History Film / EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep

--> "''Listen, I've done some crazy things in my life, but I've '''never''' stuck my head inside of a hornet's nest!''"
--> ~ Yoshimura to Yata, in the Walter Reed English dub

Number seven in the long running {{Godzilla}} series and more well known under the title ''Godzilla vs the Sea Monster'', this film started [[WhatCouldHaveBeen life as a]] Film/KingKong project until the proposal was rejected in favor of ''King Kong Escapes''. Not wanting to put the script or monster costumes to waste, the film switched stars to Godzilla.

* PlayingAgainstType: Akihiko Hirata as the evil Captain Ryuui
* SelfDestructMechanism: The entire island.

* TheDragon: Captain Ryuui to the Red Bamboo commander and Ebirah to the Red Bamboo.
* TheOtherDarrin: Mothra's fairies, originally played by the Peanuts, have been replaced by the Pair Bambi.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally going to be a King King film, as mentioned above.

Number seven in the long running {{Godzilla}} series and more well known under the title ''Godzilla vs the Sea Monster'', this film started [[WhatCouldHaveBeen life as a]] KingKong project until the proposal was rejected in favor of ''King Kong Escapes''. Not wanting to put the script or monster costumes to waste, the film switched stars to Godzilla.

* ActorAllusion: Akihiko Hirata plays another eyepatch-wearing character in [[Film/{{Gojira}} 1954]], but is a tragic hero in that film. This, he's a villain.

* TheDragon: Ebirah to the Red Bamboo.

For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode see [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E13GodzillaVsTheSeaMonster Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster]].

For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode see [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S2E13GodzillaVsTheSeaMonster here]].

The film begins with a young man, Yata, becoming lost at sea. His brother Ryota, certain that he's still alive out there sets out on a stolen yacht with two friends and a bank robber to search for him. On their excursion, they narrowly avoid destruction at the hands of Ebirah, a colossal crustacean guarding an island base home to a terrorist syndicate called the Red Bamboo. Using a special chemical, the Red Bamboo are able to repel their ships from Ebirah's wrath and have enslaved the natives of nearby Infant Island to produce the stuff. Evading capture, Ryota and crew meet a young native woman Dayo, who brings them to a cave on the island where Godzilla is currently slumbering. A plan is hatched to wake Godzilla with a lightning rod in order to get rid of Ebirah and the Red Bamboo and the slaves to escape and summon Mothra in order to pick them up.

Has been featured on MysteryScienceTheater3000

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally going to be a King King film, as mentioned above.

!! The ''MST3K'' presentation contains examples of:
* ContinuityNod: Footage of Godzilla jumping off the island was reused later in "Godzilla Vs. Megalon" which was featured before this one. Servo points this out.
* DidNotDoTheResearch: Mothra is constantly as a male, even though Mothra's gender is female. Though the dubbed version making the same mistake didn't help things.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: In the second host segment, Joel has succumbed to space madness, and has begun building horribly-designed models of famous buildings, even mixing up their names at points. This scares the bots, who fear [[{{BodyHorror}} being taken apart]] by Joel to be used for other models. They decide to put a stop to it by destroying all of his work.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Due to Toho's extremely protective attitude towards their most famous monster, it is very unlikely that this episode will ever see a DVD release.
* NotableOriginalMusic: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6OHMxWneKs Godzilla Genealogy Bop]].
* RunningGag: Since they missed the opening credits (and the Mads never mention the title of the film), Joel & the Bots keep asking what's the name of the film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originalyl going to be a King King film, as mentioned above.

* TheOtherDarrin: Mothra's fairies, originally played by the Peanuts, have been replaced by the Pair Bambi

--> ~ Yashi to Yata

--> ~ Yashi to Ryota

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: According to Yata, Ryota always tries to help people who are in trouble.

--> "''Listen, I've done some crazy things in my life, but I've never stuck my head inside of a hornet's nest!''"

* ChaoticNeutral: Godzilla. He only attacsk the Red Bamboo because they prokoved him. Even when he saves Dayo, he probably didn't even notice her and only fought off the giant condor because it attacked ''him''.

* ChaoticNeutral: Godzilla. He only attacsk the Red Bamboo because they prokoved him. Even when he saves Dayo, he probably didn't even notice her and only fought of the giant condor because it attacked ''him''.

* TheDragon: Ebirah to the Red Bamboo.

* Self-DestructMechanism: The entire island.

* TheDragon: Ebirah to the Red Bamboo
* EyePatchOfPower: The commander of the island.

* TheOtherDarrin: Mothra's fairies, originally played by the Peanuts, have been replaced by the Pair Bambi