Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
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| Tsuyoshi Ihara | ... |
Yoshinari Yonemori
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Akira Onodera | ... |
Naoya Kusangi
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Shinobu Nakayama | ... |
Mayumi Nagamine
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| Ayako Fujitani | ... | ||
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Yukijirô Hotaru | ... |
Insp. Osako
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Hatsunori Hasegawa | ... |
Col. Satake
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Hirotarô Honda | ... |
Mr. Saito
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Akira Kubo | ... |
Captain of the Kairyumaru
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Kôjirô Hongô | ... |
Captain of the Nojima
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Takashi Matsuo | ... |
Taxi driver
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Carol Amerson | ... |
Various
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| Tiffany Grant | ... |
Dr. Mayumi Nagamine
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Yuhmi Kaneyama | ... |
Gyaos
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Gene Kato | ... |
Helicopter Pilot
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Jason Lee | ... |
Miltary Helicopter Pilot
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The giant flying turtle is back for this 1995 Japanese feature where once again Gamera's intentions are misinterpreted by the military. All Gamera wants to do is take on his old enemy, Gyaos, the giant prehistoric bird who has nested atop Tokyo Tower. Written by Humberto Amador
Let it be said that I do not understand why everyone raves over the quality and production values of this film. It certainly isn't any better than the Godzilla films being made at that time. It's a lot better than the original Gamera films when it comes to production values, of course, but after seeing the film I wasn't sure what all the fuss was about.
I've heard people exclaim that this may very well be the ultimate kaiju film and in my eyes it's anything but.
It's not any better nor is it any worse than the typical kaiju film. But if you're a fan of the genre like I am you will definitely consider it a solid kaiju film.
Some of the battle scenes are really fun and Gyaos has always been my favorite Gamera foe.
I look forward to finally seeing the sequels, which are hailed quite highly too. I just hope that those live up to the hype.