Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
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
Writer:
Nisan Takahashi
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Eiji Funakoshi as Dr. Hidaka |
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Michiko Sugata as Nobuyo Sakurai |
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Harumi Kiritachi as Kyoke Yamamoto |
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Yoshirō Kitahara as Mr. Sakurai |
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Bokuzen Hidari as Old Farmer |
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Fumiko Murata as Old Farmer's Wife |
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Jun Hamamura as Professor Murase |
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Jutarō Hōjō as Self-Defense Force Commander |
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Yoshio Yoshida as Eskimo Chief |
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Kenji Oyama as Minister of Defense |
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Jun Osanai as Maru Captain |
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Kōji Fujiyama as US Arctic Base Commander |
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Ichigen Ohashi as Mr. Ueda |
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Munehiko Takada as Soviet Representative |
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Kenichi Tani as Officer |
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Tsutomu Nakata as Toshio's Uncle |
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Yūji Moriya as News Announcer |
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Osamu Maruyama as Atomic Energy Research Institute Chief |
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Yoshirō Uchida as Toshio Sakurai |
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Toshio Maki as Atomic Energy Research Institute Staff A |
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Kazuo Sumida as Atomic Energy Research Institute Staff B |
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Rin Sugimori as Police Station Chief |
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Tetsurō Takeuchi as Atomic Energy Research Institute Staff C |
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Junichiro Yamashita as |
| Directing | Noriaki Yuasa | Director |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Production | Yonejirô Saitô | Producer |
| Sound | Tadashi Yamanouchi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Nobuo Munekawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masao Ōsumi | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Nisan Takahashi | Screenplay |
| Crew | Yonesaburo Tsukiji | Special Effects |
| Sound | Toshikazu Watanabe | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Yukio Itō | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Shima Abe | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Hiroaki Uejima | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Yonesaburo Tsukiji | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yonesaburo Tsukiji | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Yonesaburo Tsukiji | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | Akira Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazufumi Fujii | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kazufumi Fujii | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Mamoru Ishizaka | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Lighting | Mamoru Ishizaka | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Kiyoshi Ishida | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kiyoshi Ishida | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kiyoshi Ishida | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kiyoshi Ishida | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Kiyoshi Kawamura | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Production | Hidemasa Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masao Ōsumi | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Tôru Suzuki | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tôru Suzuki | Special Effects Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keizô Murase | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanju Yagi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yasuei Yagi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masao Yagi | Costume Design |
| Art | Akira Inoue | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Keizô Murase | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Kanju Yagi | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Yasuei Yagi | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Masao Yagi | Modeling |