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Gamera: Super Monster

December 07, 2023

Gamera: Super Monster (宇宙怪獣ガメラ, Uchū Kaijū Gamera, lit. 'Space Monster Gamera')[a] is a 1980 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa and produced by Daiei Film. It is the eighth film in the Gamera film series, following the release of Gamera vs. Zigra in 1971.

Gamera: Super Monster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNoriaki Yuasa
Screenplay byNiisan Takahashi[1]
Produced by
  • Masaya Tokuyama
  • Shigeru Shinohara
  • Hirokazu Ohba[1]
StarringMach Fumiake
Yaeko Kojima
Yoko Komatsu
Keiko Kudo
Koichi Maeda
Toshie Takada
Cinematography
  • Michio Takahashi
  • Akira Uehara[1]
Edited byZenko Miyazaki
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Shoji Sekiguchi[1]
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byNew Daiei
Release date
  • March 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) (Japan)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryJapan

Gamera: Super Monster was distributed by New Daiei, and was released theatrically in Japan on 20 March 1980. It was followed by Gamera: Guardian of the Universe in 1995, which would mark the beginning of the franchise's Heisei period.

Plot edit

When the evil alien Zanon comes to enslave Earth, all hope seems lost. The Earth's resident superheroes, the Spacewomen, are powerless to stop him. They must enlist the help of a young boy who has a special connection with the giant turtle Gamera. The Friend of All Children then battles Gyaos (a huge vampire bat/pterosaur hybrid), Zigra (an alien shark), Viras (an alien squid), Jiger (a female giant prehistoric dinosaur), Guiron (a knife-headed alien monster) and finally Barugon (an enormous lizard whose tongue sprays a freeze-gas that can freeze things solid and whose back spines emit a powerful rainbow ray that can melt or dissolve any solid object). Gamera sacrifices his life in the end to destroy Zanon once and for all and to protect Earth one last time.

Cast edit

  • Mach Fumiake as Kilara
  • Yaeko Kojima as Marsha
  • Yoko Komatsu as Mitan
  • Keiko Kudo as Giruge
  • Koichi Maeda as Keiichi
  • Toshie Takada as Keiichi's mother

Production edit

Gamera: Super Monster contains extensive stock footage of the entire Gamera film series, as well as Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999.[3] Almost all of the footage of Gamera is stock footage. The movie was made as an attempt to help Daiei get out of its turbulent financial situation.[4]

Release edit

Gamera: Super Monster was released theatrically in Japan on March 20, 1980, where it was distributed by New Daiei.[1]

Home media edit

Elvira's Movie Macabre edit

The movie was featured on a 1983 episode of Elvira's Movie Macabre, which Shout! Factory released on a DVD in 2007 together with the 1967 British film They Came from Beyond Space. The two films can each be watched with or without the Elvira host segments.[5][6]

Cinema Insomnia edit

In 2007, Gamera: Super Monster was shown on the horror hosted television series Cinema Insomnia.[7] Apprehensive Films later released the Cinema Insomnia episode onto DVD in both regular[8] and special "Slime Line" editions.[9]

Shout! Factory release edit

Shout! Factory acquired the rights from Kadokawa Pictures for all eight of the Showa era Gamera films and have issued the uncut Japanese versions on DVD for the first time in North America. These "Special Edition" DVDs were released in sequential order, starting with Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) on May 18, 2010.[10]

Notes edit

  1. ^ also known as Gamera: The Super Monster[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 1994, p. 311.
  2. ^ "Sneak Peek: Shout! Factory's GAMERA VS ZIGRA/ GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature DVD". SciFi Japan. February 14, 2011. from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 312.
  4. ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 258.
  5. ^ Elvira's Movie Macabre: Gamera, Super Monster/They Came from Beyond Space : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video
  6. ^ DVD Verdict Review - Elvira's Movie Macabre: Gamera, Super Monsters / They Came From Beyond Space 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ . Cinema Insomnia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  8. ^ . Apprehensive Films. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  9. ^ . Apprehensive Films. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  10. ^ The Colossal Chelonian Lives! Shout! Factory Unleashes GAMERA on DVD!

