Gamera, the Giant Monster

Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)

大怪獣ガメラ

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.

Date of release
1965-11-27
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (154)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Noriaki Yuasa

Casting

  • Eiji Funakoshi — Dr. Hidaka
  • Junichiro Yamashita — Aoyagi
  • Michiko Sugata — Nobuyo Sakurai
  • Harumi Kiritachi — Kyoko Yamamoto
  • Yoshirō Kitahara — Mr. Sakurai
  • Bokuzen Hidari — Old Farmer
  • Jun Hamamura — Professor Murase
  • Jutarō Hōjō — Self-Defense Force Commander
  • Yoshio Yoshida — Eskimo Chief
  • Kenji Oyama — Minister of Defense
  • Jun Osanai — Maru Captain
  • Kōji Fujiyama — US Arctic Base Commander

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