Japan Synopsis
ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー
“Watch out for extreme ultrasound!”
When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys in a submarine go on a dangerous quest inside of Gamera's body to save him, Jiger threatens the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera vs. Jiger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera vs. Jiger itself).
The 1969–1971 Japan Window
In the crowded 1969-1971 Japan release window, Gamera vs. Jiger sits at #48 of 64. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gamera vs. Jiger premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1970.
The 331st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
52 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera vs. Jiger, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- statue · 4
- impregnation · 1
- expo70 · 1
- world's fair · 1
- turtle · 13
- submarine · 12
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,999 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,541 of 1,714 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | March 21, 1970 |
| IMDb | tt0065755 |