Gamera 2: Attack of Legion also features Mizuho Yoshida as Legion, a race of insectoid extraterrestrials that invade Earth, prompting Gamera to come to the planet's defense. The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 13, 1996, and was followed by Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris in 1999.
A variety series How Do You Like Wednesday? is largely inspired by the trilogy, and several music and telops and formats used for trailers and various scenes of the program are reused from the trilogy. As the film features Hokkaido, Yō Ōizumi, Takayuki Suzui, and Ken Yasuda appeared as extras, making it the first film career for Ōizumi.[6][7]
One year after the battle between Gamera and Gyaos, Japan is invaded by a race of insect-like, silicon-based alien life forms dubbed Legion, that attempt to make Earth their new home. Gamera returns to Japan in order to defeat the aliens.
Castedit
Toshiyuki Nagashima as JGSDF Chemical School Officer Lieutenant Colonel Watarase.
Miki Mizuno as Midori Honami, a curator at the Sapporo Science Center.
Mizuho Yoshida as Legion, an alien species and the film's antagonist.
Yukijirō Hotaru as beer factory guardsman and former Fukuoka police officer Osako, who witnessed the encounter with Gyaos in the previous film.
Productionedit
The film began production in 1995. [8] Shortly after it was announced A.D. Vision would give the first film a theatrical release, it was further announced that the sequel was now in post-production under the then working title of Gamera 2: Raygion Attacks with the first film's creative team returning. [2]
Releaseedit
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion was released theatrically in Japan on July 13, 1996, where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It was released directly to video on DVD in the United States in 2003 by ADV Films.[1]
Receptionedit
The film was the first daikaiju film to win the Nihon SF Taisho Award (the Japanese Nebula Award) in 1996.[9] This decision sparked a fierce debate in the Japanese Science Fiction community, with many critics arguing that it signaled the decline of Japanese SF literature.[10]
^Song-ho, Kim (November 11, 2009). "Gamera Invades Korea". SciFi Japan. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^Ragone, August (May 12, 2016). "Heisei Gamera 4K Digital Restoration Box Ultimate Blu-ray Package Dropping July 22nd". The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ Ryfle, Steve (February 1996). "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ (in Japanese). Science Fiction Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
^Bolton, Christopher. Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime University of Minnesota Press, 2007. (ISBN1452913463)
Bibliography
Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
External linksedit
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Gamera 2 redirects here For the second entry in the Gamera franchise see Gamera vs Barugon Gamera 2 Attack of Legion ガメラ2 レギオン襲来 Gamera Tsu Region Shurai lit Gamera 2 Invasion of Legion a is a 1996 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko with special effects by Shinji Higuchi Produced by Daiei Film and distributed by Toho the film is the 10th entry in the Gamera film series as well as the second film in the franchise s Heisei period serving as a direct sequel to the 1995 film Gamera Guardian of the Universe The film stars Toshiyuki Nagashima Miki Mizuno Tamotsu Ishibashi and Mitsuru Fukikoshi with Ayako Fujitani and Yukijirō Hotaru reprising their roles from the previous film and with Akira Ohashi portraying the giant turtle monster Gamera Gamera 2 Attack of LegionTheatrical release posterDirected byShusuke KanekoScreenplay byKazunori Ito 1 Produced byTsutomu Tsuchikawa Myuki Nanri Naoki Sato Satoyuki Minami Tetsuya Ikeda Takeyoshi Hosaka Hideko Sawada Tadamaza Tsuruta Kazuto Kojima Kazuhiro Igarashi 1 StarringMaki Mizuno Toshiyuki Nagashima Tamotsu IshibashiCinematographyJunichi Tozawa 1 Edited byShizuo Arakawa 1 Music byKow Otani 1 ProductioncompaniesDaiei Film Tokuma Shoten Nippon TV Hakuhodo Production 