| Gamera vs. Guiron | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Gamera vs. Guiron |
| Director: | Noriaki Yuasa |
| Writers: | Fumi Takahashi |
| Producers: | Masaichi Nagata; Hidemasa Nagata |
| Composer: | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Cinematography: | Akira Kitazaki |
| Editors: | Eli Haviv |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Daiei Studios |
| Released: | March 21st, 1969 |
| Rating: | G |
| Running time: | 80 min. |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Gamera vs. Viras |
| Next: | Gamera vs. Jiger |
Gamera vs. Guiron is a Japanese children's film of the tokusatsu ("suitmation") and kaiju (giant monster) film genres. It is the fifth installment in the Gamera film series. It was directed by Noriaki Yuasa with a screenplay written by Fumi Takahashi. It was produced by Daiei Studios and the Toei Company and premiered in Japan on March 21st, 1969.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nobuhiro Kajima | Akio |
| Miyuki Akiyama | Tomoko |
| Chrystopher Murphy | Tom |
| Yûko Hamada | Kuniko |
| Eiji Funakoshi | Doctor Shiga |
| Kon Ômura | Officer Kondo |
| Hiroko Kai | Florbella |
| Reiko Kasahara | Barbella |
| Sho Natsuki | News reporter |
| Edith Hanson | Elza, Tom's mother |
| Umenosuke Izumi | Gamera |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Gamera was created by director Noriaki Yuasa, writer Niisan Takahashi, and special effects artist Yonesaburo Tsukiji. He first appeared in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster, produced by Daiei Studios. This film yielded seven sequels, as well as a three-film reboot in 1995. A twelfth film, Gamera the Brave, was released in 2006.
- In Japan, this film was released under the title Gamera tai daiakuju Giron, which redirects to this page.
- This movie is included on the Gamera: The Showa Era blu-ray collection by Arrow Video. It was released on January 26th, 2021.
- There are a total of eleven credited cast members in this film.
- Screenwriter Niisan Takahashi is credited as Fumi Takahashi in this film.
- Sandy Frank served as producer on the U.S. release of the film.
- The American produced edit of this film is available in the public domain.
- This film includes archival footage of actor Yoshiro Uchida as Toshio Sakurai from Gamera, the Giant Monster.
- This film includes archival footage of actor Carl Craig Junior as Jim Crane from Gamera vs. Viras.
- This film includes archival footage of actor Naoyuki Abe as Eiichi Kanamura from Gamera vs. Gyaos.
- This film includes archival footage of actor Tôru Takatsuka as Masao Nakaya from Gamera vs. Viras.
- Gamera vs. Guiron was the feature episode for the January 8th, 1989 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was also revisited for the season four episode from September 7th, 1991, making it the only Gamera film from the series to be spoofed twice.
- A scene that involves Guiron dismembering and beheading the space Gyaos is removed from American International Television releases of the film.
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Gamera vs. Guiron at AMG
- Gamera vs. Guiron at IMDB
- Gamera vs. Guiron at Trakt TV
- Gamera vs. Guiron at Wikipedia
- Gamera vs. Guiron at Gojipedia
- Gamera vs. Guiron at Themoviedb.org
References[]
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