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.
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
Action + Horror in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera, the Giant Monster itself).
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
In the crowded 1964-1966 Japan release window, Gamera, the Giant Monster sits at #60 of 74. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gamera, the Giant Monster premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 229th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
103 audience reviews — more than 77% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 65th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera, the Giant Monster, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nuclear explosion · 3
- arctic polar circle region · 2
- prehistoric creature · 1
- fire breathing · 1
- turtle · 13
- explosion · 13
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- japan · 454
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
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 |