Gamera - Frankenstein's monster from the ice
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| German title | Gamera - Frankenstein's monster from the ice |
| Original title | 大 怪 獣 ガ メ ラ Daikaijū Gamera |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 79 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Noriaki Yuasa |
| script |
Nisan Takahashi , Yonejiro Saito |
| production |
Hidemasa Nagata , Yonejiro Saito, Masaichi Nagata |
| music | Tadashi Yamauchi |
| camera | Nobuo Munekawa |
| cut | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
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Gamera - Frankenstein's monster from the ice ( Japanese 怪 怪 獣 ガ メ ラ , Daikaijū Gamera dt. "Giant monster Gamera") is a Japanese kaijū film from 1965 about the monster Gamera . The film was continued in 1966 with Gamera versus Barugon - Frankenstein's Dragon from the Jungle and is the first part of the Gamera series. It is essentially based on the Godzilla films.
action
In an icy North American region, a bomber of unknown origin is shot down by an American fighter jet . The bomber crashes and an atomic bomb it was carrying explodes. The result is the awakening of a gigantic, prehistoric, turtle-like monster named Gamera.
Gamera destroys the American jet with his fireballs and takes refuge in the sea. The monster swims to Japan and appears in front of Sagami Bay , destroys the city of Fujisawa and then retreats back into the sea. Scientists and government officials hold a conference to discuss whether it would be better to kill Gamera. Meanwhile, Gamera destroys a research ship and its crew, and then swims on to Tokyo . There he is bombed several times and protects himself with his tank. In the end, Gamera is trapped in a capsule and shot into space.
World premieres
- Japan: November 27, 1965
- USA: December 15, 1966
- Germany: November 18, 2011 (released on DVD)
Trivia
The film was shown in the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Gamera - Frankenstein's monster out of the ice in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- 大 怪 獣 ガ メ ラ (Daikaijū Gamera). Retrieved July 17, 2007(Japanese).
- Gamera web archive (Japanese)
- Episode guide: K05- Gamera