Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
November 27, 1965
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
1h 19m


Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Dr. Hidaka Eiji Funakoshi
- Nobuyo Sakurai Michiko Sugata
- Professor Murase Jun Hamamura
- Eskimo Chief Yoshio Yoshida
- Minister of Defense Kenji Oyama
- Maru Captain Jun Osanai
- US Arctic Base Commander Kōji Fujiyama
- Toshio Sakurai Yoshirō Uchida
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Keywords
- japan
- monster
- giant monster
- turtle
- arctic polar circle region
- nuclear explosion
- prehistoric creature
- explosion
- kaiju
- fire breathing
- gamera (giant turtle)
- tokusatsu