Sanda & Gaira ｜KAIJU PROFILE 【wikizilla.org】

[@Wikizilla]

Soon, we'll be redoing the Shin Godzilla kaiju profile. That video, along with several other videos tagged with [OLD] in their titles, we feel are not up to our current quality standards and desperately need to be revisited. So, we'll be doing just that with REDUX Kaiju Profiles. You can expect a schedule for next year to be posted at year's end. *CORRECTIONS:* > @6:50 - Mika Ayase is a photographer, not a reporter. Whoops. Sorry about that.

[@michaelcallari]

Well, it might not be the *next* video, but the other one we have planned for this month is classified!

[@kingdamazo7266]

I'm diggin this intro. Very clean👌

[@kaiju-odanny9778]

Wikizilla who's profile will be next?

[@Battra13]

When will you do a battra profile

[@висмешно]

Kaiju Profile a) Moguera b) Jet jaguar c) kamoebas

[@factualopinion8849]

Brad Pit: "I love you good gargantua!" Sanda: "And I love you random citizen!"

[@mdixon77]

Nice megamind reference.

[@Kaijufan360]

That's not even a Kaiju.

[@fanfilmstudios6766]

@@Kaijufan360 not every reference made in relation to the Godzilla franchise has to be about kaiju

[@kingdareth09]

@@mdixon77 markiplier

[@Godzillamv]

​@@Kaijufan360ok so

[@switchboard1551]

A lot of people consider these old movies so poorly made... But just think about what these companies has to work with during this time... For how old these are, they are fantastic!!!

[@switchboard1551]

@D core That had absolutely nothing to do with what I said.

[@less8893]

@@switchboard1551 shut the fuck up

[@alfa01spotivo]

@@switchboard1551 yes it does...

[@luigi4798]

Evangelos Killer mike, it was made in 1977 which is almost 1980, and is considered the late 70s, so he was close enough buddy, and I don’t understand why you were so harsh with your reply, you could have just said, *It was actually the late 70s i just wanted to correct you* or something like that.

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

What just happened?

[@mars2337]

When you and your twin want the lead in a play...

[@luckidoo6897]

Lol, yes!

[@axiorsomethin130]

Lol

[@feraligodzilla5390]

But then you and your twin both became the lead.. lol

[@mwizachihana9551]

You forgot to mention also, in the show "Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated", there is an episode where there are two large ape like monsters who look like 'Sanda' and 'Gaira'. The episode is titled: *Battle of the Humungonauts.* It also features few other Easter eggs to the film.

[@Sómaisumguri]

Best scooby doo show bro

[@vlexonkol8466]

Also the song from Frankenstein vs Baragon movie (prequel of Gargantua), that "Stuck in my head" song

[@cadenthecucumber4778]

Tobacco and Marijuana

[@godzilla_fan_13]

Oof. I see it

[@thefusionforce6339]

Holy crap i can see it

[@elbandido9887]

Exactly

[@BeegBWolf]

Hahahahahaha 🤣🤣

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Alternatively: Booger and Shit Kale and Potato Toxic Waste and Sludge

[@VikingFyre]

Fun fact, Quentin Tarantino is also a big fan of this movie. Now that would be a kick to see him remake this!

[@TheGoop22]

There would be a scene with the gargantuas' giant feet in there somewhere

[@dubuyajay9964]

It would be bloody with all the kaiju eating people.

[@Xenofilmsproductions]

And it should star brad pit

[@josephsloppy6750]

It will be great. 👍👍. Q t movies are awesome

[@ethanwebster2501]

"alright Gaira, for this scene you won't need shoes or socks on"

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

My guess for how they can appear in the MonsterVerse: The Gargantuas are descendants of Australopithecus, and are thus the only Titans that are related to humans. Their designs can be based on various prehistoric humans as well as apes such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. There were two types of Gargantuas that once lived during the Pliocene to Pleistocene Epoch: Sea Gargantuas (based on the aquatic ape theory) and Mountain Gargantuas (based on stories of Bigfoot and one theory that stated that Bigfoot could be descended from prehistoric humans) before they become extinct, leaving Gaira and Sanda to be the last of their kinds. Gaira: A carnivorous Gargantua that feeds on other animals, but has recently fed on humans. He was the inspiration for Grendel from the legend of Beowulf and trolls in Norse and Scandinavian mythology as well as sightings of the Honey Island Swamp Monster. Some Monarch scientists also gave Gaira the nickname "Caliban", after the Shakespeare character from The Tempest. Sanda: A friendlier, omnivorous Gargantua that treats humans with respect and prefers feeding on plants, mushrooms, fish, and small animals rather than human flesh (and he will sometimes eat discarded human food left on the ground). He was the inspiration for sightings of Bigfoot (a.k.a. Sasquatch). Sanda has a curious but shy personality, but is otherwise a gentle giant.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

As for Frankenstein's Monster, I don't think he will and should return, because he will remind people of the disastrous Dark Universe by Universal.

