Japan Synopsis
小さき勇者たち ～ガメラ～
“Gamera for the boys, the boys for Gamera!”
A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera the Brave. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera the Brave itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Gamera the Brave holds position #147 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Gamera the Brave. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1898th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera the Brave, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- giant bird · 5
- death of mother · 3
- pet turtle · 1
- turtle · 13
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- sacrifice · 6
- japan · 454
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,949 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #804 of 1,714 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 11, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0467923 |