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Gamera (Japanese: ガメラ, Hepburn: Gamera) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, originating from a series of Japanese films.Debuting in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster, the character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's Godzilla film series.
Producer Shōgo Tomiyama had considered selecting Kaneko to direct a Godzilla film since the filmmaker first approached him with the idea during the development of Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992). [6] Kaneko later impressed Tomiyama by making the critically-acclaimed Gamera film trilogy (1995-1999) and Pyrokinesis (2000).
Gamera, the Giant Monster was released in Japan on November 27, 1965. [1] The project was considered "cheap" and "destined to flop" among filmmakers partially due to the financial situation of Daiei Film. However, the film was a bigger hit than the studio expected, which led to a higher budget for the second film, Gamera vs. Barugon.
Hardcover collection of Godzilla: Awakening, Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, Godzilla: Aftershock, Kingdom Kong, Godzilla Dominion. Also includes a new story, "Godzilla: Fight or Flight", which ties-in to Godzilla vs. Kong and was written by Brian Buccellato and illustrated by Zid.
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".
Mothra vs. Godzilla [26] AKA Godzilla vs. The Thing, Godzilla vs. Mothra; [26] the last Showa Godzilla film where Godzilla was the villain Kwaidan: AKA Ghost Story; an anthology of four short stories (The Black Hair, Woman of the Snow, Hoichi the Earless and In a Cup of Tea) [27] Shirasagi: AKA The Snowy Heron: Dogora (AKA Dagora, the Space ...
G-Fest, often typeset as G-FEST, is an annual convention devoted to the Godzilla film franchise and other kaiju (literally strange beast, also the name of the genre of Japanese giant monster movies) franchises such as Gamera and the Ultra Series.
G. Galgameth; Gamera 2: Attack of Legion; Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris; Gamera the Brave; Gamera vs. Barugon; Gamera vs. Guiron; Gamera vs. Gyaos; Gamera vs. Jiger