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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Original title: Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen
  • 19951995
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 36m
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6.7/10
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
AdventureFantasyHorror
An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient gu... Read allAn ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,056
3,028
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    • Director
      • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Kazunori Itô
      • James Shanks(UK version)
    • Stars
      • Tsuyoshi Ihara
      • Akira Onodera
      • Shinobu Nakayama
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Kazunori Itô
      • James Shanks(UK version)
    • Stars
      • Tsuyoshi Ihara
      • Akira Onodera
      • Shinobu Nakayama
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    • 60User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination

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    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Yoshinari Yonemori
    Akira Onodera
    • Naoya Kusangi
    Shinobu Nakayama
    • Mayumi Nagamine
    Ayako Fujitani
    Ayako Fujitani
    • Asagi Kusanagi
    Yukijirô Hotaru
    • Insp. Osako
    Hatsunori Hasegawa
    Hatsunori Hasegawa
    • Col. Satake
    Hirotarô Honda
    • Mr. Saito
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Captain of the Kairyumaru
    Kôjirô Hongô
    Kôjirô Hongô
    • Captain of the Nojima
    Takashi Matsuo
    • Taxi driver
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    • Michiya
    Tomiko Ishii
    • Female Grocery store Owner
    Jun Fubuki
    • Housewife with her son in Grocery store
    Yuka Sakano
    • Yukino - Asagi's Friend in Aquarium
    Sarina Kô
    • Female Newsrepoter on Himegami Island
    Minako Nagai
    • Self - News Casrer for Alta
    Akemi Nakamura
    • Female Correspondent at Dome
    Nanako Shindo
    • Zoo Employee
    • Director
      • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Kazunori Itô
      • James Shanks(UK version)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Japan's premier film magazine, Kinema Junpo, include this film in their prestigious top 10 best films of the year list. The first for a kaiju film. When the readers of Kinema Junpo selected the top 200 greatest Japanese films ever made, they ranked this film in the top 100 best of all time.
    • Goofs
      The runes on the stone are not from the Pyrenees or Etruria, but are just normal unchanged runes from the Elder Futhark which were used in Scandinavia before and during the Viking age.
    • Quotes

      Insp. Osako: Doctor, let's come back tomorrow.

      Mayumi Nagamine: This creature might be nocturnal.

      Insp. Osako: That's an even better reason! Suppose it were to attack us?

      Mayumi Nagamine: [Gyaos flies overhead and she starts to follow] It's getting away!

      Insp. Osako: We're not equipped for this, and it's out of our jurisdiction!

      Mayumi Nagamine: It's looking for food!

      Insp. Osako: For food? That'll be us if we're not careful!

      Mayumi Nagamine: If it can't find prey here, it'll attack Japan!

    • Alternate versions
      The US video version (the print used also on the Region 1 DVD) superimposes black boxes with green English text within them over any Japanese text. ADV Films, the American distributor, did not use this same technique in the two sequels.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Addicted to Love/Gamera: Guardian of the Universe/The Van/Brassed Off (1997)

    User reviews60

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    Top review
    10/10
    A classic by any determination!!
    Thank goodness SOMEone saved the giant turtle from languishing in MST3K territory. This film is fun,smart,and visually stunning, Well-written and only the 1st in a trilogy that never lets up and never disappoints. I'm a Godzilla fan and I gotta admit this is better than many of THOSE!!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Gamera: El guardián del universo
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Studios
      • Hakuhodo
      • NTV Network
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ¥5,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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