Japan Synopsis
ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦
“A great duel of supersonic speed.”
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
Fantasy + Science Fiction in Japan
115 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera: Guardian of the Universe itself).
Mask the Kekkou: Reborn
★ 8.2 · 2012
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
★ 7.8 · 2006
Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
★ 7.8 · 2017
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
★ 7.8 · 2021
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
★ 7.8 · 1988
Ressha Sentai ToQger Returns: Super ToQ #7 of Dreams
★ 7.7 · 2015
The 1994–1996 Japan Window
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe holds position #35 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gamera: Guardian of the Universe premiered alongside 59 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $47K per minute on screen and earned $167K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.
The 1000th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
125 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- giant bird · 5
- tokyo tower · 4
- plutonium · 2
- heisei · 2
- baseball stadium · 1
- gyaos · 1
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- monster · 91
- tokyo · 78
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,197 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #506 of 1,274 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation, Daiei Film, Hakuhodo |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | March 11, 1995 |
| IMDb | tt0113142 |