MONSTER FROM A PREHISTORIC PLANET (1967)

In the 1967 film Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (also known as Gappa) an expedition team travels to the South Pacific island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatchling alone, but they don’t listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, mama and papa Gappa start smashing up Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.