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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1969)

May. 16,1969
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5.5
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PG
| Fantasy Action Science Fiction

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

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ShangLuda
1969/05/16

Admirable film.

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Baseshment
1969/05/17

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Bumpy Chip
1969/05/18

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Dana
1969/05/19

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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framptonhollis
1969/05/20

Yes. I'll admit it . This is a bad movie. A bad movie that I've watched over and over and over and over again! It is weird how much I like this movie. You could say I like it ironically, but not really, because I believe it has a type of charm that I find intentional. The monster fights are fun, and I like the plot. I totally understand people that hate this entry in the series, but I find it to be one of the most fun Godzilla movies out there!On my Top 10 Godzilla Films list, it is actually included. Here's the list: 1.Gojira 2.Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 3.Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 4.Godzilla: Final Wars 5.Mothra vs. Godzilla 6.Godzilla vs. Destroyah 7.Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla 8.Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack 9.Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster 10.(this film.)

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Coventry
1969/05/21

I can never quite figure out whether these old Japanse Godzilla movies are intended to be adventurous action movies or just plain comedy flicks… I do know two things for sure, though. Number one: the very first and original 1954 "Godzilla" is an unhinged monster- movie classic, and number two: whatever crazy Japanese scriptwriter comes up with scenarios like these must be addicted to some seriously good and mind-broadening drugs! How else would you explain the grotesque story lines, demented characters and nonsensical plot twists? Oh well, at least "Godzilla Vs. the Sea Monster" guarantees old-fashioned fun and excitement and although I have yet to see the vast majority of Japanese Godzilla sequels, spin-offs, homages and whatnot, I'm already sure that this particular one will remain a personal favorite. Summarizing the plot will be quite a heavy duty, but I'll give it a shot anyways (even just because it's so much fun). A dedicated fisherman's son is looking for his brother who got lost at sea. So he steals a sailing yacht, because winning a boat during a dancing contest didn't work out, and he accidentally teams up with a two lowlifes and an actual thief. During a heavy thunderstorm, their yacht is destroyed by the giant lobster monster Ebirah, but they all four miraculous strand at an island. Their problems only just started, as this island is the base camp of a criminal organization named "Red Bamboo" and these naughty bastards use it to fabricate nuclear weapons. They also exploit slaves, kidnapped from a nearby island, in order to produce a yellow fluid that gives them control over Ebirah. In order to free the slaves and escape, our four heroes decide to awake the one and only Godzilla, whom they also happened to stumble upon on this darn island. This lovely creature-feature contains no less than three legendary monsters. Godzilla, of course, and then the downright awesome giant lobster/shrimp Ebirah and also the cool Mothra, although he only comes into – important – action during the very last sequences of the film. The dodge ball game between Godzilla and Shrimpie is definitely an amusing highlight, and so are Godzilla's battle with a giant condor-monster (where the hell did that suddenly come from) and his destructive rampage against a bunch of fighter planes and the Red Bamboo base camp. The building models are skillfully crafted, and it's a real hoot to witness them getting crushed underneath Godzilla's paws, just as it is a real hoot to see how the lobster-monster crushes supposedly large vessels and tank ships with this bare scissors. I never cease to be amazed at how impressive and professional the special effects of these Godzilla flicks are, even when filmed underwater, and especially considering these movies were made in the fifties, sixties and seventies. If you watch film dubbed in English, you will certainly also laugh hysterically with some of the voices (particularly the squeaky voice of one of the principal male characters).

