Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) Gamera 3: Iris kakusei (original title)

Director:

Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

Kazunori Itô (writer)
Shûsuke Kaneko (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 1999 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In a small Japanese village, a young woman discovers the means for her revenge, while Gyaos birds are sighted around the world and humankind debates Gamera's allegiance.

Plot Keywords:

Gamera | Japan | Japanese | Giant Monster | Revenge

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Shinobu Nakayama	...	Mayumi Nagamine
Ai Maeda	...	Ayana
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Inspector Osako
Ayako Fujitani	...	Asagi Kusanagi
Senri Yamazaki	...	Mito Asakura
Tooru Teduka	...	Shin'ya Kurata
Yuu Koyama	...	Tatsunari Moribe
Nozomi Andô	...	Miyuki Moribe
Kei Horie	...	Shigeki Hinohara
Norito Yashima	...	Sakurai
Hirotarô Honda	...	Mr. Saito
Aki Maeda	...	Young Ayana
Hiroyuki Watanabe	...	Regimental Commander
Yukie Nakama	...	Female Camper
Kunihiko Mitamura	...	Ayana's Father
Takahiro Itô
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christine M. Auten	...	Asakura Mito (voice: English version) (as Christine Auten)
Marcy Bannor	...	Female Anchor B, Mother Nagamine (voice: English version)
Vicki Barosh	...	Moribe Grandmother, Female Talkshow Guest A (voice: English version)
Cameron Bautsch	...	Moribo (voice: English version)
Bob Biggerstaff	...	Lieutenant C, Submersible Navigator (voice: English version)
Jessica Boone	...	Myuki, Pedestrian Woman A (voice: English version)
Heather Bryson	...	Female Reporter A (voice: English version) (as Heather LeMaster)
Rick Burford	...	Male Reporter A (voice: English version)
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Pedestrian Woman B, Mother Hirasaka, School Girl A, House Mother, Answering Machine (voice: English version)
Victor Carsrud	...	Lieutenant D, Submersible Captain, Talkshow Director (voice: English version)
Luci Christian	...	Asagi Kusangi (voice: English version)
Kaytha Coker	...	Rail Car Intercom (voice: English version)
Marcie Corder	...	Auntie Mamma, Female Interview B (voice: English version)
Kelli Cousins	...	Hirasaka Ayana, Young Hirasaka (voice: English version)
Jason Douglas	...	Kurata Shinya (voice: English version)
Noriko Eguchi
Cynthia Ann Feaster	...	Bully Girl, Pedestrian Woman C, Talkshow Host Female (voice: English version) (as Cynthia Feaster)
Marty Fleck	...	Officer Tan (voice: English version)
Patrick Givens	...	Father Hirasaka (voice: English version)
Joey Goubeaud	...	Paramedic (voice: English version)
Tiffany Grant	...	Dr. Nagamine (voice: English version)
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Alex Harder	...	Kobayashi, Submersible Pilot (voice: English version)
Richard Hasenmyer	...	Mobile Radio Guy, Interpreter (voice: English version)
Steven Hasenmyer	...	Moribe Friend (voice: English version)
Hikaru Ijûin	...	Policeman
K.C. Jones	...	Male Anchor B, Bum A, Joe Hollywood, Submersible Pilot 2, Radar Guy B (voice: English version) (as Kyle Jones)
John Kaiser	...	Professor Nojiri (voice: English version)
Takaya Kamikawa
Kazuko Katô
Yûsuke Kawazu
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Miyuki Komatsu
Shôji Kôkami
Paul Locklear	...	Cousin Brother (voice: English version)
Andy McAvin	...	Lieutenant, Policeman Old, Rail Station Official (voice: English version)
Thomas Meerbott	...	Military Bee, Bullhorn Guy (voice: English version)
Vic Mignogna	...	Doctor, Male Anchor A (voice: English version)
Kazu Nagahama	...	Male camper
Toshie Negishi
Chris Nelson	...	Talkshow Producer (voice: English version)
Duc Nguyen	...	Sakurai (voice: English version)
Takashi Nishina
Neil O'Sullivan	...	Radio Guy (voice: English version)
Tony Oller	...	Satoru, Pedestrian Boy (voice: English version)
David Parker	...	Captain, Male Interview A (voice: English version)
Rick Peeples	...	Mister Glasses (voice: English version)
Ted Pfister	...	Talkshow Host, Chief Cabinet Secretary (voice: English version)
Charlie Purdy	...	Military Cee (voice: English version)
Marcy Rae	...	Female Interview A (voice: English version)
Hal Raleigh	...	Commander, Uncle Daddy (voice: English version)
Monica Rial	...	School Girl B, Pedestrain Mother, Female Anchor A, Weather Lady, Camper Female (voice: English version)
Henry Rogers	...	Submersible Mate (voice: English version)
Don Rush	...	Policeman B (voice: English version)
Wade Shemwell	...	Policeman A (voice: English version)
Osamu Shigematu	...	Salaryman interviewee
Paul Sidello	...	Osako (voice: English version)
Kenneth Smith	...	Messenger (voice: English version)
Yukitomo Tochino	...	Homeless man
Masahiko Tsugawa
David Williams	...	Lieutenant B (voice: English version)
Mike Yantosca	...	Military A, Mobile Radio Guy B, Rail Station Intercom (voice: English version)
Yasunori Yuge

