
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
Directed by Ishirō Honda, Dogora leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Dunham, Yōsuke Natsuki, Yōko Fujiyama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1964.
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When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
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