Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)

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.

Director:

Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

Kazunori Itô, Shûsuke Kaneko

Stars:

Shinobu Nakayama, Ai Maeda, Yukijirô Hotaru

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shinobu Nakayama	...	Mayumi Nagamine
Ai Maeda	...	Ayana Hirasaka
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Inspector Tsutomu Osako
Ayako Fujitani	...	Asagi Kusanagi
Senri Yamazaki	...	Mito Asakura
Tôru Tezuka	...	Shin'ya Kurata
Yuu Koyama	...	Tatsunari Moribe
Nozomi Andô	...	Miyuki Moribe - Tatsunari's Younger Siser
Kei Horie	...	Shigeki Hinohara - Ayana's Cousin
Norito Yashima	...	Sakurai
Hirotarô Honda	...	Mr. Saito
Aki Maeda	...	Young Ayana
Hiroyuki Watanabe	...	Regimental Commander
Yukie Nakama	...	Female Camper
Kunihiko Mitamura	...	Ayana's Father

Storyline

This final installment of the recent Gamera trilogy begins with schoolgirl Ayana discovering a large egg in a cave that, according to legend, houses demons. The egg hatches into a small monster, which Ayana decides to raise and quickly develops as psychic bond with. As Ayana's monster, named Iris, grows to adulthood, the flying turtle Gamera begins to take an interest in this new potential threat. Who will be the victor in the final battle, and how much of Japan will be left standing at the end?

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Plot Keywords:

gamera | japan | revenge | japanese | kaiju | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 March 1999 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Gamera: Revenge of Iris

Filming Locations:

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios, Hakuhodo, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the film when the swarm of Gyaos approaches Gamera they can be heard emitting the classic screech that Gyaos uses in the earlier Gamera films of the original series.

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Goofs

When Gamera first fights the Gyaos,Gyaos splits the K109 building in half with its laser beam(seen in a reflection). Later when Gamera hurls his fire at it,it is intact.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Follows Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)

User Reviews

2nd greatest kaiju movie ever

The only kaiju movie which surpasses this is the original Gojira. This movie has the best Fx of any kaiju movie, rivaling even the big budget hollywood films of that time. Gamera looks better than ever, giving the viewer a sense of fear, but at the same time, you can tell that Gamera is still the good guy. While Guardian of the Universe and G2 were both spectacular, G3 surpasses both of them. This is the definitive kaiju movie. There is one thing I would like to see, though. If at all possible, I would like ADV to advertise this film. Even the mostly anti-kaiju population of North America would enjoy watching this movie. If how well the Tristar film did in theaters is any indication, then a good and well advertised kaiju film can be a blockbuster. The Tristar film did well, and it sucked.