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 | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Horror | 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 the women are giving Ayana CPR, they are pushing down on her abdomen rather than her chest.

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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 Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon (1966)

User Reviews

A great end to a great series..

This movie, being the last of the Gamera saga, is the best of the bunch. Not only are the effects top-notch, (particularly the scenes in which Gamera and Gaos birds are fighting over the city with no particular regard to human life), but the story of loss and vengeance with a young girl tied to one the first movies in the series brings a more darker theme to the genre. It's not necessarily required to watch all of the movies to catch up, but it couldn't hurt. The newer design for Gamera is the best design for him yet. He should have always been this way, however, since his appearance has changed in all three movies, they never explain how or why that is. I gather that they expect us to believe that he has always looked that way, especially since a flashback scene from the first Gamera movie features his new design instead of the one he had for the movie. The ending is a very clever touch to have fans gasping for more. If you're a giant kaiju fan this movie i would highly recommend.