Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Synopsis
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$16.0M
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tsuyoshi Ihara
as Yoshinari Yonemori
Shinobu Nakayama
as Dr. Mayumi Nagamine
Ayako Fujitani
as Asagi Kusanagi
Yukijiro Hotaru
as Inspector Tsutomu Osako
Hirotaro Honda
as Masaaki Saito
Hatsunori Hasegawa
as Colonel Satake
Kojiro Hongo
as Captain of the Nojima
Akira Kubo
as Captain of the Kairyumaru
Takashi Matsuo
as Taxi driver
Yoshihiko Hakamada
as Michiya
Akira Onodera
as Naoya Kusangi
Yuka Sakano
as Yukino
Supporting cast
19Hiroyuki Watanabe
as Colonel Ono
Tetsu Watanabe
as Captain at Mt. Fuji
Masahiko Sakata
as Director of the Dome Movement Command Center
Jun Fubuki
as Shopping Housewife
Yutaka Natsuki
as TV Reporter
Tomiko Ishii
as Woman in supermarket
Yoko Oshima
as Lady in Otoko Island Shop
Yuichi Mayama
as NNN News Plus 1 Newscaster #1
Yuko Kimura
as NNN News Plus 1 Newscaster #2
Izumi Ogami
as NNN News Plus 1 Newscaster #3
Yukihito Koga
as Dome Field Reporter
Minako Nagai
as Altavision Caster
Kenji Wakabayashi
as Late-Night Newscaster
Akemi Nakamura
as Correspondent to Dome Movement Command Center
Nanako Kaneko
as Zookeeper
Takateru Manabe
as Gamera
Jun Suzuki
as Gamera
Yumi Kameyama
as Super Gyaos / Reporter
Nomaru Abe
as Marine Insurance Surveyor
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