Japan Synopsis
ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ
“Deep-Sea Monster Zigra!”
A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship from Zigra which is looking to take over the planet earth to use its oceans for its ocean-dwelling denizens. Gamera must once again come to the aid of the human race while all of Japan roots him on.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gamera vs. Zigra. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Adventure + Science Fiction in Japan
153 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gamera vs. Zigra itself).
Mask the Kekkou: Reborn
★ 8.2 · 2012
Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
★ 7.8 · 2017
Interstella 5555
★ 7.8 · 2003
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
★ 7.8 · 2009
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
★ 7.8 · 1988
Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
★ 7.8 · 2006
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
In the crowded 1970-1972 Japan release window, Gamera vs. Zigra sits at #58 of 58. 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. Zigra premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1971.
The 356th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (64th percentile) outruns trending popularity (36th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gamera vs. Zigra, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- underwater fight · 1
- spacecraft · 13
- turtle · 13
- gamera (giant turtle) · 12
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- monster · 91
- tokyo · 78
- kaiju · 77
- giant monster · 64
- alien · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,489 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,212 of 1,216 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | July 17, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0067123 |