The read
A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Number 4 of 8 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
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
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
153 audience votes
Key crew
- Noriaki YuasaDirector
- Tadashi YamanouchiOriginal Music Composer
- Nisan TakahashiScreenplay
Cast
- Eiji FunakoshiDr. Hidaka
- Junichiro YamashitaAoyagi
- Michiko SugataNobuyo Sakurai
- Harumi KiritachiKyoko Yamamoto
- Yoshirō KitaharaMr. Sakurai
- Bokuzen HidariOld Farmer
- Jun HamamuraProfessor Murase
- Jutarō HōjōSelf-Defense Force Commander
- Yoshio YoshidaEskimo Chief
- Kenji OyamaMinister of Defense
- Jun OsanaiMaru Captain
- Kōji FujiyamaUS Arctic Base Commander
Stills
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Themes
japanmonstergiant monsterturtlearctic polar circle regionnuclear explosionprehistoric creatureexplosionkaijufire breathinggamera (giant turtle)tokusatsu