Japan Synopsis
ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘
“The Crushing Battle of Godzilla, Mothra, Ebirah! Who Will Win?”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Science Fiction + Action in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ebirah, Horror of the Deep itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
In the crowded 1965-1967 Japan release window, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep sits at #51 of 71. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 258th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
155 audience reviews — more than 82% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tropical island · 5
- mothra · 5
- moth · 3
- nuclear missile · 2
- mosura · 2
- gigantic lobster · 1
- ebirah · 1
- godzilla · 30
- explosion · 13
- gojira · 13
- sequel · 143
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- terrorism · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,426 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #345 of 566 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0060464 |