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.
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Gamera vs. Barugon sits at position #45.
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
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gamera vs. Barugon premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |