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Gamera (Japanese: ガメラ, Hepburn: Gamera) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, originating from a series of Japanese films.Debuting in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster, the character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's Godzilla film series.
Naoki Manabe and Jun Suzuki as Gamera, the film's titular kaiju, Gamera is a giant flying, fireball-breathing turtle that was created by an advanced civilization to exterminate the invading Gyaos. Yuhmi Kaneyama as Gyaos, a species of malevolent man-eating bird creatures reawakened by environmental pollution. Akira Kubo as Captain of the Kairyu ...
Gamera, the Giant Monster [5] (大怪獣ガメラ, Daikaijū Gamera) [6] is a 1965 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, with special effects by Yonesaburo Tsukiji. [2] Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the Gamera franchise and the Shōwa era. The film stars Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, and Junichiro ...
Films featuring Godzilla and Gamera were made into the 1970s, and a King Kong remake was released in 1976. Awareness of toxic waste and the growth of the environmental movement in the 1970s inspired the release of various horror films, and the giant monster subgenre saw the release of 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah , in which the themes of ...
Gamera vs. Barugon (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン, Daikaijū kettō: Gamera tai Barugon, lit. ' Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon ' ) is a 1966 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shigeo Tanaka , with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii.
Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ, Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura, lit. ' Gamera vs. Deep-Sea Monster Zigra ' ) is a 1971 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa , written by Niisan Takahashi , and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata .
Gamera vs. Viras was filmed at Daiei-Tokyo Studios. [1] The film is the fourth in the Gamera film series. [1] Daiei was in "financial trouble" at the beginning of 1968 and as a result cut the film's budget to ¥20 million, about $56,000 at the time. Footage from previous Gamera films was re-used in some parts of
Gamera vs. Gyaos (大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス, Daikaijū kūchūsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu, lit. ' Giant Monster Midair Battle: Gamera vs. Gyaos ' ) [ a ] is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa , with special effects by Yuasa.