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Gamera, the Giant Monster
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
1965 · Directed by Noriaki Yuasa · 79 min · Action · Horror · Science Fiction · 10 frames
Tagline
Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!
Crew
- Screenplay: Nisan Takahashi
- Cinematography: Nobuo Munekawa
- Edited by: Tatsuji Nakashizu
- Music: Tadashi Yamanouchi
- Production design: Akira Inoue
- Produced by: Yonejirô Saitô
Cast
- Eiji Funakoshi as Dr. Hidaka
- Junichiro Yamashita as Aoyagi
- Michiko Sugata as Nobuyo Sakurai
- Harumi Kiritachi as Kyoko Yamamoto
- Yoshirō Kitahara as Mr. Sakurai
- Bokuzen Hidari as Old Farmer
- Jun Hamamura as Professor Murase
- Jutarō Hōjō as Self-Defense Force Commander
- Yoshio Yoshida as Eskimo Chief
- Kenji Oyama as Minister of Defense
Production
- Country: Japan
- Language: English, Japanese
- Studios: Daiei Film
- Budget: $360,000
- Themes: japan, monster, giant monster, turtle, arctic polar circle region, nuclear explosion, prehistoric creature, explosion, kaiju, fire breathing
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