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During the production of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe in 1995, Yasuyoshi Tokuma , the founder of Tokuma Shoten, expressed his interest in producing Godzilla vs. Gamera and proposed a crossover to Toho, however this attempt failed to materialize, and Yasuyoshi's death in 2000 and financial situation of Tokuma Shoten eventually resulted in ...
In 2002, Kadokawa acquired Daiei Film properties from Tokuma Shoten, and Kadokawa president Kazuo Kuroi announced to produce Godzilla vs. Gamera and a Daimajin reboot, [5] following the failed attempt to produce a crossover between Gamera and Godzilla by Yasuyoshi Tokuma prior to his death in 2000.
Gamera Rebirth (stylized as GAMERA -Rebirth-) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series directed and co-written by Hiroyuki Seshita ().Produced by Kadokawa Corporation and animated by ENGI, it is a reboot of the Gamera franchise following Gamera the Brave (2006), the first animated entry in the franchise and the first entry in the franchise's Reiwa era.
Gamera finally has a film to rival Godzilla (but he's still second best to the Big G, though) and rid the infamous legacy that has dogged him throughout his motion picture life." [ 8 ] David Miller of CULT MOVIES praised the film's special effects, calling the film "one of the best of all the giant monster films".
(the American version of Godzilla), Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Daiei Film's Gamera, the Giant Monster: Monkey Sun: 1959 AKA Sungoku: The Road to the West (special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya) Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts: AKA Moro no Ichimatsu yurei dochu [15] The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjo) [2]
Gamera, the Giant Monster [5] (大怪獣ガメラ, Daikaijū Gamera) [6] is a 1965 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, with special effects by Yonesaburo Tsukiji. [2] Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the Gamera franchise and the Shōwa era. The film stars Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, and Junichiro ...
Over here, "Godzilla" was king of the drive-ins: an archetypal kiddie horror flick that made $2 million (on a $100,000 budget) and begat dozens of sequels featuring such ancillary monsters as ...
[15] [16] There had been additional revival attempts, such as one by Ishiro Honda in 1980s [17] an alleged 1990s project by Orange Sky Golden Harvest with starring Kevin Costner, [18] and Kadokawa, after acquiring the copyrights of Daiei properties from Tokuma Shoten, announced a Daimajin project along with Godzilla vs. Gamera crossover in 2002 ...