Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family
Stars: Tomonori Yazaki, Hideyo Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka
Crew: Ishirō Honda (Director), Kunio Miyauchi (Original Music Composer), Masahisa Himi (Editor), Takeo Kita (Production Design), Teruyoshi Nakano (Special Effects), Ishirō Honda (Special Effects)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory
Runtime: 70 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 20, 1969
IMDb: 5.9