A Japanese team of explorers wants to take a closer look at a lonely island for possible use by a tourism company. Little do they know what they'll find: a grumpy giant octopus walking over land to kill and wave its tentacles a lot. When they find a way to fight the beast, promptly there are more dangerous creatures succeeding it, enlarged mysteriously by aliens who, of course, want to conquer Earth.
Ishiro Honda, director of the original 1956 'Godzilla' as well as many sequels ('King Kong vs. Godzilla', 'Mothra vs. Godzilla' etc.), created an entertaining monster flick here. "Nankai no daikaijû" is not outstanding in story, design or acting, but certainly not disappointing either if you like the genre. I watched it back in the 1990s and it was fun to watch it a second time now.
Ishiro Honda, director of the original 1956 'Godzilla' as well as many sequels ('King Kong vs. Godzilla', 'Mothra vs. Godzilla' etc.), created an entertaining monster flick here. "Nankai no daikaijû" is not outstanding in story, design or acting, but certainly not disappointing either if you like the genre. I watched it back in the 1990s and it was fun to watch it a second time now.