[@StarFoxPlanet2018]

INTERESTING

[@FortUne_tUrned-SaUce]

Well if G-TEAM gets created then we'll be having a field day!

[@Gizeh59]

"the only titans related to humans" so is kong dead or what

[@WHOOOSHXDOfficial]

10:08 Sanda is doing the same pose as The Bigfoot in the 1967 footage

[@mgkiryuu]

The people you have gotten to read the scripts have done wonderful jobs :) Very lively and memorable.

[@xx_squirtle8621]

So a fucking scalie

[@nanuqo2006]

@@xx_squirtle8621 Your name is xX_Squirtle... Pretty sure you're a scalie too.

[@zedthefatone2864]

@@nanuqo2006 takes one to know one

[@nanuqo2006]

@@zedthefatone2864 no, no it doesn't.

[@emanuellechuga8170]

No

[@sonnygallo5662]

Two of the most underated and underappreciated Kaiju of ALL time. This movie was epic and should have been followed up with a sequel. I am putting the vibration out into the universe for a War of the Gargantuas reboot. 🐯

[@FlameShieldKing1]

Godzilla vs Gargantuas would have been interesting.

[@pugpugz3171]

I think there was a comic of it, sorry for being REALLY late

[@joeysullivanTM]

Yes it would have been

[@joeysullivanTM]

@@pugpugz3171 yes its godzilla rulers of earth #10 godzilla vs Gargantuas

[@marcydeerfield]

brad pitt kaiju profile next

[@michaelcallari]

tempting

[@elirose3255]

Do it Mr Wikizilla

[@kiyru44]

That pic tho

[@studioredband2686]

Brad pitt was a kaiju?

[@ilikefantasyworlds9356]

I don't get it

[@kaiju-odanny9778]

Final Wars Godzilla and Kiryu Saga Godzilla's profiles, please?

[@ironcarnage1019]

@@IamJustTheBiscuityOfTheSeaity He meant the Godzilla that appeared in those movies, not Kiryu itself.

[@Naseem-fl3zt]

Nice

[@Sayiseesteel]

The more I think about it having Sanda & Gaira in the monsterverse would be interesting.

[@zedthefatone2864]

this is probably the best written of the Kaiju Profiles so far. Nice work!!

[@UltraTitanZ]

This has been a profile I’ve wanted to see for a while. Also, it’s nice to see a narrator of the female kind for once.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

Hmm yes the mysterious, unknowable Female race, inhabitants of a strange distant star

[@stylodyna9571]

I NEED more Gargantuans, I love these guys. Great video!

[@Spectra651]

This movie always hit me differently than other kaiju movies like Godzilla; it was more... unsettling. All the Godzilla movies I'd seen when I was younger felt a lot more impersonal: Godzilla and Co. would stomp and blast cities into kindling and were far more destructive, but all you ever saw were the miniature models of buildings being demolished. The monsters rarely interacted directly with the human characters, but in 'War of the Gargantuas' you see one of them just plucking up screaming people left and right and devouring them. That was always far more upsetting to me than simply watching kaiju demolishing buildings and fighting one another, and it's always stuck out in my mind for that reason.

[@abrolytardwithinternetacce8464]

It's nice to see sanda And Gaira Getting some love.

[@whatscracklin7390]

2:28 it’s my turn on the Xbox

[@itsgleneaton4883]

He did by far the greatest monster performance of all time. Brilliant

[@agarfan]

Saw it in the theater as a kid and my friend and I begged our mothers to watch it again! Kids don’t need cgi to enjoy a monster, they have imagination!

[@Theleopardgeckoguy]

What?😐

[@mariabenitez9439]

When your brother stole the last cookie

[@Hibublub]

Brad Pitt should play gaira in the monsterverse

[@themantheman2768]

he did,he kinda looks like one of them

[@tylerdaise4366]

or Sanda

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

That’d be great, wonder if they’d look like monkeys, like a Proboscis monkey (the most aquatic monkey) for Gaira and a Gelada (a very lion like monkey) for Sanda

[@Cosmicjewelz]

Those monsters remind me of where the wild things are monsters

[@themantheman2768]

the plot twist is they crush the little boy

[@kyotoandsunchips8585]

Exactly

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Nicely done! This is my favorite non-Godzilla Toho movie of the 60s, and it's hugely enjoyable, to me.

