Japan Synopsis
フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣
“A fearsome kaijin? A mad new antagonistic kaiju? A golden entertainment epic of Japan-U.S. collaboration!”
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Frankenstein Conquers the World. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
Horror + Science Fiction in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Frankenstein Conquers the World itself).
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
Frankenstein Conquers the World holds position #32 of 74 Japan films in the 1964–1966 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Frankenstein Conquers the World premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 224th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
46 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Frankenstein Conquers the World, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- germany · 4
- radiation · 2
- giant octopus · 2
- baragon · 2
- frankenstein · 1
- scientist · 20
- atomic bomb · 13
- submarine · 12
- hiroshima · 11
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,553 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #72 of 391 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | German, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc. |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | August 8, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059205 |