Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)

A gigantic bat emerges from a volcano to terrorize Japan and only one thing can stop it...Gamera!

Director:

Noriaki Yuasa

Writer:

Niisan Takahashi (as Nisan Takahashi)

Stars:

Kôjirô Hongô, Kichijirô Ueda, Reiko Kasahara

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kôjirô Hongô	...	Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
Kichijirô Ueda	...	Tatsuemon Kanamura
Reiko Kasahara	...	Sumiko Kanamura
Naoyuki Abe	...	Eiichi Kanamura
Tarô Marui	...	Mite-no-Tetsu
Yukitarô Hotaru	...	Hachiko
Yoshirô Kitahara	...	Dr. Aoki
Akira Natsuki	...	Self-Defense Force General
Kenji Ôyama	...	District Police Commissioner
Fujio Murakami	...	Dr. Murakami
Kôichi Itô	...	Road Company Chairman
Teppei Endô	...	Road Company Local Affairs Director
Shin Minatsu	...	Okabe the Photographer
Teruo Aragaki	...	Gamera
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yukie Kagawa	...	Road Company Chairman's Secretary (as Hiroko Nishi)

Storyline

Gamera's back, and just in time to save Japan from Gaos, a mysterious bat-like creature awakened by a volcanic eruption. As in the first Gamera movie, a young boy establishes an emotional link with Gamera, and the two work together, with the help of the world's scientists, to put and end to Gaos' violent rampage.

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Plot Keywords:

gamera | japan | boy | scientist | bat | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Gamera vs. Gaos

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios,Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first film in which Gamera bleeds.

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Quotes

Army officer: Dr. Aoki, as a zoologist what would you say the beast is? Would you say it's a bird, or is it a reptile?
Dr. Aoki: I would like to say there isn't any recorded history of it...let's just call it a monster.

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Connections

Followed by Gamera the Brave (2006)

User Reviews

Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) **1/2

This third offering in the "Gamera, the Giant Flying Turtle" franchise is one of the better ones. However, by this point the filmmakers started imitating the tone of recent Godzilla films to make the series more kid-friendly, so from here Gamera starts becoming a nice monster who watches out for the welfare of children. There would usually be a little boy or two in the lead parts from now on, but GAMERA VS. GYAOS still emerges as an enjoyable outing, retaining some strong moments for a movie geared to a juvenile audience. Much of that is owed to the truly mean and overpowering nature of Gyaos himself: he's a giant bat who shoots laser beams from his jaws which can cut objects clear in half! Superhero Gamera truly appears to have met his match this time and it seems nearly impossible for him to overcome the threat of his formidable opponent. **1/2 out of ****