The War of the Gargantuas

1966 film by Ishirō Honda
Movie film Q1444735
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The War of the Gargantuas

Summary

The War of the Gargantuas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The War of the Gargantuas's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The War of the Gargantuas was directed by Ishirō Honda[4].
  • Ishirō Honda wrote the screenplay for The War of the Gargantuas[5].
  • Takeshi Kimura wrote the screenplay for The War of the Gargantuas[6].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube[7].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's genre is kaiju[9].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's genre is horror film[10].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Russ Tamblyn[11].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Kumi Mizuno[12].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Kenji Sahara[13].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Kipp Hamilton[14].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Jun Tazaki[15].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Haruo Nakajima[16].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Nobuo Nakamura[17].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Yoshifumi Tajima[18].
  • A cast member of The War of the Gargantuas was Shoichi Hirose[19].
  • The War of the Gargantuas was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[20].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's production company is recorded as Toho[21].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's director of photography is recorded as Hajime Koizumi[22].
  • The original language of The War of the Gargantuas was Japanese[23].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's Commons category is recorded as War of the Gargantuas[24].
  • The War of the Gargantuas was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The War of the Gargantuas's country of origin is recorded as Japan[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The War of the Gargantuas was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[20]. It was directed by Ishirō Honda[4]. Screenwriters include Ishirō Honda[5] and Takeshi Kimura[6]. Cast members include Russ Tamblyn[11], Kumi Mizuno[12], Kenji Sahara[13], Kipp Hamilton[14], Jun Tazaki[15], and Haruo Nakajima[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1966[28], July 31, 1966[29], March 25, 1968[30], and July 29, 1970[31]. The original language of The War of the Gargantuas was Japanese[23]. Genres include science fiction film[8], kaiju[9], and horror film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Subject and Themes

The War of the Gargantuas's main subject is Cephalopod[32].

Why It Matters

The War of the Gargantuas ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publication date +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1966-07-31T00:00:00Z, +1968-03-25T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Ishirō Honda, Takeshi Kimura
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+76'}
    Mpa film rating G
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