Gamera, the Giant Monster poster
Director Noriaki Yuasa
Screenplay Nisan Takahashi

Gamera, the Giant Monster

Original Title: 大怪獣ガメラ

Tagline: Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!

Release Date: 1965-11-27

Duration: 79 minutes

Synopsis

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.

Casting

  • Jun Hamamura
    Professor Murase
  • Eiji Funakoshi
    Dr. Hidaka
  • Yoshirô Kitahara
    Mr. Sakurai
  • Bokuzen Hidari
    Old Farmer
  • Yoshirō Uchida
    Toshio Sakurai
  • Junichiro Yamashita
  • Kōji Fujiyama
    US Arctic Base Commander
  • Yoshio Yoshida
    Eskimo Chief
  • Jutarō Hojo
    Self-Defense Force Commander
  • Harumi Kiritachi
    Kyoke Yamamoto