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Title: Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (1995)
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| Tsuyoshi Ihara | ... | Yoshinari Yonemori | |
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Akira Onodera | ... | Naoya Kusangi |
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Shinobu Nakayama | ... | Mayumi Nagamine |
| Ayako Fujitani | ... | Asagi Kusanagi | |
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Yukijirô Hotaru | ... | Insp. Osako |
| Hatsunori Hasegawa | ... | Col. Satake | |
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Hirotarô Honda | ... | Mr. Saito |
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Akira Kubo | ... | Captain of the Kairyumaru |
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Kôjirô Hongô | ... | Captain of the Nojima |
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Takashi Matsuo | ... | Taxi driver |
| Yoshihiko Hakamada | ... | Michiya | |
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Tomiko Ishii | ... | Female Grocery store Owner |
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Jun Fubuki | ... | Housewife with her son in Grocery store |
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Yuka Sakano | ... | Yukino - Asagi's Friend in Aquarium |
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Sarina Kô | ... | Female Newsrepoter on Himegami Island |
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The giant flying turtle is back for this 1995 Japanese feature where once again Gamera's intentions are misinterpreted by the military. All Gamera wants to do is take on his old enemy, Gyaos, the giant prehistoric bird who has nested atop Tokyo Tower. Written by Humberto Amador
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Country:
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16 April 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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JPY 5,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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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!
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The comma-shaped amulet related to Gamera throughout the Hesei series is called Magatama in Japan. It was initially used as decorative jewelry and later found religious and ceremonial uses. Artifacts have been dated from approximately 1000 BCE to 500 CE. See more »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. See more »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!
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This updated version of the 1960's terrifying terrapin is by far better than the showa films that precede it. Gamera first showed its fangs in 1965 in the movie Gamera (1965) as a response to the popular Godzilla series. for the most part these films were bad.
The 1990's revival of the sabre-toothed tortoise is a brilliant addition to the Kaiju Eiga.
The acting in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is Excellent. Each Actor and Actress portrays there own character well and seem to enjoy playing the part.
The storyline is very good. The inclusion of what humans are doing to the planet being the reason for why the Gyoas waking up was a good plot device. Also the myth of Atlantis/super-civilisation having created the two monsters, Gamera and Gyoas was a good touch.
The soundtrack was good but I do have some complaints about its use. During the final battle scene I feel that the music played was not completely appropriate for a battle of titans.
Overall a good film with some minor flaws. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is a great film that can be enjoyed by anyone a kaiju fan or not.
And by the way the next two are even better