Unfortunately Toei Studios isn't known for its giant monster movies and the resulting special effects, despite the use of some full-size props, are totally laughable. The premise is that a sort of Loch Ness monster has been found in one of the lakes round Mount Fuji, and it’s killing local people and holiday-makers. Jaws also prompts the use of a little more blood and gore than is usual with Japanese monsters. Worse still, it seems to have been influenced by other Jaws rip-offs, like Tentacles (as a victim is lifted clean out of the water screaming her lungs out). Instead, this is a perplexingly bad riff on Jaws, with a dinosaur instead of a shark. They’ve released many classic giant monster movies… but this isn't one of them. I'm really impressed with DVDs from Media Blasters - spectacular presentations of classic Japanese fantasy films. the legend of one dinosaur and one monster bird…
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