1 Distributed byTohoRelease date13 July 1996 1996 07 13 Japan Running time100 minutes 1 CountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBudget 5 million 2 Box office 6 5 million 3 Gamera 2 Attack of Legion also features Mizuho Yoshida as Legion a race of insectoid extraterrestrials that invade Earth prompting Gamera to come to the planet s defense The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 13 1996 and was followed by Gamera 3 Revenge of Iris in 1999 A variety series How Do You Like Wednesday is largely inspired by the trilogy and several music and telops and formats used for trailers and various scenes of the program are reused from the trilogy As the film features Hokkaido Yō Ōizumi Takayuki Suzui and Ken Yasuda appeared as extras making it the first film career for Ōizumi 6 7 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksPlot editOne year after the battle between Gamera and Gyaos Japan is invaded by a race of insect like silicon based alien life forms dubbed Legion that attempt to make Earth their new home Gamera returns to Japan in order to defeat the aliens Cast editToshiyuki Nagashima as JGSDF Chemical School Officer Lieutenant Colonel Watarase Miki Mizuno as Midori Honami a curator at the Sapporo Science Center Tamotsu Ishibashi as JGSDF Captain Hanatani Mitsuru Fukikoshi as NTT Network Engineer Obitsu Ayako Fujitani as Asagi Kusanagi a young girl with a psychic connection to Gamera Yusuke Kawazu as Akio Nojiri Honami s superior Akira Ohashi as the titular Gamera a large ancient turtle like Kaiju Mizuho Yoshida as Legion an alien species and the film s antagonist Yukijirō Hotaru as beer factory guardsman and former Fukuoka police officer Osako who witnessed the encounter with Gyaos in the previous film Production editThe film began production in 1995 8 Shortly after it was announced A D Vision would give the first film a theatrical release it was further announced that the sequel was now in post production under the then working title of Gamera 2 Raygion Attacks with the first film s creative team returning 2 Release editGamera 2 Attack of Legion was released theatrically in Japan on July 13 1996 where it was distributed by Toho 1 It was released directly to video on DVD in the United States in 2003 by ADV Films 1 Reception editThe film was the first daikaiju film to win the Nihon SF Taisho Award the Japanese Nebula Award in 1996 9 This decision sparked a fierce debate in the Japanese Science Fiction community with many critics arguing that it signaled the decline of Japanese SF literature 10 See also editList of killer insect filmsNotes edit Also known as Gamera 2 Advent of Legion 4 and Gamera 2 Assault of Legion 5 References edit a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV 2008 p 395 a b Ryfle Steve August 1996 Gamera Invades U S Cinefantastique Fourth Castle Micromedia Retrieved January 8 2024 Gamera Toho Kingdom Song ho Kim November 11 2009 Gamera Invades Korea SciFi Japan Retrieved October 19 2017 Ragone August May 12 2016 Heisei Gamera 4K Digital Restoration Box Ultimate Blu ray Package Dropping July 22nd The Good the Bad and Godzilla Retrieved October 19 2017 Tadahisa Fujimura 2008 Official Staff Blog まだ誰も見たことがない大泉洋 最新作 騙し絵の牙 までの軌跡 Ryfle Steve February 1996 Gamera Guardian of the Universe Cinefantastique Fourth Castle Micromedia Retrieved February 24 2023 日本SF大賞 in Japanese Science Fiction Writers of Japan Archived from the original on August 7 2011 Retrieved June 1 2009 Bolton Christopher Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime University of Minnesota Press 2007 ISBN 1452913463 Bibliography Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 1461673743 Retrieved October 29 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Gamera 2 Attack of Legion Gamera 2 Attack of Legion at IMDb nbsp Gamera 2 Attack of Legion at Rotten Tomatoes Gamera web archive Japanese at gamera jp title ガメラ2 レギオン襲来 Gamera Tsu Region Shurai in Japanese at the Japanese Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gamera 2 Attack of Legion amp oldid 1225471175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
