Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)

A gigantic bat emerges from a volcano to terrorize Japan and only one thing can stop it...Gamera!

Director:

Noriaki Yuasa

Writer:

Nisan Takahashi

Stars:

Kôjirô Hongô, Kichijirô Ueda, Reiko Kasahara

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Kôjirô Hongô	...	Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
Kichijirô Ueda	...	Tatsuemon Kanamura
Reiko Kasahara	...	Sumiko Kanamura
Naoyuki Abe	...	Eiichi Kanamura
Taro Marui	...	Mite-no-Tetsu
Yukitaro Hotaru	...	Hachiko
Yoshirô Kitahara	...	Dr. Aoki
Akira Natsuki	...	Self-Defense Force General
Kenji Ôyama	...	District Police Commissioner
Fujio Murakami	...	Dr. Murakami
Kôichi Itô	...	Road Company Chairman
Teppei Endo	...	Road Company Local Affairs Director
Shin Minatsu	...	Okabe the Photographer
Teruo Aragaki	...	Gamera

Storyline

Gamera's back, and just in time to save Japan from Gaos, a mysterious bat-like creature awakened by a volcanic eruption. As in the first Gamera movie, a young boy establishes an emotional link with Gamera, and the two work together, with the help of the world's scientists, to put and end to Gaos' violent rampage.

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Plot Keywords:

gamera | japan | scientist | volcanic eruption | volcano | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Gamera vs. Gaos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first film in which Gamera bleeds.

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Quotes

Army officer: Dr. Aoki, as a zoologist what would you say the beast is? Would you say it's a bird, or is it a reptile?
Dr. Aoki: I would like to say there isn't any recorded history of it...let's just call it a monster.

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Connections

Referenced in Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)

User Reviews

RetroMedia Playback Problems

Recently picked up the Retromedia DVD double feature of RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS/THE MAGIC SERPENT, the third Gamera volume from this company. As with the previous two DVDs, the transfers looked pretty decent, and for what you get the price is nice. However, like the two previous Retromedia Gamera releases, this one has the same playback problems that plagued the earlier DVDs--one of the features wants to freeze up while it plays. In this instance, the second feature (THE MAGIC SERPENT) freezes up about 10-15 minutes into the film. I have seen various reviews complain about this kind of problem on all 3 of Retromedia's Gamera titles (yet none of their other releases seem to suffer from this). After the problem was brought to their attention with their first Gamera release (DESTROY ALL PLANETS/ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS), it would seem something could be done to correct/prevent any further such occurrence.