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Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

1996 · 99 min

A pulpy, earnest monster spectacle with real stakes and a surprisingly tender bond at its center.

Tagline
Who will be extinct, Japan, or Legion?
Overview
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
fantasy, science fiction, horror
Directed by
Shusuke Kaneko
Written by
Kazunori Ito
Starring
Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miki Mizuno, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijiro Hotaru, Zen Kajihara, Tomorowo Taguchi
Music
Kow Otani
Cinematography
Junichi Tozawa
Runtime
99 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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