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Gamera vs. Barugon

1966 · 106 min

A colourful monster romp with city-stomping spectacle, a greedy human subplot, and a heroic turtle, fun but not demanding.

Directed by
Shigeo Tanaka
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, Yūzō Hayakawa
Tagline
Gamera burns the streets of Osaka in an instant! Barugon freezes Osaka Castle with a single gust! An underwater clash at Lake Biwa!
Overview
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

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Directed by
Shigeo Tanaka
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, Yūzō Hayakawa
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • nature
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, action, science fiction
Directed by
Shigeo Tanaka
Written by
Nisan Takahashi
Starring
Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, Yūzō Hayakawa, Takuya Fujioka, Kōji Fujiyama, Sho Natsuki, Yoshirō Kitahara, Ichirō Sugai
Music
Chūji Kinoshita
Cinematography
Michio Takahashi
Runtime
106 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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