Atragon (1963)
Plot: Several strange occurrences are taking place all over the world including the disappearance of two engineers. It is later revealed to be the plot of the Mu Empire, which disappeared 12,000 years earlier. Also, the Muans manage to steal the I-403 submarine from embittered Captain Jinguji and in the process steal the plans for and even greater sub, Atragon (aka Gotengo). As the attacks by the Muans increase the world anxiously asks Jinguji for his help, even his daughter Makoto makes an impassioned plea for him to join the fight against Mu. However, Jinguji is still bitter about the defeat of Japan in World War II and won't help. However, the fight becomes personal when Makoto and her boyfriend Susumu are captured by the Muans. Soon Jinguji unleashes his ultimate weapon against the Muans and their giant snakelike god Manda.
Imdb Comment:This is one of the better non-Godzilla films from the minds of Honda, Tanaka, Tsubaraya and Tanaka. Even though this film pretty much covers the same ground as they did in the Mysterians (even using some stock footage from that film), it still was a great film. The special effect's work by Tsubaraya has to rank as some of his best and the story is better than average for this type of film. I loved how they pretty much showed how tortured Jinguji was as he was torn between his loyalty to Japan, his love for his daughter and the needs of the world as they were being attacked by the Mu Empire. It also was interesting that the threat to Earth in this film didn't come outer space but from beneath the ocean by one of the most legendary lost civilizations after Atlantis. This is definitely a great film
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Atragon.1963.XviD.Proper.Jap.Audio.By.Toede&Rushdie.avi.avi [700.59 Mb] [
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Filesize ..: 700 MB (or 717,404 KB or 734,621,696 bytes)
Runtime : 01:35:40 (137,627 fr)
Video Codec..: XviD
Video Bitrate: 939 kb/s
Audio Codec..: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 80 kb/s (40/ch, stereo) CBR
Frame Size : 720x304 (2.37:1) [=45:19]
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