A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
Directed by Noriaki Yuasa
japan
monster
giant monster
turtle
arctic polar circle region
nuclear explosion
prehistoric creature
explosion
kaiju
fire breathing
gamera (giant turtle)
tokusatsu
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
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Cast
Eiji Funakoshi
Dr. Hidaka
Michiko Sugata
Nobuyo Sakurai
Bokuzen Hidari
Old Farmer
Fumiko Murata
Old Farmer's Wife
Jun Hamamura
Professor Murase
Yoshio Yoshida
Eskimo Chief
Kenji Oyama
Minister of Defense
Jun Osanai
Maru Captain
Kōji Fujiyama
US Arctic Base Commander
Yoshirō Uchida
Toshio Sakurai
Junichiro Yamashita
Crew
Noriaki Yuasa
Director
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Hidemasa Nagata
Executive Producer
Keizô Murase
Costume Design
Masao Yagi
Costume Design
Keizô Murase
Modeling
Masao Yagi
Modeling
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
Luke Steffke
6.0★ · 01/12/26
JV Godzilla.
I kinda love the obvious miniature sets they made for some of the scenes.
JV Godzilla.
I kinda love the obvious miniature sets they made for some of the scenes.
Pranav Sistla
4.0★ · 11/30/25
i’ve never seen a kaiju dealt that way before
i’ve never seen a kaiju dealt that way before
Junior Shanks
4.6★ · 05/08/25
A decent 1960s Kaiju movie. Its really cool to see how movies used to be done before VFX, with this movie using small dioramas and a person in a Gamera costume.
A decent 1960s Kaiju movie. Its really cool to see how movies used to be done before VFX, with this movie using small dioramas and a person in a Gamera costume.
Nick
4.9★ · 05/03/25
a knockoff that has just enough wacky innovation to stand out
6/10
a knockoff that has just enough wacky innovation to stand out
6/10
Jess
5.5★ · 04/25/25
Hey it’s the movie from that one episode of Mad Men where Don and Lane get drunk and become buddies. Like Godzilla if he was a fucking nerd
Hey it’s the movie from that one episode of Mad Men where Don and Lane get drunk and become buddies. Like Godzilla if he was a fucking nerd