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Death Kappa (2010)
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Original name: デスカッパ
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa". The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting, surreal, suspenseful, stylized, campy, parody, psychotronic ...
Plot:
kaiju, experiment gone awry, good versus evil, save the day, rivalry, chaos, mad scientist, village, supernatural, escapades, disorder, deadly creature, dinosaur, fight, demolished city, chaos and mayhem, creature feature, giant monster, danger, deadly, animal horror, imaginary, explosion, comic violence, adventure
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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