A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo (1998)
Original title: 大怪獣東京に現わる
A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to run for their lives, some take it as a sign of the apocalypse, some go completely crazy, but most of the townspeople wait and watch, and wonder where the monster will head next.
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Kaori Momoi
Hirotaro Honda
Kazue TsunogaeYumi Nishiyama
Yumi Yoshiyuki
Atsushi Okuno
Tomorowo TaguchiMichisuke KashiwayaKei TakyoAsami Sawaki
Riki Takeuchi
Hideo TakamatsuMovie DNA
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What is A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo about?
A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to run for their lives, some take it as a sign of the apocalypse, some go completely crazy, but most of the townspeople wait and watch, and wonder where the monster will head next.
How long is A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo?
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo has a runtime of 102 minutes.