Gamera Super Monster

"The universe's strongest Super Monster has finally arrived!"

1980 1h 32m JA

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★4.9TMDB · 61

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Synopsis

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As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.

“The universe's strongest Super Monster has finally arrived!”

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Cast

Mach Fumiake
Kilara
Yaeko Kojima
Marsha
Yoko Komatsu
Mitan
Keiko Kudo
Giruge
Koichi Maeda
Keiichi
Toshie Takada
Keiichi's Mother
Kisao Tobita
Driver
Osamu Kobayashi
'Zanon' Captain (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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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 Shoji Sekiguchi 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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Mach Fumiake and Yaeko Kojima and Yoko Komatsu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The universe's strongest Super Monster has finally arrived!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Gamera (Showa) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Noriaki Yuasa, shot by Akira Uehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shoji Sekiguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mach Fumiake and Yaeko Kojima and Yoko Komatsu carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The universe's strongest Super Monster has finally arrived!".
8IMDB entry: tt0081675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "monster", "legend", "superhero", "giant monster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Akira Uehara
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editing: Shoji Sekiguchi
Production design: Tomohisa Yano
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Gamera Super Monster (1980)

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.