Gamera, the Giant Monster
Gamera, the Giant Monster

大怪獣ガメラ
Daikaijū Gamera
Giant Monster Gamera
Also known as |
Gamera, Gammera the Invincible |
Director | Noriaki Yuasa |
Screenplay | Nisan Takahashi |
Photography | Nobuo Munekawa |
Sound | Toshikazu Watanabe |
Lighting | Yukio Ito |
Art | Akira Inoue |
Music | Tadashi Yamanouchi |
Editor | Tatsuji Nakashizuka |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | November 27, 1965 |
Runtime | 78 minutes |
Followed by | Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) |
![]() 大怪獣ガメラ Daikaijū Gamera Giant Monster Gamera |
Director | Noriaki Yuasa |
Screenplay | Nisan Takahashi |
Photography | Nobuo Munekawa |
Sound | Toshikazu Watanabe |
Lighting | Yukio Ito |
Art | Akira Inoue |
Music | Tadashi Yamanouchi |
Editor | Tatsuji Nakashizuka |
Also known as |
Gamera, Gammera the Invincible |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | November 27, 1965 |
Runtime | 78 minutes |
Followed by | Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) |
In the midst of the Cold War, a skirmish between the superpowers in the Arctic results in a nuclear explosion, which awakens a giant monster under the ice. The monster, named Gamera by the local eskimos, quickly disappears, and is presumed to have died from radiation exposure. However, Gamera soon reappears off the coast of Japan. Military attacks are fruitless, as the monster is impervious to conventional weaponry. Since Gamera appears to feed on fire and other sources of energy, the military attempts to freeze Gamera, but the monster escapes by sprouting rocket jets and flying away.
Gamera descends on Tokyo. The military keeps the monster occupied while a countermeasure is developed. Eventually it is decided to employ a joint operation with the superpowers, called Plan Z, hosted at Oshima Island. The military uses a fire trail to lead Gamera to Oshima.
Finally Gamera is lured into the heart of Plan Z: a space capsule hidden underground, which closes around Gamera and traps him. Since scientists can’t destroy the monster, they launch the capsule into space, away from the earth.
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Dr. Hidaka

Aoyagi

Nobuyo Sakurai

Kyoko Yamamoto

Mr. Sakurai

Drunk Old Man

Dr. Murase

SDF Commander

Eskimo Chief

Defense Commissioner

Chidori-maru Captain

Oil Plant Worker

Soviet Emissary

Police Officer

Announcer

Toshio Sakurai

Chidori-maru Correspondent

Chidori-maru Helmsman

Geothermal Plant Worker

US Emissary

US Arctic Pilot
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Gamera
企画 Planning |
斉藤米二郎 Yonejiro Saito |
脚本 Screenplay |
高橋二三 Nisan Takahashi |
撮影 Photography |
宗川信夫 Nobuo Munekawa |
録音 Sound |
渡辺利一 Toshikazu Watanabe |
照明 Lighting |
伊藤幸夫 Yukio Ito |
美術 Art |
井上章 Akira Inoue |
音楽 Music |
山内正 Tadashi Yamanouchi |
編集 Editor |
中静達治 Tatsuji Nakashizuka |
助監督 Assistant Director |
阿部志馬 Shiba Abe |
製作主任 Production Manager |
上嶋博明 Hiroaki Ueshima |
特殊撮影 Special Photography |
築地米三郎 Yonesaburo Tsukiji |
特撮美術 Special Effects Art |
井上章 Akira Inoue |
合成 Synthesis |
藤井和文 Kazufumi Fujii |
照明 Lighting |
石坂守 Mamoru Ishizaka |
助監督 Assistant Director |
石田潔 Kiyoshi Ishida |
製作主任 Production Manager |
川村清 Kiyoshi Kawamura |
出演者 Performers |
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船越英二 Eiji Funakoshi |
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山下洵一郎 Junichiro Yamashita |
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姿美千子 Michiko Sugata |
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霧立はるみ Harumi Kiritachi |
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北原義郎 Yoshiro Kitahara |
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左卜全 Bokuzen Hidari |
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浜村純 Jun Hamamura |
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北城寿太郎 Jutaro Hojo |
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吉田義夫 Yoshio Yoshida |
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大山健二 Kenji Oyama |
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小山内淳 Jun Koyamauchi |
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藤山浩二 Koji Fujiyama |
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大橋一元 Kazumoto Ohashi |
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高田宗彦 Munehiko Takada |
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谷謙一 Kenichi Tani |
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中田勉 Tsutomu Nakata |
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森矢雄二 Yuji Moriya |
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丸山修 Osamu Maruyama |
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内田喜郎(ひまわり) Yoshiro Uchida (Himawari) |
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槙俊夫 Toshio Maki |
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隅田一男 Kazuo Sumida |
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杉森麟 Rin Sugimori |
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村田扶美子 Emiko Murata |
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竹内哲郎 Tetsuro Takeuchi |
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志保京助 Kyosuke Shiho |
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中原健 Ken Nakahara |
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森一夫 Kazuo Mori |
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佐山真次 Shinji Sayama |
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喜多大八 Daihachi Kita |
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大庭健二 Kenji Oba |
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荒木康夫 Yasuo Araki |
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井上大吾 Daigo Inoue |
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三夏伸 Shin Minatsu |
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清水昭 Akira Shimizu |
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松山新一 Shinichi Matsuyama |
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岡郁二 Ikuji Oka |
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藤井竜史 Ryuji Fujii |
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山根圭一郎 Keiichiro Yamane |
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村松若代 Wakashiro Muramatsu |
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甲千鶴 Chizuro Kinoe |
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沖良子 Ryoko Oki |
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後藤武彦 Takehiko Goto |
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加川東一郎 Toichiro Kagawa |
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伊勢一郎 Ichiro Ise |
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佐原新治 Shinji Sahara |
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宗近一 Chikaichi Mune |
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劇団ひまわり Himawari Theater Company |
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M・アパナイ M. Apanai |
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リッチャードソン Richardson |
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ストレイハン Streihan |
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ランソン Ranson |
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ブラウン Brown |
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ハートマン Hartman |
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監督 Director |
湯浅憲明 Noriaki Yuasa |