is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Minoru Kawasaki.

Plot

A giant monster appears from the ground, after the

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of Mt. Myojin. In the meantime, Japanese government asks help from the scientist Dr. Saigo and his daughter Miwa. Both work at the

Institute An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations ( research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

of Super Physics and Chemistry and were once ousted from the academic world on suspicion of forging materials concerning what the two scientist announce the be a universal cell, "Setap X". Using the Setap X, Dr. Saigo transforms his assistant, Yoide Nitta into a giant wrestler with a height of 40 meters. The latter challenges the monster from Mt Myojin, named Mono by members of a Kaiju organisation.

Cast

Kota Ibushi is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), but is currently inactive due to suffering a shoulder injury. In March 2021, he became the company's inaugural IWGP World Heavyweight Champion by ...

as Hideto Nitta (after Injection) *

Syuusuke Saito is a Japanese actor and singer who was affiliated with Sony Music Artists and graduated from Kyushugakuin High School. He played the role of Ian Yorkland (Kyoryu Black) in the 2013 Super Sentai TV series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger''. Biography I ...

as (before Injection) *

Minoru Suzuki (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as twice hol ...

as Evil Nitta * Ryu Manatsu as Professor Jotaro Saigo * Hiroyuki Taniguchi as Daikaiju Mono * Eiji Ukulele as Vice-Minister Shuichi Oda * Shinzo Hotta as Professor Nindo Izumi * Miki Kawanishi as Miwa Saigo * Saki Akai as Lisa / Scorpio * Fuyuki Moto * Mitsuko Hoshi * Eiichi Kikuchi as Deputy Defense Secretary Wataru Hashimoto * Bin Furuya as Defense Minister Yukio Kamikura * Sandayu Dokumamushi * Yasuhiko Saijo

References

External links

Official website
* Films directed by Minoru Kawasaki 2016 films Kaiju films Giant monster films Japanese comedy films 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub