Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER

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It's Kaiju time again with the 1967 Japanese monster movie "Gappa: The Triphibian Monster"
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[@TheBrandonTenold]

If only they had sorted out the rights to make "Gappa vs. Gorgo"...

[@katogojira7223]

Yeah now that would of been cool to watch

[@milanunosson9355]

you mean gappa vs guilala

[@PaulHilburger]

Gorgo vs Konga , keep it in England

[@ethanreynolds3522]

Love your review of this kaiju film Brandon. Hope you get to review another Godzilla film very soon.

[@georgemetcalf8763]

As Anna Akana says, "Daddy Squarespace." Can't help but wonder if Brandon will give Squarespace a nickname like that.

[@jongroskin729]

I love that there's so much weirdness out there that Brandon will literally NEVER run out of material.

[@mauricedavis2160]

So true, so true!!!🙏👍👻❣️

[@justinsullivan1285]

Let's hope not otherwise, Brandon would be just another snarky guy on You Tube. 🥴

[@vitorafmonteiro]

"Shut up, kid Trudeau!..." Video liked right there. That was some vulcano lava burn from Brandon.

[@jaydugger3291]

Godzilla gets no surf song. Godzilla gets Blue Öyster Cult!

[@sigmacademy]

*Cthulhu nods knowingly.*

[@needabettername1559]

Also The Savage: Gimme Some Lovin

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

And Serj Tankian's cover of Blue Öyster Cult's song.

[@snappertrx]

Damn straight!

[@packersamurai]

Godzilla did have his own surf music! Godzilla vs the Sea Monster had the underwater fight music, and the dance contest scene from the beginning of the film.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

It has also James Bond music.

[@evildoughboy7773]

It doesn't matter how bad it is, I will always have a soft spot for Kaiju films.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Same here!!!🙏👍👻❣️

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Same.

[@mikehunt4986]

Me too but only for the Showa ones.

[@nitrokid]

Soft spot but also a hard on. I mean...huh? What?

[@frankgesuele6298]

🐲🐲🐉🐉🦕🦕🦖🦖 Because we love it when they take a walk thru the city.

[@leeboy26]

Toho: 'A japanese monster movie? We better strike it just in case it's one of ours' Brandon: 'So there's japanese blackface' Toho: 'Never mind'.

[@Megaspinosaurusrex]

I mean, they made king kong vs godzilla

[@demonkingbadger6689]

So, did he just call the kid, "Kid Trudeau"? The Canadian prime minister is going to make Tenold disappear isnt he?😪

[@bentonmarcum8924]

@@demonkingbadger6689 you mean the Canadian Prime Dictator

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@bentonmarcum8924 well, i wasnt going to say it out loud.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@demonkingbadger6689 Maybe we'll get lucky and 80 of the goons that go after him will die of self defense to make up for it slightly.

[@wstine79]

Brandon: "Wait... TOHO didn't make this movie. TOHO lawyer: "I know, Brandon, I know we didn't. But let's pretend we did!"

[@colbyjones7816]

Was that a Darkman reference? Because if so, that’s awesome 👏

[@wstine79]

@Colby Jones Yes sir. 😃

[@emanuelperez3595]

Toho buying the right to flag Brandon just because they can

[@Canadamus_Prime]

"You should never harm a giant monster's child" Well that's just good advice in general. It's never a good idea to harm the child of something that can step on you.

[@sigmacademy]

... or anything that has atomic breath? :P

[@angrytheclown801]

That didn't stop people with Resident Evil Village.

[@16rumpole]

Ok, you have to admit the parents crying at the end and the reuniting of the family was incredibly cute.

[@ramblingRJ]

The monster 'rescue mission' concept is almost a genre in itself. Mothra (rescuing the tiny twins), then Gorgo, and finally this one.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Great point!!!🙏🤔👍👻

[@mikehunt4986]

Lost World Jurassic Park too.

[@droth1031]

@@mikehunt4986 AND Jurassic World Dominion....