[@Methadone4Life]

Great stuff from this 52 year old lifelong Godzilla/Kaiju fan!! Keep up the great work!

[@godzillaandfriendskaijubud6499]

Lit! New video with possibly a new narrator! Keep up the good work, guys!

[@johnwilson4727]

I should be noted that the sound track is on a loop through out the entire movie. It repeats like every 15 minutes through out the entire film

[@s.nifrum4580]

Sanda: “what the hell is this?” Gaira: “oh I stopped at KFH” *Sanda whacks him with a tree* Gaira: okay fine I’ll save some for you next time Sanda: “we don’t eat people!” Gaira: “we’re giant monsters! You expect me to go to Mc Donald’s?”

[@joeysullivanTM]

Lol nice

[@Ekamveer-zf3jz]

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[@StarFoxPlanet2018]

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[@Rexer-u6o]

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[@theblackrosedaughter]

O.O holy hell I remember War of the Gargantuas....my dad had it along with his massive Godzilla collection.

[@Zimzilla99]

The brown and green bois

[@Slayerthecrow]

I remember that Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. created two monsters based on them, the Humungonauts

[@Matkaizer08]

They even had the song "Words get stuck in my Throat" in the beginning

[@mediatorraptor3349]

That were I first learned of this guys

[@michaelbruns449]

Demand a big budget, high quality, faithful, remake of this best kaiju movie ever made!

[@christopherwall2121]

And court Brad Pitt to play Dr. Paul Stewart

[@louisborselio8608]

What some people may not know is that a year later the suit actor for the evil green Gargantua became the good King Kong and the suit actor for the good brown Gargantua became the controlled by the evil Dr Hu Robot Kong aka Mechani Kong

[@luckidoo6897]

That's a nice example of two different creatures that are brothers, but do not have the same behaviors and personnality. It's like me and my bro in the past when we were arguing viviously about stupid things...hehe. Good video, as usual, and thanks for your narration, Daphne!

[@eduardolamboy4776]

SH Monsterarts needs to make these guys as a 2 pack exclusive! They also need to be redone in a more modernized version in the monsterverse.

[@magnacartabravodo2795]

I like the design of Daphne's Avatar here. It not only fits in all of these videos but is something i can say im a fan of.

[@scarecrow_plush_productions]

I remember my uncle would talk about this movie and how they where made by Godzilla's creators, it blew my mind when he talked about it.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Does anyone else think that Grendel, from the 2007 Beowulf movie, has a very strong resemblance to the Gargantuanas?

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

There similar concepts

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

My guess is that in the MonsterVerse, Gaira is the inspiration behind Grendel (as well as Scandinavian and Norwegian trolls). And in recent times, he is identified as the Honey Island Swamp Monster.

[@brandonshmandon1799]

Nicholas Lienandjaja I would have thought them to being living in the pacific north west being the inspirational for Bigfoot and Yeti all over the world.

[@MiXVoy]

Sanda, proto-Boggy Creek Creature. Gaira, seaweed ogre.

[@jamessibson7453]

I grew up watching the war of the Gargantuas as a child in the seventies !!! Loved it. Use to have this film on video too!!

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

They were cool as hell in rulers of earth

[@pedrosa6688]

If I had to choose between being Sanda or Gaira, I would definitely be Gaira, because my aggressiveness like his will scare everyone away!

[@ikillchildrenlol]

I would be kevin

[@TOHOREMIX]

Really good stuff on that new Gaira suit. Wikizilla to save the day yet again.

[@venomouslizards]

I exited that the complete Godman and Greenman are finally being released early next year.

[@Aluhcav]

I love the narrators that do these!

[@TheReidmeister96]

Although I have only seen this film 2, possibly 3 times, I have always felt that this movie is a hidden gem of the Kaiju genre.

