Gamera vs. Jiger

"Watch out for extreme ultrasound!"

1970 1h 23m JA

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★5.7TMDB · 73

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Synopsis

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When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys in a submarine go on a dangerous quest inside of Gamera's body to save him, Jiger threatens the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka.

“Watch out for extreme ultrasound!”

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Cast

Tsutomu Takakuwa
Hiroshi Kitayama
Kelly Varis
Tommy Williams
Katherine Murphy
Susan Williams
Ryô Hayami
Keisuke Sawada
Franz Gruber
Dr. Williams
Junko Yashiro
Miko Kitayama
Kon Omura
Ryosaku Kitayama
Umenosuke Izumi
Gamera

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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56 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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WORLD

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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 Kitazaki. 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noriaki Yuasa directs. Akira Kitazaki 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

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
356 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Gamera (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Noriaki Yuasa, shot by Akira Kitazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Zenko Miyazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Tsutomu Takakuwa and Kelly Varis and Katherine Murphy carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Watch out for extreme ultrasound!".
11IMDB entry: tt0065755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
13Classified under 12 themes, including "japan", "monster", "submarine", "giant monster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Akira Kitazaki
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editing: Zenko Miyazaki
Production design: Akira Inoue
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)

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.