Gappa

Gappa (???) is a fictional giant monster featured in the 1967 tokusatsu kaiju film, Daikyoj? Gappa (?????? - translated as Great Giant Beast Gappa). The film was produced by Nikkatsu Corporation, and was their only film in the kaiju genre (produced during the first "Kaiju Boom").

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The Gappas have originated from Obelisk Island in the South Seas. They resemble a giant beaked, bipedal reptile with small mammalian ears, and huge bird wings on the back. They shoot blue heat rays from their mouth (much like Godzilla) and can fly in the air.

1967: 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar....

Tokusatsu: Tokusatsu (??) (sometimes just called "Toku") is the Japanese term for special effects and often used to classify Japanese live-action sci-fi/fantasy/horror movie/TV productions....

Kaiju: Kaijū (怪獣), literally meaning strange beast or mysterious beast, is a popular Japanese term referring to strange creatures, especially giant monsters as portrayed in Japanese fantasy films (tokusatsu and anime), more precisely termed daikaijū (???). The similar term kaijin (?...