Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (1995)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Shusuke Kaneko

Writers:

Matt Greenfield (dialogue)
Kazunori Itô (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The giant flying turtle is back for this 1995 Japanese feature where once again Gamera's intentions are misinterpreted by the military...

Plot Keywords:

Gamera | Tokyo Tower | Night Vision Goggles | Pollution | Environmental

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Yoshinari Yonemori
Akira Onodera	...	Naoya Kusangi
Shinobu Nakayama	...	Mayumi Nagamine
Ayako Fujitani	...	Asagi Kusanagi
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Insp. Osako
Hatsunori Hasegawa	...	Col. Satake
Hirotaro Honda	...	Mr. Saito
Akira Kubo	...	Captain of the Kairyumaru
Kojiro Hongo	...	Captain of the Nojima
Takashi Matsuo	...	Taxi driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Amerson	...	Various (voice: English version)
Tiffany Grant	...	Dr. Mayumi Nagamine (voice: English version)
Yuhmi Kaneyama	...	Gyaos
Gene Kato	...	Helicopter Pilot (voice: English version)
Tristan MacAvery	...	Mr. Kusanagi (voice: English version)
Naoaki Manabe	...	Gamera
Paul Sidello	...	Inspector Ohsako (voice: English version)
Jun Suzuki	...	Gamera
Sue Ulu	...	Reporter (voice: English version)
Brett Weaver	...	News Anchor, Scientist (voice: English version)
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Asagi Kusanagi (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Gamera: Giant Monster Midair Showdown
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | USA:Unrated

Company:

Daiei Studios

Trivia:

The gayos creature was performed by a female actress so that it would convey more 'feminine' like behavior. Apparently this was the first time a kaiju was ever performed by a woman.

Movie Connections:

References Jurassic Park (1993)

A modern day classic kaijyu movie

I liked this movie the best out of all the '90s Gamera movies. I think this one had the best actors and acting which kept the story alive, and believable. Daiei always had better casting compared to Toho in their movies, and trend continues with this series.

Cinematography is few notches above other Japanese kaijyu films shot in color, and integration between special effects and other scenes are tight too.

What really makes this movie so good is that it actually has plots, and it's not just about mindless monsters destroying cities.

Actor Steven Segal's daughter Ayako Fujitani makes her debut as an actress as Asagi Kusanagi who has ties with Gamera in this movie.

This movie stands to repeat viewing and doesn't get old. Destined to become a classic kaijyu movie.