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Josh Downham
1969/05/22

After two clashes with Ghidorah, Godzilla takes an island vacation for some much needed rest. Unfortunately, his sleep at Letchi Island is short-lived. Terrorist organization Red Bamboo has enslaved the natives of the neighboring Infant Island to make a liquid repellent that holds off Ebirah, a giant lobster. Any attempt to escape is met with severe penalties, mainly being fed to Ebirah, who has an insatiable appetite for islanders. A group of friends sailing the South Pacific arrive at Letchi Island and soon find Godzilla sleeping in a cave. To combat the Red Bamboo, they wake up Godzilla who is not happy about his disturbed sleep.Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966) marks a shift in the Godzilla Showa series. Gone are the city-stomping scenes. To cut model and pyrotechnic costs, the setting was changed to a tropical island. The Godzilla suit from Invasion of the Astro Monster was reused and after much water and pyrotechnic damage it looks a little worse for wear, particularly in the scene when Godzilla attacks the Red Bamboo's base. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster was also the first film since Godzilla Raids Again (1955) to not be directed by Inoshiro Honda. This time the directing reigns went to Jun Fukuda, who makes his directorial debut in the series. Masaru Sato returns to score his first Godzilla film since Godzilla Raids Again as well. The score sounds like a combination of early James Bond music and The Ventures, so Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster was definitely a change in style from the previous installments. This is one of the more under-rated Godzilla flicks. You could do a lot worse than Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.

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Clay Loomis
1969/05/23

This movie featured the monster tennis match between Godzilla (Giant, mutant lizard with atomic breath capability), and Ebirah (Giant, mutant shrimp with ability to annoy). I was there, reporting this epic match for KOOK TV (channel 5). Here is the play by play as I called it back in 1966.************************************************** Having just been awoken from a sound slumber by some blatantly prearranged lightning strikes, Godzilla came storming out of the side of a mountain, understandably ticked off. The big guy spotted Ebirah just a few thousand yards out at sea, and blamed him, incorrectly, for the whole incident (Note: Ebirah is known for his prank of putting sleeping, giant monsters hands into bowls of warm water. This has not endeared him to the other monsters).Godzilla kicked up a huge boulder for his first serve. A high, hard, straight shot, right at Ebirah's head. Ebirah, looking intent, shot the boulder back with a right backclaw smash. Godzilla caught this and fired it back with a crisp two-handed throw. Ebirah tried another backclaw return, but it went off the edge of his claw and the boulder went wide and out to sea, almost hitting two Japanese spectators inexplicably swimming out at sea during a raging storm. Point Godzilla.Ebirah started taunting his opponent by clapping his claws together, and Godzilla (never one to let a challenge go unmet) picked up another boulder and fired a mighty two-handed serve. Ebirah returned this with another hard backclaw. Goddy returned with a well aimed head butt. Ebirah, another backclaw. Goddy, a head butt. This looked like it was going to be a good volley. Alas, Ebie, caught this with his claw, in blatant disregard for the rules of monster tennis (Rules section 981(c), subsection iii, which states, "no sea monsters can catch boulders with their claws").Ebie wound up and fired a hard one at Goddy, and the now enraged lizard backhanded this one away and into the stands, killing untold numbers of spectators. An angry Godzilla then waded out to sea to register a complaint, but Ebirah splashed him twice with his mighty right claw. This so infuriated Godzilla that he gave Ebirah a taste of his atomic breath as punishment. Or, maybe he just wanted some shrimp tempura. Hard to tell. (Godzilla refused all requests for interviews after the match.)At this point a monster mêlée broke out as the two giants went at it hammer and tongs. Godzilla grabbed another boulder and started pounding Ebirah on the head. Ebirah punked out and swam off to sea. Godzilla threw up his arms and let out a huge roar of triumph, but this match went down in the record books as a double disqualification.NOTE: Ebirah showed up later in the day for a rematch, but since their first match, Godzilla had been attacked by a giant bird, fighter jets with missiles, been electrocuted and shot at with machine guns. He was in a foul humor, and in NO mood for Ebirah. A fight quickly ensued, which ended when Godzilla ripped off both of Ebirah's claws, which pretty much compelled Ebirah to quit the tournament. ********************************************* And that's the way it was, April 23, 1966. And I know because, I WAS THERE!

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