Destroy All Monsters

1968 Japanese Horror/Sci-Fi film directed by Ishirō Honda
Movie film Q1444720
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Destroy All Monsters

Summary

Destroy All Monsters is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Destroy All Monsters's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Destroy All Monsters was directed by Ishirō Honda[4].
  • Ishirō Honda wrote the screenplay for Destroy All Monsters[5].
  • Destroy All Monsters's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube[6].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is science fiction film[7].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is alien invasion[9].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is kaiju[10].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is crossover fiction[11].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is horror film[12].
  • Destroy All Monsters's genre is drama film[13].
  • Destroy All Monsters followed Son of Godzilla[14].
  • Destroy All Monsters was followed by All Monsters Attack[15].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Haruo Nakajima[16].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Jun Tazaki[17].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Andrew Hughes[18].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Kenji Sahara[19].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Akira Kubo[20].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Yukiko Kobayashi[21].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Yoshio Tsuchiya[22].
  • A cast member of Destroy All Monsters was Hal Linden[23].
  • Destroy All Monsters was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[24].
  • Destroy All Monsters's production company is recorded as Toho[25].
  • The original language of Destroy All Monsters was Japanese[26].
  • Destroy All Monsters's review score is recorded as 6.4/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Destroy All Monsters was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[24]. It was directed by Ishirō Honda[4]. Ishirō Honda wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Haruo Nakajima[16], Jun Tazaki[17], Andrew Hughes[18], Kenji Sahara[19], Akira Kubo[20], and Yukiko Kobayashi[21].

Publication

Publication dates include August 1, 1968[28], October 6, 1968[29], April 1969[30], May 28, 1969[31], December 8, 1969[32], and March 1970[33]. The original language of Destroy All Monsters was Japanese[26]. Genres include science fiction film[7], fantasy film[8], alien invasion[9], kaiju[10], crossover fiction[11], and horror film[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include spider[34], dinosaur[35], monster[36], and alien invasion[37].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[27] and 82%[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Destroy All Monsters followed Son of Godzilla[14]. It was followed by All Monsters Attack[15].

Why It Matters

Destroy All Monsters ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,597 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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