Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Directed by Shigeo Tanaka
japan
helicopter
monster
cave
giant monster
turtle
sequel
dam
quicksand
tropical island
scorpion
kaiju
gamera (giant turtle)
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Kōjirō Hongō
Keisuke Hirata
Kyōko Enami
Karen
Yūzō Hayakawa
Kawajiri
Takuya Fujioka
Dr. Sato
Kōji Fujiyama
Onodera
Shō Natsuki
Ichiro Hirata
Ichirō Sugai
Dr. Matsushita
Bontarō Miake
Self-Defense Force General
Yuka Konno
Onodera's Lover
Eiichi Takamura
Governor of Osaka
Hikaru Hoshi
Awaji Maru Captain
Crew
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Noriaki Yuasa
Special Effects
Noriaki Yuasa
Special Effects Supervisor
Popular Reviews
17 reviews
Maud Gone
7.0★ · 04/19/26
this happened to my buddy Mothra
this happened to my buddy Mothra
Bearman08
6.0★ · 01/19/26
Gamera! Whoooo! That's what I like to see my boy! Freeze me, can't get froze again!
Gamera! Whoooo! That's what I like to see my boy! Freeze me, can't get froze again!
Tristan Blyth
7.0★ · 09/22/25
Gamera is dope
Gamera is dope
Nick
6.0★ · 04/25/25
Primitive and primordial mega monster combat. Half of the battles are spent screaming and holding stance. Barugon has a rainbow beam that comes out of his back; it ranks top tier monster abilities. Gamera's UFO turtle ability looks even cooler this time. When the monster do make contact, it's rough and tumble. Barugon's wounds are gnarly, purple oozing sludge.
The story and non-monster stuff? The story is so bad it's good. The first chunk without monsters is rough. But the physical combat (at least two scenes) is absolutely brutal. The fight scenes with humans has no reason to be this brutal. But it's way better for it. The character, Onodera, is unhinged. But look at Kōji Fujiyama, I guess this guy is bound to be mad. The brutality of the fights ended up stringing together the primitive feeling of the whole film.
This is one I think I'll keep in my back pocket. It's a perfect blend between professionalism and diy.
Primitive and primordial mega monster combat. Half of the battles are spent screaming and holding stance. Barugon has a rainbow beam that comes out of his back; it ranks top tier monster abilities. Gamera's UFO turtle ability looks even cooler this time. When the monster do make contact, it's rough and tumble. Barugon's wounds are gnarly, purple oozing sludge.
The story and non-monster stuff? The story is so bad it's good. The first chunk without monsters is rough. But the physical combat (at least two scenes) is absolutely brutal. The fight scenes with humans has no reason to be this brutal. But it's way better for it. The character, Onodera, is unhinged. But look at Kōji Fujiyama, I guess this guy is bound to be mad. The brutality of the fights ended up stringing together the primitive feeling of the whole film.
This is one I think I'll keep in my back pocket. It's a perfect blend between professionalism and diy.
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 12/18/24
Pretty enjoyable Kaiju flick along the lines of mid-Showa era Godzilla movies. Definitely enjoyed this more than the previous Gamera movie despite not having a whole lot of Gamera in it, but honestly that just means the plot and characters were decent enough to keep me invested. Also RAINBOWS.
Pretty enjoyable Kaiju flick along the lines of mid-Showa era Godzilla movies. Definitely enjoyed this more than the previous Gamera movie despite not having a whole lot of Gamera in it, but honestly that just means the plot and characters were decent enough to keep me invested. Also RAINBOWS.
