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(ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘 Gojira Ebira Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō?, lit. Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas) is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho Company Ltd., and the seventh installment in the Godzilla series as well as the Showa series. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 17, 1966.

Plot

After his brother Yata is lost at sea, young Ryota Kane steals a yacht with his two friends and a bank robber. This motley crew runs afoul of sea monster Ebirah, and washes up on the shore of Devil's Island, where a terrorist organization manufactures heavy water for their nefarious purposes, as well as a chemical that keeps Ebirah at bay. The organization, Red Bamboo, has enslaved natives from Infant Island to help them, but the natives hope to awaken a dormant Mothra to rescue them. In their efforts to avoid capture, Ryota and his friends, aided by a beautiful native girl, stumble across Godzilla sleeping within a cliffside cavern. The group devises a plan to defeat the Red Bamboo and escape from the island. In the process, they wake Godzilla using a lightning rod. Godzilla fights Ebirah, but the giant shrimp escapes. Godzilla is then attacked by a giant condor and a squadron of Red Bamboo fighter jets, but destroys them. The humans retrieve the missing Yata, free the enslaved natives and Godzilla begins to destroy the base. Godzilla smashes a tower that has a self destruct button that makes the island unstable. Godzilla fights Ebirah and defeats it, ripping off both Ebirah's claws and causing it to retreat into the sea. The natives summon Mothra to save everyone, however, Godzilla challenges Mothra when she gets to the island. Mothra manages to push Godzilla away and carry the people off. Godzilla escapes the island just before it explodes.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Directed by Jun Fukuda
• Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
• Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Music by Masaru Sato
• Cinematography by Kazuo Yamada
• Edited by Ryohei Fujii
• Production design by Takeo Kita, Akira Watanabe
• Assistant directing by Ken Sano
• Special effects by Teisho Arikawa, Eiji Tsuburaya

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Akira Takarada as Yoshimura
• Kumi Mizuno as Daiyo
• Chotaro Togin as Ichino
• Hideo Sunazuka as Nita
• Toru Watanabe as Ryota Kane
• Toru Ibuki as Yata Kane
• Akihiko Hirata as Red Bamboo Captain Ryuui
• Jun Tazaki as Red Bamboo Commander
• Ikio Sawamura as Elderly Slave
• "Pair Bambi" as Shobijin
• Hideyo Amamoto as Red Bamboo Naval Officer
• Hisaya Ito as Red Bamboo Scientist
• Tadashi Okabe as Red Bamboo Scientist
• Chieko Nakakita as Mother of Ryota and Yata
• Fumiko Honma as Spiritualist
• Yutaka Sada as Farmer
• Shoichi Hirose as Infant Islander
• Kazuo Suzuki as Infant Islander
• Wataru Omae as Infant Islander
• Kenichiro Maruyama as Infant Islander
• Shigeki Ishida as Newspaper Editor

Appearances

Soundtrack

Main article: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Soundtrack).

Alternate titles

• Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas (Literal Japanese title)
• Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (United States)
• The Monsters from the Sea (Los monstruos del mar; Spain)
• Godzilla versus the Terror of the Seas (Godzilla contra el terror de los mares; Mexico)
• Ebirah, horror of the seas, versus Godzilla (Ebirah, terror de los mares, vs. Godzilla; Mexico)
• Ebirah, Horror in the Depths! (Ebirah, horror en las profundidades!; Colombia)
• Ebirah versus Godzilla (Ebirah contre Godzilla; France)
• Frankenstein and the Monster from the Ocean (Frankenstein und die ungeheuer aus dem meer; Germany)
• The Return of Godzilla (Il ritorno di Godzilla; Italy)
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Godzilla, uhyernes konge; Sweden)
• Ebirah: The Monster of Magic (EBIRAH - POTWOR Z GŁĘBIN; Poland)
• Mothra the Flying Dracula Monster (Motta het vligiende Dracula monster; Holland)
• Ebirah: Monster Island (Ebirah, canavarlar adasi; Turkey)

Theatrical releases

• Japan - December 17, 1966
• United States - 1968
• Germany - 1969
• France - 1981

U.S. release

American Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster VHS cover

In 1968, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep was released directly to television in North America by the Walter Reade Organization, under the title Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. It was the first Godzilla film to not receive North American theatrical distribution. There were several small alterations made:

• Dialogue was dubbed to English.
• Captain Ryuui's name was changed to Yamoto. Ebirah and the Red Bamboo are never referred to by name.
• Deleted: The opening credits sequence. This version features only the title card reading "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster."
• Deleted: A scene where Ryota goes to the Maritime Safety office and sees a poster on the wall for a dance contest.
• Deleted: Rock music that played in the Japanese version during Godzilla and Ebirah's battle.

In 2005, TriStar Pictures released Ebirah, Horror of the Deep on DVD in North America for the first time. Their DVD release included the original Japanese audio track for the film as well as Toho's international English dub. Interestingly, TriStar chose to release the film under its original U.S. title, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, rather than under its official international English title, as it had done in most of its other releases. TriStar even created a brand new English title card for the film reading "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster," replacing the international title card. In 2014, Kraken Releasing released the film under its international title for the first time in the U.S. on DVD and Blu-Ray. However, this release still included TriStar's English title card.

Box office

When Ebirah, Horror of the Deep was released theatrically in Japan on December 17, 1966, it had an attendance of 3,450,000. When the film was re-issued on July 22, 1972, it received 760,000 attendees, adding up to a total of roughly 4,210,000 tickets sold.

Reception

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep has received mixed reviews from the Godzilla fanbase, with some fans praising its unique story, interesting characters, and focus on human action over monster battles, while others have criticized its lack of monster screentime, the appearance of the , and the fact that Godzilla seemed out of place in the film (possibly due to the role originally being written for King Kong).

When did Ebirah Horror of the deep come out?

During its development, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep was intended to feature King Kong, but the character was replaced by Godzilla. The film was released to theaters in Japan on December 17, 1966, and was released directly to television in the United States in 1968 by Film Ventures International .

What is Ebirah?

The atrocious new monster Ebirah! Three giant monsters of the land, sea, and sky take part in the confrontation of the century! (凶悪新怪獣エビラ！ 陸・海・空に展開する三大怪獣世紀の対決！ — Japanese tagline The crushing battle of Godzilla, Mothra, Ebirah! Which will win? — International tagline

What is the plot of Ebirah?

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(1966) Plot Showing all 5 items Jump to: Summaries(4) Synopsis(1) Summaries A teen searching for his brother stows away on a criminal's boat that shipwrecks on Letchi island, where terrorists have enslaved the Infant Island natives.

Was Ebirah a kaiju in 'Destroy All Monsters'?

Ebirah was included in an early draft for Destroy All Monsters titled All Monsters Attack Directive, but was omitted from the finished film. The kaiju's next onscreen appearance would not come until 2004, when he was one of several Showa kaiju brought back for the franchise's 50th anniversary film, Godzilla Final Wars.