Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

• DirectorIshirō Honda
• Release20 December 1969
• Genre
  Fantasy / Science Fiction
• Duration1h 10m
• Budget?
• Revenue$2,399,280
• Rate
  

  5.107
  192 reviews
• Productions

  TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory