Japan Synopsis
大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン
“Gamera burns the streets of Osaka in an instant! Barugon freezes Osaka Castle with a single gust! An underwater clash at Lake Biwa!”
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera vs. Barugon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Fantasy + Action in Japan
735 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera vs. Barugon itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
Gamera vs. Barugon holds position #45 of 71 Japan films in the 1965–1967 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Gamera vs. Barugon. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 242nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
70 audience reviews — more than 70% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (70th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera vs. Barugon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tropical island · 5
- dam · 4
- quicksand · 1
- scorpion · 1
- turtle · 13
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- helicopter · 10
- cave · 8
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,274 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,043 of 1,274 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | April 17, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0060446 |