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Gamera, the Giant Monster

Gamera, the Giant Monster

Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!

Part of Gamera (Showa) Collection

1965•1h 19m•5.9/10
ActionHorrorScience Fiction

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5.9/10(141)

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.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Dr. Hidaka

Michiko Sugata

Michiko Sugata

Nobuyo Sakurai

Harumi Kiritachi

Kyoke Yamamoto

Yoshirō Kitahara

Mr. Sakurai

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Old Farmer

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Old Farmer's Wife

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Professor Murase

Jutarō Hōjō

Self-Defense Force Commander

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Eskimo Chief

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Minister of Defense

Jun Osanai

Jun Osanai

Maru Captain

Kōji Fujiyama

Kōji Fujiyama

US Arctic Base Commander

Ichigen Ohashi

Mr. Ueda

Munehiko Takada

Soviet Representative

Kenichi Tani

Officer

Tsutomu Nakata

Toshio's Uncle

Yūji Moriya

News Announcer

Osamu Maruyama

Atomic Energy Research Institute Chief

Yoshirō Uchida

Yoshirō Uchida

Toshio Sakurai

Toshio Maki

Atomic Energy Research Institute Staff A

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