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External links edit

 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Gamera: Super Monster.
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  • Gamera: Super Monster at IMDb

December 07, 2023
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Gamera Super Monster 宇宙怪獣ガメラ Uchu Kaiju Gamera lit Space Monster Gamera a is a 1980 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa and produced by Daiei Film It is the eighth film in the Gamera film series following the release of Gamera vs Zigra in 1971 Gamera Super MonsterTheatrical release posterDirected byNoriaki YuasaScreenplay byNiisan Takahashi 1 Produced byMasaya Tokuyama Shigeru Shinohara Hirokazu Ohba 1 StarringMach Fumiake Yaeko Kojima Yoko Komatsu Keiko Kudo Koichi Maeda Toshie TakadaCinematographyMichio Takahashi Akira Uehara 1 Edited byZenko Miyazaki Tatsuji Nakashizu Shoji Sekiguchi 1 Music byShunsuke KikuchiProductioncompanyDaiei Film 1 Distributed byNew DaieiRelease dateMarch 20 1980 1980 03 20 Japan Running time92 minutes 1 CountryJapanGamera Super Monster was distributed by New Daiei and was released theatrically in Japan on 20 March 1980 It was followed by Gamera Guardian of the Universe in 1995 which would mark the beginning of the franchise s Heisei period Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Home media 5 1 Elvira s Movie Macabre 5 2 Cinema Insomnia 5 3 Shout Factory release 6 Notes 7 References 7 1 Sources 8 External linksPlot editWhen the evil alien Zanon comes to enslave Earth all hope seems lost The Earth s resident superheroes the Spacewomen are powerless to stop him They must enlist the help of a young boy who has a special connection with the giant turtle Gamera The Friend of All Children then battles Gyaos a huge vampire bat pterosaur hybrid Zigra an alien shark Viras an alien squid Jiger a female giant prehistoric dinosaur Guiron a knife headed alien monster and finally Barugon an enormous lizard whose tongue sprays a freeze gas that can freeze things solid and whose back spines emit a powerful rainbow ray that can melt or dissolve any solid object Gamera sacrifices his life in the end to destroy Zanon once and for all and to protect Earth one last time Cast editMach Fumiake as Kilara Yaeko Kojima as Marsha Yoko Komatsu as Mitan Keiko Kudo as Giruge Koichi Maeda as Keiichi Toshie Takada as Keiichi s motherProduction editGamera Super Monster contains extensive stock footage of the entire Gamera film series as well as Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999 3 Almost all of the footage of Gamera is stock footage The movie was made as an attempt to help Daiei get out of its turbulent financial situation 4 Release editGamera Super Monster was released theatrically in Japan on March 20 1980 where it was distributed by New Daiei 1 Home media editElvira s Movie Macabre edit The movie was featured on a 1983 episode of Elvira s Movie Macabre which Shout Factory released on a DVD in 2007 together with the 1967 British film They Came from Beyond Space The two films can each be watched with or without the Elvira host segments 5 6 Cinema Insomnia edit In 2007 Gamera Super Monster was shown on the horror hosted television series Cinema Insomnia 7 Apprehensive Films later released the Cinema Insomnia episode onto DVD in both regular 8 and special Slime Line editions 9 Shout Factory release edit Shout Factory acquired the rights from Kadokawa Pictures for all eight of the Showa era Gamera films and have issued the uncut Japanese versions on DVD for the first time in North America These Special Edition DVDs were released in sequential order starting with Gamera the Giant Monster 1965 on May 18 2010 10 Notes edit also known as Gamera The Super Monster 2 References edit a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 1994 p 311 Sneak Peek Shout Factory s GAMERA VS ZIGRA GAMERA THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature DVD SciFi Japan February 14 2011 Archived from the original on December 5 2019 Retrieved December 4 2019 Galbraith IV 1994 p 312 Galbraith IV 1994 p 258 Elvira s Movie Macabre Gamera Super Monster They Came from Beyond Space DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video DVD Verdict Review Elvira s Movie Macabre Gamera Super Monsters They Came From Beyond Space Archived 2012 10 11 at the Wayback Machine Cinema Insomnia Cinema Insomnia Archived from the original on 28 March 2010 Retrieved 20 July 2010 Gamera Super Monster DVD Apprehensive Films Archived from the original on 19 April 2010 Retrieved 20 July 2010 Gamera Super Monster Slime Line DVD Apprehensive Films Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 20 July 2010 The Colossal Chelonian Lives Shout Factory Unleashes GAMERA on DVD Sources edit Galbraith IV Stuart 1994 Japanese Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films McFarland ISBN 0 89950 853 7 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Gamera Super Monster Gamera web archive Japanese 宇宙怪獣ガメラ Uchu Kaiju Gamera in Japanese Japanese Movie Database Retrieved 2007 07 19 Gamera Super Monster at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gamera Super Monster amp oldid 1170358849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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