Dogora (1964): Cast & Plot
Dogora is a 1964 crime horror film directed by Ishirô Honda, starring Keiko Sawai as Laboratory Scientist, Jun Tazaki and Yôsuke Natsuki. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Ishirô Honda
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toho
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dogora About?
The premise of Dogora without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
SOS From Earth. It Devours Buildings and People. A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
Dogora Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- space monster
- diamond theft
- yakuza
- giant monster
- police officer
- diamond
- jellyfish
- outer space
- coal
- monster
- dead woman on a beach
- kaiju
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- gangster's moll
- police detective
- insurance investigator
- jewel thief
- eaten alive
- gangster
- plot
- tokusatsu
- monster horror
- alien invasion sci fi
- supernatural horror
- giant monster sci fi
- scientist
- shooting a woman
- female thief
- shot in the back
- evil woman
- tokyo japan
Dogora Cast & Characters
Keiko Sawai leads the cast as Laboratory Scientist, with Jun Tazaki as Chief Inspector and Yôsuke Natsuki as Inspector Komei. Directed by Ishirô Honda; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ishirô Honda
- Keiko Sawai as Laboratory Scientist
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Jun Tazaki as Chief Inspector -
Yôsuke Natsuki as Inspector Komei - Jun Funato as Inspector Nitta
Also Starring in Dogora
· 25 more- Hiroshi Koizumi Kirino
- Yōko Fujiyama Masayo
- Robert Dunham Mark Jackson
- Seizaburô Kawazu Gangster Boss
- Nobuo Nakamura Doctor Matakata
- Akiko Wakabayashi Gang Moll
- Hideyo Amamoto Maki the Safecracker
- Yoshifumi Tajima Gangster
- Susumu Fujita General Iwasa
- Shōichi Hirose Thermal power plant staff
- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi Ginza police officer
- Yutaka Nakayama Floating Drunk/Coal truck assistant
- Hideo Shibuya Nosy Reporter
- Takuzō Kumagai Defense Corps Executive
- Tadashi Okabe Police Officer
- Nadao Kirino Gangster
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- Wataru Ōmae Satellite Station Scientist
- Mitsuo Tsuda Defense Corps Executive
- Yutaka Oka Transport company chief
- Kōji Iwamoto Dr. Munakata's assistant
- Ichirō Chiba Diamond Truck Passenger
- Haruya Katō Sabu, small henchman
- Chōtarō Tōgin Coal truck driver
- Haruya Sakamoto Diamond transporter
- Akira Wakamatsu Gangster
More from Ishirô Honda
More films directed by Ishirô Honda, best-rated first: Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Godzilla.
Dogora Plot Summary
What happens in Dogora from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A string of missing satellites from the Electric Wave Laboratory drifts above Japan, and soon people realize these collisions with unknown, protoplasmic “space cells” have produced something far from ordinary: a jellyfish-like creature that becomes known as Dogora. This planetary-scale oddity becomes the backdrop for a multi-layer investigation that threads together science, crime, and the panic of an unforeseen threat.
Full summary
The whole story of Dogora, scene by scene
Dogora Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Dogora.
How Well Do You Know Dogora?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which police officer leads the investigation into the diamond thefts?
Dogora Also Known As
22 alternative titles, including “Uchū Daikaijū Dogora” and “Dagora, the Space Monster”.
- Also known as
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- Uchū Daikaijū Dogora
- Dagora, the Space Monster
- Space Monster Dogora
- Space Mons
- Supēsu Monsu
- スペース・モンス
- Earth Martial Law
- Chikyū Kaigenrei
- 地球戒厳令
- The Space Monster
- Supēsu Monsutā
- 宇宙大怪獣
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- スペースモンスター
- Giant Space Monster Dogora
- Dogora il mostro della grande palude
- X 3000 - Fantome gegen Gangster
- 宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ
- Dogora, el Monstruo del Espacio
- Космический монстр Догора
- 우주대괴수 도고라
- 宇宙大怪兽多哥拉
- Dogora: O Invasor Espacial
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Movies Like Dogora
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Terror of Mechagodzilla, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Dogs.
Dogora FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Dogora, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dogora?
Dogora runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Dogora released?
Dogora was released on August 11, 1964.
Who directed Dogora?
Dogora was directed by Ishirô Honda.
More films by Ishirô Honda Who is in the cast of Dogora?
Dogora stars Keiko Sawai as Laboratory Scientist, Jun Tazaki as Chief Inspector and Yôsuke Natsuki as Inspector Komei, among 29 credited actors.
Does Dogora have a post-credit scene?
No. Dogora has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Dogora in?
The original language of Dogora is Japanese.
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