[@jackhamilton9604]

This a has been a recent thought of mine, but maybe creating Sanda wasn't needed. He has basically the same backstory as Frankenstein, a similar enough personality and the more popular Gargantua is Gaira anyway. So they could have doubled down on War of the Gargantuas being a sequel by using Frankenstein in Sanda's role and instead of creating Akemi and Paul Stewart reuse Sueko and James Bowen. Or if Sanda needed to be created Ishiro Honda could have commited to making this a standalone like he wanted to, giving Sanda and Gaira different origins, like them being types of giant apes or both being experiments created by humans to do a nature vs nuture experiment (as soon as he's born Gaira is left in the wild while Sanda is chosen to be the one raised with love and kindness by humans) What sounds like a better direction?

[@isaiahwolftail867]

I like how Brandon tenfold said it. Everyone says gargantuan like everyone is supposed to know its name. But no one does

[@randallrona9618]

Legend says the undersea volcano at the end of War of the Gargantuas that perished Sanda and Gaira was Godzilla himself, saying "Shut up!" to the Gargantuas while having a beauty sleep under the ocean.

[@evaunit-0186]

I can’t stop watching this video for some reason

[@jackib5369]

Personally I love The Gargantuans and wish they were in more stuff

[@samvimes9510]

Oh man, this takes me back. I first saw this movie when I was like 7 or 8.

[@のらくろ三世]

What a great review ! it's almost perfect in detail‼️

[@Werezilla]

That was perfect timing at the beginning by having Sanda and Gaira look up as they're referred to as "The Two Shaggy Brothers". As if their reacting to the unusual title.

[@正典高井]

@@Werezilla No ‼️Brothers ‼️

[@myeternalsin]

I saw this when I was younger on the scifi channel back in the early 2000's and I thought I imagined it all. I remember him eating a rabbit or something. So thank you for confirming this thing exists.

[@macdaddymandalorian7305]

One of the most underrated kaiju films

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

This is one of the best monster movies ever

[@tarkushead]

Thank you for that really cool history/update! I had no idea there was any continuation of any kind pertaining to the Gargantuas - the ‘66 flick was the last I remember. I wouldn’t mind seeing a 21st century remake (a la Legendary’s Godzilla) or some kind of sequel..

[@GojiFacts]

I watched the movie, and it was great when sanda and gaira fought in Tokyo

[@firespinner1276]

Thanks so much for making the video 😃😎, I love sanda and gaira.

[@JoaquinE22]

0:38 send origin by being raised by humans

[@Igarappappa]

Shocked no mention of the episode long reference to these two in Mystery Inc.

[@bradlycopeland4297]

War of the Gargantuans is one of my favorite monster movies.

[@lesliemorshead4283]

I wish these guys will appear in more films so badly :(

[@channelalexgaming1771]

Another Fun; The scene where the Green gargantua kidnapped the singing girl is reenacted within one of the newer Scoobie Doo episodes with the song and everything else. In fact that whole episode was an homage to this amazing Japanese film! 😁.

[@DyenamicFilms]

I remember watching this back in the 70's and 80's on The 4:30 Movie WABC Channel 7 NY. Still my favorite of the Toho monster movies.

[@donuttheturtle2.070]

YAY NEW VID

[@JimRaptis]

Absolutely a big fan of the movie. Awesome video! Learned a lot about this classic that I never knew! Very interesting facts! Thanks

[@shadowclaw7210]

In one episode of Scooby doo mystery incorporated was episode where was two large monster similar to to Sanda and Gaira in end of episode of reviling the criminal’s it was reveled they was brothers.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Yeah the insurance brothers who were rivals! They totally look like sanda and gaira

[@shadowclaw7210]

Endy Decker Thanks.

[@gxtmfa]

I saw this as a kid and never knew the name. Thank you!

[@topper4781]

good stuff as ever keep up the good work!

[@johnnyr2646]

Surprised there hasn't been a fast paced remake of this yet. They could even cast brad pitt in it.

[@roeimakikiderikadragontwin9898]

To be honest with you guys every time we think about the Gargantuas brothers we could hear (The Wayans Bros.) intro playing since they are so alike in so many ways.

[@TheOnlyTYRE]

Been waiting for this!!!!!!!

[@hasonmorris4968]

Who’s ready for a remake ?

[@warmac88]

Great video Kaiju! :)

[@ishirotanaka]

War of the Gargantuas was actually one of the first films that Brad Pitt Had Ever Seen. Plus Even Tim Burton Is A Big Fan Of the Film, Maybe someday in the near future We could get a Monsterverse Remake Of War of the Gargantuas Directed By Tim Burton & Starring Brad Pitt.

[@switchboard1551]

I like the new animated intro!!!

