is a 1972 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed and written by Toshihiro Iijima, with special effects by Jun Oki and Minoru Nakano. Co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Toho Studios, the film stars Hiroshi Inuzuka and Akiji Kobayashi. Plot Daigoro is a monster who was orphaned after the military used intercontinental missiles to kill his mother while she tried to protect him. Only one man stood against that decision. He pitied the infant, and took it as his own and raised him in Japan. But Daigoro grew too large and too expensive to feed. The man made Daigoro an icon for a business. Elsewhere Goliath, a monster who had been trapped in an asteroid for a long time, went to Earth and battled Daigoro. Goliath eventually defeated Daigoro by striking him with lightning from his horn. Goliath then left to pillage the world, leaving Daigoro to die. Daigoro recovered and practiced daily for his next battle against Goliath. After an intense fight, Daigoro breathed his fire ray and managed to defeat Goliath. The humans then grabbed Goliath while he was still weak and strapped him to a rocket and launched him into space. Cast Shinsuke Minami as Goro Kizawa Kazuya Kosaka as Saito Hachiro Misumi as Goro Hachi Akiji Kobayashi as Hitoshi Suzuki} Hiroshi Inuzuka as Ojisan Release Daigoro vs. Goliath was released in Japan on 17 December 1972 where it was distributed by Toho. References Footnotes Sources External links 1972 films 1970s monster movies Films directed by Toshihiro Iijima 1970s Japanese-language films Kaiju films Tsuburaya Productions Toho films Films about mother–son relationships 1970s Japanese films