Japan Synopsis
大怪獣ガメラ
“Striking down jets, grabbing hold of the Tokyo Tower, flying through the air breathing fire, the giant monster of the century!”
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.
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
74 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Gamera, the Giant Monster sits at position #60.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera, the Giant Monster. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gamera, the Giant Monster premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,802 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,474 of 1,714 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 19m |
| Release Date | November 27, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059080 |