[@BRAINFOXINFINITE]

@@droth1031 Adding King Kong Lives and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2

[@GoGojiraGo]

"Why doesn't Godzilla have a surf theme?" That's the entire OST to "Ebirah: Horror of the Deep".

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yes

[@godzilla964]

I remember finding this movie on vhs while visiting my grandparents. It always stuck with me and I never heard anyone mention it until now.

[@AgentofLADON]

Little does Brandon know that Toho are trying to get the rights to him. Also hands up if like me you first saw Gappa in the Red Dwarf episode Meltdown, were they cameoed as rampant anamatronics in the prehistoric section of Waxworld.

[@kyleolson8977]

Thanks. I was wracking my brain trying to figure out why I knew this face so well.

[@everfreebrumby8385]

I was going to mention it but you beat me.

[@harrythompson-heap9754]

Fun fact: in Red Dwarf, series 4 episode 6, titled: Meltdown they show a brief 3 second clip from this movie for no explained reason when Kryten and Rimmer arrive on a waxwork droid plant

[@doublemonkey4833]

Was specifically looking for a comment about Red Dwarf. XD

[@AgentofLADON]

They briefly explain it. When Kryten and Rimmer are at the resistance base Kryten checks a map and notes they landed in the 'Prehistoric world' section of Waxworld. I guess the Hitler/Capone/Rasputin/James Last villain waxdroid army didn't want to try and take on Kaiju.

[@jaymz010]

I was JUST about to type that factoid. But knew some other nerd in the comment section would beat me to 😄

[@harrythompson-heap9754]

@@jaymz010 first come, first serve my fellow cultured nerd

[@Flatewulf]

I knew I'd seen that before. Thank you.

[@robwalsh9843]

"Hey, what's that monster movie about the creature found on a remote island?" "King Kong?" "No, the parents are looking for their baby" "Gorgo?" "No, they can fly" "Rodan?" "No, they have blue heat breath" "Godzilla?" 🤨

[@sigmacademy]

They kinda DO merge together over time? :P

[@DavidRYates-tk2tq]

"No, it's got a kid in blackface in it." "Ohhhhh, Gappa!"

[@KeenEyeStudios]

Anyone else think that Gappa looks like Gigan before he was turned into a cyborg?

[@KeenEyeStudios]

@OnTele-Gram-BrandonTenoldYT I hate bots.

[@sigmacademy]

@@KeenEyeStudios Get used to them. They're bloody EVERYWHERE on this platform. :/

[@spinosaurusstriker]

You know what? This kinda works.

[@loschrodproductions4519]

I think it too

[@austinforgie1069]

Well they have the same color scheme so it's nice to ponder that

[@jaymanuel3396]

Always loved the shots of the Gappas smashing the seaside city. Nice touch of them rising out of the depths while feeding on cooked octopus!

[@ConstantineFurman]

The Mother Gappa's not eating the octopus; she's bringing it ashore for the baby to eat!

[@Fulgrim2]

I honestly liked the bit with the light up eyes under the water, that was neat.

[@richmcgee434]

Gives a good sense of scale. Rest of the movie goes on to teach the valuable lesson that you should never get in a fight with anything that's so big you can't poke it in both eyes at once with one hand.

[@sigmacademy]

@@richmcgee434 Wouldn't poking it in its eyes just tick it off EVEN MORE? :P

[@grapeshot]

I remember reading about a controversy in this movie about a place in the movie that was on a hill and people thought it meant Negro Hill. Instead of what it ment in Japanese.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

I think the controversy was about the Japanese dun saying something about the monster attacking a district wich had been originally poorly translated into something racist

[@gallibon1319]

I remember reading that back in 2008.

[@ConstantineFurman]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 It wasn't poorly translated. They say "Nikko," which is an actual area in Japan. It was misheard.

[@bobbyrice]

Thanks for making me look up "cloaca". I'm now one word smarter. EDIT: I forgot to point out that the scene where momma Gappa shows up in the city with an octopus in her mouth was supposed to be a joke. Apparently it was "Japanese" humor. She was bringing food for her kid...pretty funny, huh?

[@richmcgee434]

You know, it's probably better that you learned that particular word by looking it up than through, ah, field experience.

[@sigmacademy]

Considering the other thing that tentacles and Japanese cinema have in common, it's double as funny, but only in hindsight...

[@TsubataLately]

14:02 I love figuring out which famous landmarks are being destroyed in these clips of Japanese movies. This attack takes place in Atami, which was a booming resort city at the time. So that's probably Atami Castle, which is a kinda tacky, fake "historic" castle built in the 1950s. So imagine the monsters attacking Las Vegas and going ham on the sphinx at the Luxor Hotel, and that's roughly what's happening here.

[@DavidRYates-tk2tq]

What a neat and informative comment.

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

"Shut up, Kid-Trudeau" made my fucking day

[@umbrellacorp.]

Does matter how bad a movie is Brandon always make it fun. 😂👍💯

[@ToddniTV]

SMEG! I recognized some of the monster footage from an Episode of RED DWARF (Meltdown) where Kryton and Rimmer are chased by unconvincing dinosaurs...I always wondered what movie they took those clips from and now I know thanks Brandon

[@Selnathorn]

Oh yeah, Brandon present us some more Kaiju action. It's gonna be good

[@bobbyrice]

Let's go, Brandon!

[@forrestredd2706]

Every time my wife hears you say anything about the "Hanuman movies" she immediately gets excited. She is Thai and grew up watching them.

[@jackatkinson245]

Originally gappa was intended to be a parody of monster movies at least from what I’ve heard when it translated into English everyone decided to make it a serious monster movie again at least from what I heard

[@ConstantineFurman]

It plays just as seriously in the original Japanese dialogue.

[@jackatkinson245]

@@ConstantineFurman oh ok

[@maxpower3726]

These were the "extremely unconvincing" monsters; from the Red Dwarf Episode Wax World.

[@Belgand]

There's a great bit in Warren Ellis' novel Crooked Little Vein where the protagonist goes to an underground kaiju porn movie. They even have kaiju gloves.

[@BadWisdom523]

“Godzilla bukkake” - from Ellis’ notes - based on fact

[@fromthecheapseats7126]

Thanks for that mental image.

[@kingdoom9601]

Pretty sure they sneaked a few scenes from this into the Red Dwarf episode 'Waxworld'. Always wanted to find out what movie the creatures that chase the Dwarfers was from.

[@deanbarton4441]

About 2:44 was definatley included.

[@grapeshot]

This was supposed to be a parody of Kaiju movies. And of course I get Gorjo vibes also.

[@thehellafella64]

Been watching some of your old reviews and it’s cool to see the quality steadily increasing over the years. Keep it it big guy 👍

[@brettsharbono3022]

Your videos always crack me up! When they were setting up the speakers I wondering what sound clip you would play. I was half expecting that "Against the Ninja" song lol!

[@alexstockwell4349]

You might also be familiar with this movie if you're a Red Dwarf fan: The fourth series episode "Meltdown" used footage from this movie to depict fake dinosaurs in a planet-wide wax robot theme park.

[@anadin0612]

Thanks Brandon you comedic canuck. Always a pleasure to see. Fun guaranteed.

[@racheledwards2352]

Gappa needs a comeback

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Gappa needs a restraining order & a call to Kaiju protective services.

[@sigmacademy]

*Gappa hand reaching out of volcanic ash on island*

[@JosephOliver-kh9in]

Yes and I really want Legendary and Wanna Brothers add Gappa in the Monsterverse in the Future because of this I believe the The Hellhawks in GVK I been wonder if the Hellhawks can evolve in the bigger ones if so that means it can evolve into Kaijus aka Titans, so my thinking is The Hellhawks can evolve into Gappa and His Species so yes Gappa can work in Future Monsterverse Films and he can be Godzilla's Ally aka Friend and other Titans from Hollow Earth. It will be Titanus Gappa the Prehistoric Avian Reptilian Titan from Hollow Earth and I know the fact that Gappa's Species live somewhere in Hollow Earth.

