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|designs =[[Obelisk Island Bird|ShodaiOberisukuAirandoTori]], [[Baby Gappa|ShodaiBebiiGappa]], [[Gappa|ShodaiGappa]]
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'''Gappa''' {{Nihongo|大巨獣ガッパ|Daikyojū Gappa|lit. ''Gappa, The Colossal Beast''}} is a [[1967]] [[tokusatsu]] {{kaiju}} [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[Nikkatsu Corporation]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on April 22, 1967.
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'''''Gappa''''' {{Nihongo|大巨獣ガッパ|Daikyojū Gappa|lit. ''Gappa, The Colossal Beast''}} is a [[1967]] [[tokusatsu]] {{kaiju}} [[:Category:Kaiju films|film]] produced by [[Nikkatsu Corporation]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on April 22, 1967.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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An expedition from [[Tokyo]] heads to Obelisk Island, which the greedy Mr. Funazu, president of "Playmate Magazine", wants to turn into a resort. The natives of Obelisk welcome the expedition, but two members, Hiroshi and Itoko, venture into a forbidden area despite the pleas of a native boy named Saki. They enter a cavern blocked by a fallen statue and find a giant egg, out of which hatches a baby monster, referred to as a "[[Gappa]]". The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American navy fleet and brought back to [[Japan]].
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An expedition from [[Tokyo]] heads to Obelisk Island, which the greedy Mr. Funazu, president of "Playmate Magazine", wants to turn into a resort. The natives of Obelisk welcome the expedition, but two members, Hiroshi and Itoko, venture into a forbidden area despite the pleas of a native boy named Saki. They enter a cavern blocked by a fallen statue and find a giant egg, out of which hatches a [[Baby Gappa|baby monster]], referred to as a "[[Gappa]]". The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American navy fleet and brought back to [[Japan]].
Meanwhile, back in Japan, the baby monster is making world headlines, not to mention being experimented on by scientists. To the shock of the expedition members there is news of two giant flying creatures appearing over Sagami Bay. The Gappa parents ravage cities looking for their offspring, and are impervious to military weapons. Hiroshi, Itoko and Professor Tonooka (a scientist from the expedition) realize that the "Gappas" aren't a legend after all. They, and Saki, try to convince the headstrong Mr. Funazu to let go of the baby and return it to its parents. Will they convince him before the Gappas destroy Japan and perhaps the world?
Meanwhile, back in Japan, the baby monster is making world headlines, not to mention being experimented on by scientists. To the shock of the expedition members there is news of two giant flying creatures appearing over Sagami Bay. The Gappa parents ravage cities looking for their offspring, and are impervious to military weapons. Hiroshi, Itoko and Professor Tonooka (a scientist from the expedition) realize that the "Gappas" aren't a legend after all. They, and Saki, try to convince the headstrong Mr. Funazu to let go of the baby and return it to its parents. Will they convince him before the Gappas destroy Japan and perhaps the world?
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===Monsters===
===Monsters===
*[[Obelisk Island Bird]]
*[[Obelisk Island Bird]]
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*[[Gappa]]s (Baby; Male; Female)
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*[[Gappa]]s ([[Baby Gappa|Baby]]; Male; Female)
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===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
===Weapons, Vehicles, and Races===
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{{Main|Gappa (1967 film)/Gallery}}
{{Main|Gappa (1967 film)/Gallery}}
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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{{Main|Gappa (Soundtrack)}}
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{{Main|Gappa (1967 film soundtrack)}}
==Alternate Titles==
==Alternate Titles==
*'''''Gappa, The Colossal Beast''''' (''Daikyojū Gappa''; Japan)
*'''''Gappa, The Colossal Beast''''' (''Daikyojū Gappa''; Japan)
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*'''''Gappa, the Triphibian Monster''''' ([[United States]])
*'''''Monster from a Prehistoric Planet''''' ([[United States]])
*'''''Monster from a Prehistoric Planet''''' ([[United States]])
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*'''''Gappa, the Triphibian Monsters''''' (United States video title)
*'''''The Monster That Threatens the World''''' (''El Monstruo Que Amenaza el Mundo''; Spain)
*'''''The Monster That Threatens the World''''' (''El Monstruo Que Amenaza el Mundo''; Spain)
*'''''Gappa, the Descendant of Godzilla''''' (''Gappa, le Descendant de Godzilla''; France)
*'''''Gappa, the Descendant of Godzilla''''' (''Gappa, le Descendant de Godzilla''; France)
*'''''Gappa, the Monster of the Sea''''' (''Γάππα, το τέρας της θάλασσας''; Greece)
*'''''Gappa, the Monster of the Sea''''' (''Γάππα, το τέρας της θάλασσας''; Greece)
An expedition from Tokyo heads to Obelisk Island, which the greedy Mr. Funazu, president of "Playmate Magazine", wants to turn into a resort. The natives of Obelisk welcome the expedition, but two members, Hiroshi and Itoko, venture into a forbidden area despite the pleas of a native boy named Saki. They enter a cavern blocked by a fallen statue and find a giant egg, out of which hatches a baby monster, referred to as a "Gappa". The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American navy fleet and brought back to Japan.
Meanwhile, back in Japan, the baby monster is making world headlines, not to mention being experimented on by scientists. To the shock of the expedition members there is news of two giant flying creatures appearing over Sagami Bay. The Gappa parents ravage cities looking for their offspring, and are impervious to military weapons. Hiroshi, Itoko and Professor Tonooka (a scientist from the expedition) realize that the "Gappas" aren't a legend after all. They, and Saki, try to convince the headstrong Mr. Funazu to let go of the baby and return it to its parents. Will they convince him before the Gappas destroy Japan and perhaps the world?
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