Gamera, the Giant Monster
Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!
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.
- Director
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Action
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Gamera, the Giant Monster actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Perfect if you enjoyed
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
Checking regional listings…
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $360,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- —
- Release date
- Nov 27, 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
Watch
