 (1966)について 映画データベース". Allcinema. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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External links
- The Terror Beneath the Sea at IMDb
- Terror Beneath the Sea at AllMovie
- Terror Beneath the Sea at Rotten Tomatoes
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