Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

ガメラ3 邪神〈イリス〉覚醒
Gamera 3 Jashin (Irisu) Kakusei
Gamera 3: Evi Spirit (Iris) Awakens
Also known as |
Gamera 3: The Demon Awakes, Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle, Gamera 3: The Absolute Guardian of the Universe |
Director | Shusuke Kaneko |
Special Effects Director | Shinji Higuchi |
Executive Producer | Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
Screenplay |
Kazunori Ito Shusuke Kaneko |
Music | Ko Otani |
Photography | Junichi Tozawa |
Art | Ichi Oikawa |
Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto |
Lighting | Shosuke Yoshisumi |
Editor | Isao Tomita |
Monster Modeling | Tomo Haraguchi |
Special Effects Assistant Director |
Makoto Kamiya Yuichi Kikuchi |
Physical Effects | Katsuhiro Onoe |
Monster Design | Shinji Higuchi |
Production Companies | Daiei, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon TV Network, Hakuhodo, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai |
Release Date | March 6, 1999 |
Runtime | 108 minutes |
Preceded by | Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) |
Followed by | Gamera the Brave (2006) |
![]() ガメラ3 邪神〈イリス〉覚醒 Gamera 3 Jashin (Irisu) Kakusei Gamera 3: Evi Spirit (Iris) Awakens |
Director | Shusuke Kaneko |
Special Effects Director | Shinji Higuchi |
Executive Producer | Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
Screenplay |
Kazunori Ito Shusuke Kaneko |
Music | Ko Otani |
Photography | Junichi Tozawa |
Art | Ichi Oikawa |
Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto |
Lighting | Shosuke Yoshisumi |
Editor | Isao Tomita |
Monster Modeling | Tomo Haraguchi |
Special Effects Assistant Director |
Makoto Kamiya Yuichi Kikuchi |
Physical Effects | Katsuhiro Onoe |
Monster Design | Shinji Higuchi |
Also known as |
Gamera 3: The Demon Awakes, Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle, Gamera 3: The Absolute Guardian of the Universe |
Production Companies | Daiei, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon TV Network, Hakuhodo, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai |
Release Date | March 6, 1999 |
Runtime | 108 minutes |
Preceded by | Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) |
Followed by | Gamera the Brave (2006) |
Gyaos begin appearing around the world with increasing frequency. Gamera encounters several Gyaos in Shibuya district and fights them. The district is destroyed in the aftermath, turning public opinion against Gamera. In the remote Nara prefecture, an orphaned girl named Ayana, who lost her parents in Gamera’s first appearance four years earlier, discovers a newly hatched monster in a shrine in the woods. She names the monster Iris and plans to use it to take revenge on Gamera. Moribe, a boy from Ayana’s school, knows about Iris, and watches it grow with apprehension.
Iris attempts to fuse with Ayana. When Ayana is reported missing by her family, Moribe rescues her from Iris and she is taken to the hospital in the city. Iris breaks out and attacks Ayana’s village, but Moribe escapes harm. Iris grows larger until it rivals Gamera in size. Ayana is taken to a facility in Kyoto, and Iris follows. Gamera tries to intercept Iris, but is diverted by the Japanese military. As a result, the military is helpless to intervene as Iris descends on Kyoto in the midst of a raging typhoon.
Gamera and Iris battle in Kyoto while Ayana watches dispassionately. When Iris knocks Gamera unconscious, it approaches Ayana so it can complete the merge. Moribe is able to snap Ayana out of her stupor, but it is too late. Iris absorbs Ayana into its chest. Ayana hallucinates about the damage her decisions have caused and calls out for help. Gamera thrusts its hand into Iris and pulls Ayana out of the creature’s body. Iris attempts to kill Gamera with fireballs, but Gamera diverts the energy back into Iris, destroying it. Ayana is resuscitated and apologizes for her actions. Gamera leaves Kyoto to fight a swarm of Gyaos approaching Japan.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Mayumi Nagamine

Ayana Hirasaka

Asagi Kusanagi

Mito Asakura

Shinya Kurata

Tsutomu Osako

Masaaki Saito

Akio Nojiri

Tatsunari Moribe

Miyuki Moribe

SDF Commander

Moribe Matriarch
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Gamera

Research Vessel Chief

Shigeki Hinohara

Research Vessel Crew

SDF Air Crew

Satoru Hirasaka

SDF Air Crew

Ayana's Mother

SDF Air Chief

Research Vessel Crew

Research Vessel Crew

Young Ayana

Ayana's Father

Camping Girl

Marine Insurance Clerk

Iris

SDF Air Crew

Doctor

Platoon Field Commander

Platoon Commander

Sakurai