Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

PG

1966

1h 27m

Sci-Fi

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63%

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8 Reviews

38%

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500+ Ratings

Godzilla and Mothra put aside their differences to battle a giant crustacean that can regenerate its broken limbs.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

By echoing the atomic fears within the post-war society, Sekizawa avoids Ebirah merely being a reworked copy of his previous narratives.

Jul 13, 2023

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

A lot of people put this one on the low-end of the series, but I have fun with it.

May 22, 2019

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster is... not so great. It feels small and trifling and, well, a bit dumb.

May 21, 2019

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Tina Hassannia

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Exemplifies the peak of the Godzilla franchise's tonal shift into campy, fun territory, a phenomenon that reflected the series' absorption of 1960s Western pop-culture influences.

May 14, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

A decent film at best, a flimsy and uninvolving film at worst, and a discouraging sign that the days of Godzilla as a serious, interesting threat were now officially dead and buried.

Rated: 5/10

Dec 10, 2013

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

This is one of the silliest but also one of the more amusing Godzilla movies.

Apr 11, 2009

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Rich A

Spoilers fantastic now watching it years later it makes sense this was going to be a King Kong movie right after King Kong vs Godzilla and based loosely off the King Kong Show!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Chanr3y k

The movie has such a weird bond movie feeling to it, It's honestly got some interesting characters, and the plot is always moving, the unfortunate part about the movie is that it is so boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Irelia I

fun BUT it is still pretty bad

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Matthew D

No story necessary, Godzilla just wants to sleep, but is awakened to fight a red lobster. Japanese director Jun Fukuda‘s kaiju sci-fi horror comedy Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) is genuinely absurdist humor. WriterShinichi Sekizawa's story is a real scream. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep opens on a 60's dance party, goes to an island of Mothra worshippers, Godzilla is asleep, Ebirah the red lobster kaiju attacks fishermen, soldiers capture worshippers, comedy relief guys awaken Godzilla to fight Ebirah, and then Godzilla rips off Ebirah's lobster claws and taunts his enemy, all before jumping into the sea away from an exploding military base like Godzilla is an action hero. Jun Fukuda's direction is playful, silly, and never trying to make sense. It's frustrating to watch nothing happen, but Godzilla versus Ebirah is hilarious to witness. Everyone is just having a lark on this one. It's 87 minutes of nonsense until Godzilla fights the lobster enemy. Do I need to say more here?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Spike G

A disappointing godzilla movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Russ

A slow start especially for American audiences reading subtitles. The giant rock lobster is campy as all get-out. It does feature some good practical effects in model making and Godzilla gets in his fair share of stomping stuff. Mothra puts in a cameo appearance. Reportedly it was a weak effort in the Godzilla series that went straight to Creature Feature TV showings in the US. Good for a few chuckles in places though may be too slow-paced for kiddie faire.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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Fukuda Jun

Director

Akira Takarada

Yoshimura

Toru Watanabe

Ryôta Kane

Hideo Sunazuka

Nita

Kumi Mizuno

Daiyo

Jun Tazaki

Red Bamboo Commander

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Synopsis

Godzilla and Mothra put aside their differences to battle a giant crustacean that can regenerate its broken limbs.

Director: Fukuda Jun
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Shin'ichi Sekizawa
Production Co: Toho Company
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Monster Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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