Gamera: The Giant Monster
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Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965, Japan) is a Kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa.
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- Featured in: Sci-Fi Classics: 50 Movie Pack | Gamera: The Complete Collection (BluRay)
- Included in: Colossal Creatures from Japan: Kaiju Cinema Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1965
- B & W
- Running Time: Japan:80 min | USA:80 min | USA:86 min (DVD)
- Production Co: Daiei Studios
- Directed by Noriaki Yuasa
- Written by Nisan Takahashi
- Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Junichirô Yamashiko
- Produced by Sandy Frank, Hidemasa Nagata, Masaichi Nagata, Yonejiro Saito
- Original Music by Tadashi Yamauchi
- Cinematography by Nobuo Munekawa
- Film Editing by Tatsuji Nakashizu
Plot Summary
- From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.
Also Known As
- El mundo bajo el terror (Spain)
- Gamera (USA) (dubbed version)
- Gamera, o vasilias tou Tokyo (Greece)
- The Giant Monster Gamera (literal English title)
