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Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe

Original title: Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen
  • 1995
  • Unrated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4.7K
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Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe (1995)
JapaneseDark FantasyKaijuMonster HorrorSupernatural FantasySupernatural HorrorActionDramaFantasyHorror

An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient gu... Read allAn ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.

  • Director
    • Shūsuke Kaneko
  • Writers
    • Kazunori Itô
    • James Shanks
  • Stars
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Akira Onodera
    • Shinobu Nakayama
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shūsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Kazunori Itô
      • James Shanks
    • Stars
      • Tsuyoshi Ihara
      • Akira Onodera
      • Shinobu Nakayama
    • 67User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast29

    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Yoshinari Yonemori
    Akira Onodera
    • Naoya Kusangi
    Shinobu Nakayama
    • Mayumi Nagamine
    Ayako Fujitani
    Ayako Fujitani
    • Asagi Kusanagi
    Yukijirô Hotaru
    • Insp. Osako
    Hatsunori Hasegawa
    Hatsunori Hasegawa
    • Col. Satake
    Hirotarō Honda
    • Mr. Saito
    • (as Hirotarô Honda)
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Captain of the Kairyumaru
    Kôjirô Hongô
    Kôjirô Hongô
    • Captain of the Nojima
    Takashi Matsuo
    • Taxi driver
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    • Michiya
    Tomiko Ishii
    • Female Grocery store Owner
    Jun Fubuki
    • Housewife with her son in Grocery store
    Yuka Sakano
    • Yukino - Asagi's Friend in Aquarium
    Sarina Kô
    • Female Newsrepoter on Himegami Island
    Minako Nagai
    • Self - News Casrer for Alta
    Akemi Nakamura
    • Female Correspondent at Dome
    Nanako Shindo
    • Zoo Employee
    • Director
      • Shūsuke Kaneko
    • Writers
      • Kazunori Itô
      • James Shanks
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews67

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Japan's premier film magazine, Kinema Junpo, include this film in their prestigious top 10 best films of the year list, the first time a kaiju film earned such a distinction. When the readers of Kinema Junpo selected the top 200 greatest Japanese films ever made, they ranked this film in the top best of all time.
    • Goofs
      The runes on the stone are not from the Pyrenees or Etruria, but are just normal unchanged runes from the Elder Futhark which were used in Scandinavia before and during the Viking age.
    • Quotes
      • Insp. Osako: Doctor, let's come back tomorrow.
      • Mayumi Nagamine: This creature might be nocturnal.
      • Insp. Osako: That's an even better reason! Suppose it were to attack us?
      • Mayumi Nagamine: [Gyaos flies overhead and she starts to follow] It's getting away!
      • Insp. Osako: We're not equipped for this, and it's out of our jurisdiction!
      • Mayumi Nagamine: It's looking for food!
      • Insp. Osako: For food? That'll be us if we're not careful!
      • Mayumi Nagamine: If it can't find prey here, it'll attack Japan!
    • Alternate versions
      The US video version (the print used also on the Region 1 DVD) superimposes black boxes with green English text within them over any Japanese text. ADV Films, the American distributor, did not use this same technique in the two sequels.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Addicted to Love/Gamera: Guardian of the Universe/The Van/Brassed Off (1997)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Studios
      • Hakuhodo
      • NTV Network
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • ¥5,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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