Gamera vs. Zigra

"Deep-Sea Monster Zigra!"

1971 1h 27m JA

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★4.7TMDB · 68

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Synopsis

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A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship from Zigra which is looking to take over the planet earth to use its oceans for its ocean-dwelling denizens. Gamera must once again come to the aid of the human race while all of Japan roots him on.

“Deep-Sea Monster Zigra!”

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Cast

Eiko Yanami
Woman X / Chikako Sugawara
Reiko Kasahara
Kiyoko Ishikawa
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Mrs. Ishikawa
Kōji Fujiyama
Dr. Tom Wallace
Isamu Saeki
Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa
Shin Minatsu
Sea World Staff
Arlene Zoellner
Margie Wallace
Gloria Zoellner
Helen Wallace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Writers: Nisan Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Part of the "Gamera (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Noriaki Yuasa, shot by Akira Uehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Zenko Miyazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eiko Yanami and Reiko Kasahara and Mikiko Tsubouchi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noriaki Yuasa directs. Akira Uehara behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Zenko Miyazaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Gamera (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Noriaki Yuasa, shot by Akira Uehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Zenko Miyazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Eiko Yanami and Reiko Kasahara and Mikiko Tsubouchi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Deep-Sea Monster Zigra!".
10IMDB entry: tt0067123 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "spacecraft", "japan", "monster", "giant monster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Akira Uehara
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editing: Zenko Miyazaki
Production design: Akira Inoue
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

Part of

Gamera (Showa) Collection

Gamera (ガメラ) is a giant turtle kaiju (giant monster) from a series of popular giant monster films produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the daikaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.