[@BoyonoFriends]

Gaira's roar is reused for Red King from Ultraman (1966-67 TV series) created by Tsuburaya Productions.

[@BoyonoFriends]

Also, Eiji Tsuburaya also did the special effects for the War of the Gargantuas.

[@ogithesergal4182]

Fun fact: the American actor didn't enjoy his role in the movie, he hates it so much that he made up his own dialogue. In one scene, he has a black eye....my theory is that one of the producers got sick of his shit.

[@MrVideovibes]

The video is wrong about the laser cannons. These first appeared in The Mysterians (1957) released by RKO Pictures in the US.

[@the4thtomato138]

Sisters playing together: [two sisters talking to eachother] Brothers playing together: [war of the garganutans]

[@dog_boy5123]

As someone with a brother, I agree

[@nitroclash7625]

Beast Titan: i am an insanely strong opponent! the two shaggy bros: hold our beer also: 0:22 me and my lil bro fighting over games

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

Now an episode talking about not one but TWO monsters

[@burnthetrolls5971]

I think Brad Pitt talking about War of the Gargantuas is both odd and amazing I love it

[@sauraplay2095]

Nice video!👍

[@pappafett9826]

Me and my sister used to have nightmares about these two especially the green one the way he spits out the hair of the people...i still love the music very dramatic soundtrack

[@altyler1323]

This is my favorite Toho film. Thanks for do it 👍

[@wiggloid]

Great video, guys! I'd love to see more profiles about obscure kaiju like these. Maguma or Space Amoeba, perhaps?

[@nolongeractive7176]

They gotta come back in the Godzilla universe

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Me and my brother used to love this movie. We used to fight like then. I was the Forrest monster. He was the sea monster. He's dead now. I drove him back into the sea.

[@SciFiLOLproductions]

So I’m watching Destroy All Monsters and I just had a thought. Seeing as how they originally wanted Gaira and Sanda in DAM, however, would using stock footage be out of the question? Hear me out In the scene where the military launches an assault on Mt. Fuji in an attempt to find the Kilaak base, it’s night time. Godzilla and Anguirus both defended the area, but why not use stock footage to insert Gaira, at the very least? With his brawl with the military in the Gargantuas movie, he could’ve easily been inserted into the battle, throwing the tanks and fighting the Mazers. Being smaller in size compared to the other Kaiju, they easily could’ve cut his scene when he falls into the electrified river and the JSDF/UNSC could’ve said they “at least killed one of the Kaiju during the battle”. It doesn’t seem too entirely impossible to do.

[@Sayonara_Sumi]

Can you do manda Next or Kamacerus

[@semoos6324]

Yes i hope Manda IS next

[@allenzillaunit0195]

WOULDNT BE AWESOME TO SEE SANDA AND GAIRA IN THE MONSTERVERSE??????????

[@KamenRiderSilver]

LEGENDARY WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS CONFIRMED FOR 2022... I wish

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Would be cool. My guess is that the Gargantuas will be one of the youngest Titans, but instead of being "clones" of Frankenstein's monster (which I don't think will be incorporated into the MonsterVerse due to being too similar to the disastrous and now dead (?) Dark Universe), they are natural humanoid creatures that date back from the Ice Age and are evolutionary offshoots from the lineage that will give rise to humans (Gaira himself will also be partially based on the aquatic ape theory). Gaira will be identified as the inspiration for Grendel in the story of Beowulf while Sanda will be identified as the creature behind sightings of Bigfoot (in one scene for this hypothetical Legendary reboot, Sanda will be shown doing the Patterson-Gimlin footage walk at one point). Their new designs will also be based on prehistoric humans (e.g. Australopithecus, Homo erectus, and Neanderthals) as well as chimpanzees and orangutans. Designations (they will be given the new designation "Gargantua" to differentiate them from other Titans): Gaira: Gargantua Grendel Sanda: Gargantua Sasquatch

[@bradbradthebrad]

Daisy Jane Custodio poo

[@kingkurok3149]

@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 wow this is very well though out, maybe you do something with this, maybe make your own story

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

If they were to come, I’d like them to be monkeys, since Kong is already an ape, just personal (and yes, really weird) preference and I do agree that it may be dumb

[@Britowolf]

0:09 and 0:08, Gaira roars

[@unclelou4839]

I love you for this. A favorite since childhood. (Maybe even babyhood.) So many of Eiji & Honda's NON-Godzilla films are glorious.

[@quchi7232]

are you guys gonna do a Kaiju profile about the Pacific Rim monsters?