

Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965 · Movie · 1h 19m
ActionHorrorScience Fiction
"Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Key crew
- Noriaki YuasaDirector
- Tadashi YamanouchiOriginal Music Composer
- Nisan TakahashiScreenplay
Cast
- Eiji FunakoshiDr. Hidaka
- Michiko SugataNobuyo Sakurai
- Harumi KiritachiKyoke Yamamoto
- Yoshirō KitaharaMr. Sakurai
- Bokuzen HidariOld Farmer
- Fumiko MurataOld Farmer's Wife
- Jun HamamuraProfessor Murase
- Jutarō HōjōSelf-Defense Force Commander
- Yoshio YoshidaEskimo Chief
- Kenji OyamaMinister of Defense
- Jun OsanaiMaru Captain
- Kōji FujiyamaUS Arctic Base Commander
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Themes
japanmonstergiant monsterturtlearctic polar circle regionnuclear explosionprehistoric creatureexplosionkaijufire breathinggamera (giant turtle)tokusatsu























