Atragon
“The dreaded undersea kingdom challenges the surface! The emergency dispatch of the all-purpose atomic battleship!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 56, rated by 1 admin.
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A lost undersea empire threatens the surface, which responds with a warship that has clearly exceeded its design brief. This lavish pulp adventure treats impossible engineering with complete confidence. Admire the models, then enjoy the occasional visual shortcut that reminds you how handmade it all is.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 3.5/10
- Dialogue
- 5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The navy has approved one enormous multipurpose solution.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 56
Synopsis and movie facts
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
- Released
- 1963
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Running time
- 96 min
- Original title
- 海底軍艦
Starring
- Tadao Takashima as Tasumo Hatanaka
- Yōko Fujiyama as Makoto Jinguji
- Yū Fujiki as Yoshito Nishibe
- Kenji Sahara as Uto Omino
- Ken Uehara as Admiral Kosumi
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Inspector
- Jun Tazaki as Captain Hachiro Jinguji
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Atragon (1963), directed by Ishirō Honda. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The review enthusiastically praises the Toho adventure while singling out cartoon-like freezing effects as an obvious weak spot. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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