Gamela vs. Bairus (1968)
"Gamera vs. Viras" (original title)

Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.

Director:

Noriaki Yuasa

Writer:

Nisan Takahashi

Stars:

Kôjirô Hongô, Tôru Takatsuka, Carl Craig

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kôjirô Hongô	...	Scout Master Mr. Shimida
Tôru Takatsuka	...	Masao Nakaya
Carl Craig	...	Jim Crane (as Kurl Crane)
Peter Williams	...	Dr. Dobie
Carl Clay	...	Carl Crane
Michiko Yaegaki	...	Girl Scout
Mari Atsumi	...	Junko Aoki
Junko Yashiro	...	Masako Shibata
Kôji Fujiyama	...	Commander of Jietat
Genzô Wakayama	...	Voice of Boss
Chikara Hashimoto	...	General
Kenichiro Yamane	...	Mr. Shibata
Kenji Go	...	Commander at Dam
Akira Natsuki	...	Soldier
Ken Nakahara	...	Soldier

Storyline

A group of aliens from another planet head for Earth with the intentions of conquering it. Their first ship is destroyed in transit by the giant flying turtle Gamera. A second ship makes it to Earth and captures two Boy Scouts and holds them captive so that Gamera will not attack them. The aliens then implant a remote control device into the monster's neck and use the great turtle to attack Tokyo. The boys then come up with a plan to foul up the remote control device to the point where Gamera does the opposite of what he is ordered to. As a result Gamera destroys the aliens ship, but then has to contend with their giant squid like leader Viras.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | gamera | turtle | monster | evil | 

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Genres:

Action | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 March 1968 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Gamela vs. Bairus

Filming Locations:

Daiei Tokyo Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 90 min (TV) 81 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Kôjirô Hongô's final appearance in the series.

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Crazy Credits

For the U.S. version releaed by American International under the title "Destroy All Planets," director Noriaki Yuasa's name is listed on screen as "Kenji Yuasa."

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Connections

Followed by Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)

User Reviews

Ping Pong ball ship.

Viras, a giant alien squid, takes his ping pong ball spaceship to conquer Earth. Who could come but Gamera, the big turtle and friend to all children, to save Earth. In order to defeat Gamera, the aliens scan into his past (about a half hour of stock footage that we have to sit though) and find out that he is friend to children. So they hold two boy scouts for ransom and put a transmitter in his brain. Now Gamera does what they want now and destroys Tokyo, but the boys have tricks up their sleeves. This is silly but a lot of fun to watch.