Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Shusuke Kaneko

Writer:

Kazunori Itô (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Summer '96 Japan Falls!

Plot:

A strange meteor lands in Japan unleashing hundreds of insect-like "legion" creatures which find their way into Tokyo...

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Gamera | Japanese | Helicopter | Babe Scientist

Cast

Akiji Kobayashi
Toshiyuki Nagashima	...	Colonel Watarase
Miki Mizuno	...	Midori Honami
Tamotsu Ishibashi	...	Hanatani
Mitsuru Fukikoshi	...	Obitsu
Ayako Fujitani	...	Asagi Kusanagi
Hiroyuki Okita	...	Sasai
Yûsuke Kawazu	...	Nojiri
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Osako
Hatsunori Hasegawa	...	Satake
Tomorowo Taguchi	...	Subway Driver
Lasar Ishii	...	NTT Staff
Hiroshi Ôkôchi		(as Hiroshi Ookôchi)
Bengal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Anderson	...	Soldiers #14 (voice: English version) (as Christopher J. Anderson)
Don Armstrong	...	Radio News Reporter, Tokyo News Anchor (voice: English version)
Big Bates	...	Soldiers #17 (voice: English version)
Gerald Brewer	...	Little Boy's Dad, Soldiers #9 (voice: English version)
Heather Bryson	...	American News Anchor, Tokyo Anchor #2 (voice: English version) (as Heather Le Master)
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Midori Honami (voice: English version)
Gabi Chennisi	...	Little Girl, Little Boy, Students #1 (voice: English version)
Fumiko Chino	...	Counter Agent, Scientists #2 (voice: English version)
Luci Christian	...	Asagi Kusanagi (voice: English version)
Adam Conlon	...	Security Guard #1, Radio Guy (voice: English version)
Jason Douglas	...	TV News Reporter / Office Mumble / Soldiers #3 / Students #5 (voice: English version)
Tejas Englesmith	...	American News Anchor (voice: English version)
Dorothea Exis	...	Little Girl's Mom (voice: English version)
Marty Fleck	...	Prime Minister, Doctor (voice: English version)
Mary Fleck	...	Search Pilot (voice: English version)
Patrick Givens	...	Soldiers #10 (voice: English version)
Joey Goubeaud	...	Soldiers #7 (voice: English version)
Matt Greenfield	...	Officer Mustache (voice: English version)
Illich Guardiola	...	Hanatani (voice: English version)
Hilary Haag	...	Chopper News Reporter, Students #4 (voice: English version)
Ruby Halipoto	...	Mommy Honami (voice: English version)
Richard Hasenmyer	...	Soldiers #20 (voice: English version)
Steven Hasenmyer	...	Escape Chopper Pilot (voice: English version) (as Steve Hasenmyer)
Chris Hawley	...	Escape Chopper Radio, Soldiers #12 (voice: English version)
Jay Hickman	...	Colonel Watarase (voice: English version)
K.C. Jones	...	Conductor, Soldiers #19, Students #3 (voice: English version) (as Kyle Jones)
John Kaiser	...	Professor, Old Loader (voice: English version)
Charles Kennedy	...	Sendal Reporter, Soldiers #2 (voice: English version)
Miyuki Komatsu
Rob Mungle	...	Colonel Satake, Soldiers #5 (voice: English version)
Chris Nelson	...	Soldiers #13 (voice: English version)
Akira Ohashi	...	Gamera
Neil O'Sullivan	...	Soldiers #8 (voice: English version)
Ed Paez	...	Loud Speaker Guy, Soldiers #4 (voice: English version)
Chris Patton	...	Obitsu (voice: English version) (as Christopher Patton)
Charlie Purdy	...	Soldiers #11 (voice: English version)
Mark Roberts	...	Scientists #3 (voice: English version)
Don Rush	...	Soldiers #18, Scientists #1, Students #2 (voice: English version)
Paul Sidello	...	Osako (voice: English version)
Lisa Singerman	...	Sapporo Reporter, Tokyo Anchor #1 (voice: English version)
John Swasey	...	Captain, Power Plant Worker (voice: English version)
Shelley Thomas	...	Ski Bunny (voice: English version) (as Shelly Thomas)
Chad Townsend	...	Soldiers #16 (voice: English version)
Tasuku Unô
Ryan Walsh	...	Commander, Radio Guy 2, Soldiers #1 (voice: English version)
Matt Wittmeyer	...	Soldiers #15, Scientists #4 (voice: English version)
Mike Yantosca	...	Radio Seaman, Soldiers #6 (voice: English version) (as Michael Yantosca)

Also Known As:

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (Japan: English title)
Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion (USA)
Gamera vs. Legion (UK)
Gamera: Attack of Legion (UK)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Company:

Daiei Studios

Quotes:

Hanatani: [watching Gamera being attacked by a swarm of the Symbiotic Legion creatures] "And He asked him, 'What is thy name?' And he answered, saying, 'My name is Legion, for we are many."
Colonel Watarase: The Bible?
Hanatani: Mark 5:9.
Colonel Watarase: "Legion".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Little Red Riding Hood (2009) (V)

Advent of Legion a step up

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion is really good. Not perfect, and not as good as Gamera 3, but still pretty good. The movie uses several innovative techniques new to the kaiju world. For example, the movie introduces the human-sized legions as a horror element. They attack (and actually kill, something rare in kaiju films), the people on a commuter train. And it has pretty good marionetes. The mother Legion itself looks pretty good and has remarkable mobility for a creature of its size. If you compare it to Destroyah...well, no contest. Gamera looks different too, and has a new mode of flight. His hands transform into flippers when he flies. This is a controversial change, to say the least, but I think it looks ok. Anyway, I think there is enough good stuff about this movie to purchase it. A step up from Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe and a step up from the Godzilla series. Don't worry Godzilla fans, Godzilla can still make the best destruction films, but for an actually GOOD kaiju movie, check this one out. But if you want the best go for Gamera 3...