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!”
Synopsis
A nuclear explosion in the far north awakens Gamera, a legendary flying turtle that had been sleeping beneath the ice. Seeking energy, Gamera causes destruction worldwide, prompting scientists—assisted by a young boy who shares an unusual sympathetic connection with the creature—to attempt to halt its rampage.
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Edited by Tatsuji NakashizuShot by Nobuo MunekawaScored by Tadashi Yamauchi
Box Office
1965 · Box office
Produced on a $360K budget
Production budget
$360K
Also known as
- Gamerade
- Gamera - Frankensteins Monster aus dem Eisde
- Gamera, the Giant Monsteren
- Gamera: El mundo bajo el terrores
- Daikaijū Gamerait
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Eiji Funakoshi
as Dr. Hidaka
Harumi Kiritachi
as Kyoko Yamamoto
Junichiro Yamashita
as Aoyagi
Yoshiro Uchida
as Toshio Sakurai
Michiko Sugata
as Nobuyo Sakurai
Yoshiro Kitahara
as Mr. Sakurai
Jun Hamamura
as Professor Murase
Kenji Oyama
as Minister of Defense
Munehiko Takada
as Soviet Representative
Yoshio Yoshida
as Eskimo Chief
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1Writers
1Producers
3Other crew
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