[@Masterofsome01]

I had a feeling when the noise attack plan was gonna happen we were either gonna hear Dragon Sound or John Michael Thor and I'm glad I was right cause it is always hilarious

[@brettsharbono3022]

Same, as soon as I saw the speakers I thought "Slow Ride" After a few seconds I thought no it's gotta be that ninja or dog song. It is always hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

I think the little boy in Gappa was also same kid actor in King Kong vs Godzilla. Honestly I would’ve liked to see Gappa vs Yongary, Gappa vs Guilala (X From Outer Space), Gappa vs Gamera, and Gappa vs Ultraman.

[@dewanmills2482]

All True& Living cinematic refreshment...

[@v1de0gamr23]

"Oh wait a minute, Toho didn't make this movie." I spat my drink 🤣

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

Sure

[@fromthecheapseats7126]

Brandon should have used the sponsorship for his “Godzilla vs Gigan” video.

[@ConstantineFurman]

Whilst Nikkatsu did only make one monster movie, "Gappa" did fairly well at the box office in 1967. Nikkatsu was in dire straights financially and that's why they turned to porn just after this before going bankrupt in the 70s. Godzilla may be more well known, but Toho just wasn't doing as hot at this time. "Son of Godzilla" was the least successful monster film of 1967 (the year every Japanese studio released at least one monster movie). That is not to say "Son of..." bombed, it just didn't make as much money as the other films (and Toho's "King Kong Escapes" that same year did barely better). But yeah, the big money-makers that year were "Gamera vs. Gaos", "The X From Outer Space", and "Gappa." From here until 1970, Gamera would proceed to whip Toho's ass at the box office. While I'm not exactly sure I believe them, it is worth mentioning the two writers of "Gappa" claimed they never saw "Gorgo," when interviewed for "Monsters Are Invading Tokyo."

[@KBWeeds]

That Gappa casually knocking over the building after staring at it was HILARIOUS. Reminds me of my cat when he’s hungry and I’m fucking around instead of feeding him.

[@HawthornHawk]

My first experience of Gappa was an episode of Red Dwarf where the crew are teleported to a planet of robot wax figures. The explanation is the monsters are from a fictional creatures area and there is a comment on how fake they look.

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

"I can't believe how feeble and improbable those creatures were. I've seen more convincing dinosaurs given away free in a packet of Wheatyflakes!"

[@jamielandis4308]

This is the one Kaiju flick I’ve heard of but never saw. The plastic animals in the Playmate Land model were very popular. I had the exact same toys as a kid. What was it with Kaiju theme parks?

[@betamaxblocker]

This transfer looks really nice. This one has popped on so many public domain DVDs (with a plethora of alternate titles) that it is refreshing to see a restored copy of it for once.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Im so accustomed to see this movie in absolutely deplorable condition I was shocked to see it properly remastered. This is one of the most abused giant monster movies i have seen (condition wise) on the airways.

[@jonwashburn7999]

I loved this back when I was a kid.

[@danwyan]

Imagine if KZbin was a platform where people were free to post videos as they wanted, and the viewers decided what was appropriate for themselves. That would be weird.

[@Blacktsalagi73]

"Kenny Al Jolson!" OMG!!!!!! LOL!!!

[@evilbob840]

If they made this into a kid's show, they could call it "Yo, Gappa Gappa!", especially since there are two of them.

[@sigmacademy]

Wouldn't the show's title then be "Yo, Gappa Times Three: Fun on Playmate Island? (man, that sounded wrong just typing it! XD)

[@JohnPannozzi]

I actually read that the writers of Gappa have claimed to have never seen Gorgo. In any case, its worth noting that the American release of Gappa (which never aired in theaters here, and instead went straight to TV) has about six extra minutes of monster footage. A shame that this version hasn't been remastered in HD like the Japanese cut has.

[@huntercoleman460]

I find that hard to believe since Japan is where Gorgo premiered. The biggest problem with this movie is there’s hardly anything original in it. Things in it have been done much better in other monster movies. Also fun fact: Akira Watanabe who worked as an art director on the Godzilla movies did the special effects for this movie.

[@llongone2]

I love the shot of the eyes emerging from underwater!

