War of the Gargantuas (1966) (Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira) (1966)

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"  There's a reason that I have this movie back to back with Frankenstein Conquers the World. It's because this is a sequel to that film, altho not very many film viewers would be able to tell. Before it's release, this project went through several different title changes, all of 'em having the name Frankenstein in 'em. The producers finally settled on Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira, but that was title that they used for the world market outside of the United States.  Apparently, t"

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"A sequel to another kaiju flick called Frankenstein Conquers the World, the extreme title change in this follow-up may due to the fact that within the story of Sanda and Gaira is a continuity that is barely stitched together with it's successor, and then, just plain gets totally lost in translation once it reaches the shores of it's more English speaking audiences. Which, is probably for the best since Mary Shelley most likely never even considered the possibilty that her patchworked creation wo"

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"  Technically speaking, this is a sequel to the the first Frankenstein kaiju flick, Frankenstein Conquers the World. Before it was released, this movie went through several different titles, everyone of 'em featuring the word "Frankenstein" in 'em. They finally settling on Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira altho, that was was just for their markets outside of the United States. Many American kaijo fans didn't know that this was a Frankenstein flick since the working title for it's U.S"

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"Before it's release, this movie went through several different titles, like The Frankenstein Brothers, The Two Frankensteins, Frankenstein vs. Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Decisive Battle, and Frankenstein's Fight, before finally settling on Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira. Altho, many American kaijo fans didn't know that this was a Frankenstein flick since the working title for it's U.S. release is the more commonly known War of The Garguantuas.   Technically speaking, this is a seq"

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"In the DVD of the making of KILL BILL II, Quentin Tarantino states that the fight between Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah, was inspired by the Japanese horror / sci-fi film WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS. He called his fight "War of the Blond Gargantuas". Hannah's character, in fact states the word "gargantuan" several times as a hint, before her fight with Thurman's Bride."