PINOY SCI-FI #4: THREE 'ATOMIC MONSTER' MOVIES IN THE FIFTIES

The "atomic monster" movie craze of the 1950s was probably inspired by the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the hundreds of atomic tests done afterwards. Japan came up with the widely popular movie, Godzilla in 1954. Hollywood followed suit with several sci-fi 'B' movies--- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955); Them (1955); The Monster that Challenged the World (1957); Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957); Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958); The Giant Behemoth (1959) and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959).

Besides the 1959 movie Tuko sa Madre Kakaw, (see post), the 50s also saw the production of three more so-called Pinoy sci-fi 'atomic monster' movies--- Taong Putik (1956), Tokyo 1960 (1957) and Anak ng Bulkan (1959).

More Pinoy Sci-fi movies

Taong Putik (1956)- Stars Alicia Vergel, Amado Cortez,

RubenRustia, Lani Oteyza, Crazon Noble, Vicente Liwanag/
Screenplay and Direction: Artemio B. Tecson

Tokyo 1960 (1957)- Stars Tessie Quintana, Eddie Del Mar and Zaldy Zshornack/ Directed by Teodorico C. Santos

Anak ng Bulkan (1959)- Stars Edna Luna, Fernando Poe, Jr., Miriam Jurado, Ronald Remy, Elizabeth Rigor, Bruno Punzalan, Jose Garcia, Belen Velasco and Ace York/ Directed by Emmanuel Rojas