[@smithwesson1896]

I thought the guitar music from Godzilla vs The Sea Monster was Godzilla's theme in that movie. Are we sure the Blue Oyster Cult song doesn't count?

[@cujoedaman]

Godzilla doesn't need a hip surf theme song, he got Blue Oyster Cult to do his music :D

[@gallibon1319]

I lost it at the Justin Trudeau joke. XD

[@roadmarch0364]

LOL at Kid Trudeau !!! It took me a second, but then I remembered his blackface picture. 🤣

[@misstressscarlet]

We had this on film in the late 70's as Monster From A Prehistoric Planet. My dad would get the projector out and we'd watch it with Destroy all Monsters. Thanks for the memories. :}

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

Hey Brandon! Always good to see kaiju films getting some love (or ridicule). Here's a fun fact: Akira Watanabe, SPFX Director for this film, was part of TOHO's SPFX team for the original Godzilla (GOJIRA) and King Kong vs. Godzilla before securing his own gig with the indie company that produced GAPPA.

[@azuraring]

Toei also had 1966's The Magic Serpent, though like the Damaijin trilogy by Daiei, it was more focused on the people in a more Ancient Japan like setting

[@rabble_rousdower]

7:06 Holy shit that is one of the most based lines I've ever heard in a Kaiju movie

[@fromthecheapseats7126]

Wow, I actually suggested this in the comments of the “Repo Men” video. I doubt that’s why Brandon chose it, but it’s still cool to see. I rented this from Netflix back when they mailed DVDs to your house. I wouldn’t blame Brandon if he never did another Toho movie. It would be real frustrating to do all the work of making the video only to have it taken down.

[@scockery]

"What's Gappa mean?" "Gappamine is the latest treatment for MONSTERITUS!"

[@JosephDaoud87]

"KID TRUDEAU!!!!!" lmfaooooooo holy shit that was a nice joke

[@hendrsb33]

When we were kids, my cousin called them Gappa, Mappa and Pappa! 😂

[@GivebacktheLife]

"Shut up kid Trudeau!" Best line in the video! lmao

[@Awakeandalive1]

"KIDTRUDEAU!" XD That one really got me!

[@johngleeman8347]

"Well you're clearly wrong Science Boy!" XD

[@DipUniversal]

Finally, a new Kaiju video has been released! Others: "When's the next Godzilla?"

[@loschrodproductions4519]

He finally released one recently

[@iceonthesun8880]

Lol, he said "island face" Thank God I wasn't eating my hot pocket when he said that

[@Flatewulf]

Jeez, the "No open cloaca." Line just killed me. Pluttering my drink and laughing hard. Brilliant.

[@9liveslie-cat-lie129]

We need a kaiju streaming service. All kaiju all the time.

[@KaijuSlayer54]

I've actually owned a copy of Gappa since I was a child cause my mom got it for me thinking it was a Godzilla movie. I always wished there was a sequel or remake for this, same with Gorgo

[@snuggery6486]

Oh man I've been waiting for this review for a long time 🙂

[@blueturret5596]

Same. I’m currently watching this in the break room during my shift at work. 😂

[@GLIEPNIR]

Oh God this move brings me memories. Here in Mexico is kind of difficult to get your hands on movies like these by legal ways... So back in the day I sailed the dark side of the web and got a collection of Japanese Kaiju movies, some of them were in English, like this one. My friends didn't really like them,but sometimes when we were nerding out for day, we'd put some of them in the background and let them play. One time, a girl friend of us decided to join us and this movie was playing when she arrived... When the scenes with the guy telling the girl to quit and become a housewife played, she lost her mind... Heck, she dragged us out of playing AOE and to watch the movie... She was terrified, amused and offended by the movie. Ultimately culminating in her laughing at how silly and crazy the movie was... Good times xD

[@Illusion6-gf2cu]

Fun fact: did you know that one of the tank props in this movie was given to Tsuburaya and was modified into the Kaiju Dino-Tank for there show Ultraseven

[@huntercoleman460]

Makes sense since Akira Watanabe who did the effects for this movie worked for Tsuburaya.

[@PikaCheeks]

Godzilla does have a Surf Theme, it's in Godzilla vs the Sea Monster when he's fighting the Fighter Jets

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Only thing missing now is the original Yonggary movie and my favorite VHS box set is complete.

[@mr.ginger183]

When Brandon covers every non Godzilla kaiju movie.

[@ToaAxiomMan]

Fun fact: there were plans to do a Gappa vs Guilala movie

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

I appreciate it whenever KZbinrs advertise their sponsor right at the beginning of the video not part way through

[@cyberbug578]

A character arc of “you’re right I can’t be a scientist I should go home and raise some kids” is fucking wild

[@nathanwindom3978]

I had this and Yongari on DVD when I was really young. I never hear much about this film. Thanks for covering it

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Fun Fact: Nikkatsu is actually Japan's oldest film studio, having started back in 1912 during the silent era and therefore actually predating Toho and its mainstream imitators like Toei! 😲 In fact, its name is actually an amalgamation of three words literally translated in English to "Japan Motion Pictures." Putting aside its pinku eiga and Roman Porno films, it was also notable for featuring the work of famed Japanese New Wave directors Seijun Suzuki and Shohei Imamura and series like STRAY CAT ROCK starring the one and only Meiko Kaji of LADY SNOWBLOOD and FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION fame!!!

[@KyleRobots]

"This is what it sounds like...WHEN KAIJU CRY!"

[@AngelofDeath1431]

Brandon: "SHUT UP, "KID TRUDEAU"! Me (quoting The Great Bugs Bunny): I'M DYIN', I'M DYIN'!!! Also, dumb-ass says, "it really is a monster"! Baby Gappa's facial expression says: D'UH!!!

[@Jcewazhere]

NOOOOOOO!! I've caught up with realtime, no more bad movie Brandon bingeing. And for some reason I have this urge to go watch Dexter again... Awesome channel, thanks for making it.

[@TraTranc]

7:43 _"Shut up, kid Trudeau!"_ Based Brandon.

[@1walter2808]

Godzilla doesn't need a surf theme he has Blue Oyster Cult covering him!

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

And Serj Tankian with the help of several Buddhist monks and taiko drummers. *GO-JI-RA!* *MO-SURA!* *SO-RE, SO-RE, SO-RE, SO-RE!* *HAH! HAH! HAH! GOJIRA!*

[@mauricedavis2160]

"Kid Trudeau", you slipped a good one in on the low, kudos Brandon!!!🙏👌🦉❣️

[@TheBestComicKing]

I have never seen this movie clean and HD until now.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Brandon reviewing Kaiju movies is like coming home after work in the middle of winter to a bowl of hot soup

[@kennydeez..1774]

😆 🤣 GOT'CHA! "What Need To Do Is Make A Giant Chalkboard And Find A Monster To Scrape His Nails On It!"😆 🤣 😂 You Are Hilarious Bruh! 😆Great Reaction.👍🏿💯👍🏿

[@dinobreeder]

I've been waiting for you to review this movie! Finally!!!

[@richardphillips3678]

I laughed so hard at the comment about Minya🤣🤣!

[@packersamurai]

Kenny Al Joelson! OMFG LMAO!!!

[@patrioticjustice9040]

With all the jokes of a two parents being furious that their kidnapped child was being used in a sex magazine and a theme park land based off a pervert, I was half expecting a "groomers" reference.

[@martinlynn4733]

I know of this film because of Red Dwarf using the monsters scenes from the episode wax world

[@stephenjeffreys1803]

Been watching your videos for a long time now there all good keep up the grate work mate

[@darkfangnightcrow]

I've been wondering for years after seeing it, what the red eyed bird kaiju scenes were, as I used to see them a lot but never knew the origin until today.

[@gilga3554]

I vaguely remember the triphibian monster title but that's all I remember about this movie. Mighta been a late night watch on sci fi or monster vision.

[@adamrehorn7401]

"Shut up, kid-Trudeau!" Epic!! Best line in any review ever. Congrats!