Directed by
Shûsuke Kaneko

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kazunori Itô		writer
Shûsuke Kaneko		writer

Produced by
John Ledford	....	executive producer (english version)
Miyuki Nanri	....	producer
Naoki Sato	....	producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma	....	executive producer
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa	....	producer
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (english version)

Original Music by
Kô Ôtani

Cinematography by
Junichi Tozawa

Film Editing by
Isao Tomita

Production Design by
Toshio Miike
Hajime Oikawa

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Koji Yamaguchi	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Hiroshi Sagae	....	assistant production designer

Sound Department
Miki Nomura	....	sound mixing engineer

Special Effects by
Shinji Higuchi	....	special effects director
Makoto Kamiya	....	special effects assistant
Mahiro Maeda	....	creature designer
Rikiya Sô	....	assistant moldmaker

Visual Effects by
Norihiko Iwasaki	....	miniature effects
Taro Kiba	....	miniature effects
Yuichi Sato	....	miniature effects
Isamu Tajima	....	miniature effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Seiichirô Mieno	....	lighting assistant

Other crew
Carole Pavlik	....	production assistant (2004 version)

Production Companies

• Daiei Studios
• Gamera 3 Seisaku Iinkai
• Hakuhodo
• Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)
• Tokuma Shoten

Distributors

• Toho Company (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• ADV Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Cult Movie Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)

Special Effects

• Digital Engine Laboratory
• Digital Frontier
• Gonzo
• Imagica
• Malin Post
• Marbling FineArts (miniature effects)
• Nippon Effect Center
• Tsudô Kôbô

Other Companies

• Continental Far East  Dolby consultant
• Cospa  cooperation
• Excel Air Service (EXAS)  cooperation
• Gekidan Himawari  
• Gekidan Nihonjido  
• Gekidan Tohai Corporation  
• Hoei Project  
• Hoei Sangyo Co. Ltd.  film stock supplied by: FUJIFILM
• Houeishinsha  
• Imagica  film processing
• Japan Defense Agency  
• Kyoto Station Building Development  
• Kyoto Tokyu Hotel  cooperation
• NAC Image Technology  camera equipment supplied by
• NK Tokki  crane and grip equipment supplied by
• Nakasu Productions  cooperation (as Nakasu Pro)
• Pez  cooperation
• Sagamiko Picnicland  cooperation
• Sega Enterprises  advertising cooperation
• Shopping Association of Shibuya District, The  cooperation
• Theatre Academy Company  
• Toho Sound Studio  post-production sound services
• Tokyu Bus  cooperation
• Tokyu Department Store  cooperation
• Toshiba  advertising cooperation
• West Japan Railway Company  

Also Known As:

"Gamera 3: Iris kakusei" - Japan (original title)
"Gamera: Revenge of Iris" - UK (DVD title), USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

Canada:108 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12

Company:

Daiei Studios

Quotes:

Mayumi Nagamine:Every creature, however unappealing, fights to the last to survive. Humanity as well.

Movie Connections:

Follows Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Surprisingly good. (For a monster movie!)

I have been putting off watching because I thought the movie was going to be kinda campy, not worthy of immediate viewing but after reading some rave reviews for this flick I decided to watch it. It was worth it, the movie is very good for a monster movie. There have been the inevitable comparisons to Godzilla, but Gamera stacks up VERY well to the big guy. I've been waiting for the CGI effects to catch up with the ambitious visions of the monster movie makers and it's finally here, although by "normal" Hollywood movie standards the price spent on this movie would not even pay for 1/4 of Tom Cruises salary. I would like to see a big-budget movie made, but then again it might ruin the franchise, maybe the "campiness" and "guy-in-the-rubber-suit" are what defines these flicks. Anyway, Gamera is NO JOKE in this movie. He goes after his enemy, the "Gayous" birds with a single-minded vengeance that is surprising. He hates those things. His powers are so cool also. He has got a fire-breath like Godzilla, except is seems more focused, but his coolest asset is his ability to fly, with 4 jets in his shell sockets. This guy is outrageous, he flies in like a flying saucer, kicked-ass and then jetted out looking like the space-shuttle at full after-burner! You gotta check that scene out! And the night flying scenes with Isis in the cloudy night was amazing! The CGI effects with Gamera at full after-burn is priceless! The story is pretty decent and the special affects are great, albeit a little sparsely used. I kinda like Gamera a little more than Godzilla, he was so tough that in one scene he got impaled by Isis, then to get free he burns his own arm OFF!! This Gamera film is said the be the best of the 3 and that's true, much better special effects. Good film, recommended.