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Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 27, 1965

Original Title:
大怪獣ガメラ

Alternate Titles:
Daikaijû Gamera
El mundo bajo el terror
Gamera
Gamera: O Vasilias tou Tokyo
Gamera: The Giant Monster
Gamera: Ο Βασιλιάς του Τόκυο
Monstro Gigante Gamera

Genres:
Action | Horror | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Daiei Film

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6  JP: G 

Runtime: 79

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

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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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Director:
Noriaki Yuasa

Director of Photography:
Nobuo Munekawa

Editor:
Tatsuji Nakashizu

Executive Producer:
Masaichi Nagata

Original Music Composer:
Tadashi Yamauchi

Producer:
Hidemasa Nagata
Yonejirô Saitô

Screenplay:
Nisan Takahashi

Sound Recordist:
Masao Ôsumi

Special Effects:
Yonesaburo Tsukiji

Special Effects Assistant:
Tōru Suzuki

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