Unsurprisingly, after the huge success that “Gamera vs. Guiron” proved to be, the failing film company was quick to grab onto the cash cow that the giant turtle series turned to be and commission another installment. This time, though, there was a sponsor in the face of the 1970 World Expo in Osaka. This brought a much bigger budget (35 million yen as opposed to 20 million for the previous installment) and for the first time in a couple of films, a plot that does not include aliens.
Western Islands, 1970. A group of scientists finds a large whistle-shaped monument and decides to bring it to Expo 70 in Osaka, despite the protests the of country’s elders. This awakes the giant monster Jiger who despite Gamera’s try to stop it, arrives in Japan and obliterates half of Osaka. During one of the fights between the two behemoths, Jiger pierces Gamera...
Western Islands, 1970. A group of scientists finds a large whistle-shaped monument and decides to bring it to Expo 70 in Osaka, despite the protests the of country’s elders. This awakes the giant monster Jiger who despite Gamera’s try to stop it, arrives in Japan and obliterates half of Osaka. During one of the fights between the two behemoths, Jiger pierces Gamera...
- 8/19/2020
- by martin
- AsianMoviePulse
The original hero in a half-shell returns! For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favourite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Limited Edition Contents
• Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
• All twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio
• 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy
• Hours of new and archive bonus features, expert commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, and the worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Gammera The Invincible (the American theatrical version...
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Limited Edition Contents
• Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
• All twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio
• 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy
• Hours of new and archive bonus features, expert commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, and the worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Gammera The Invincible (the American theatrical version...
- 2/23/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
The second DVD featuring some Gamera rumbles this week from Shout! Factory is a fun duo of films, dealing with a kaiju knife fight and some World’s Fair action. And we get a shoddy return of a villain in such a way that itwill draw a giggle or two. Many people say this was the beginning of the end for the franchise, but I’m a bit of an optimist when it comes to these films.
Gamera Vs. Guiron is an interesting film from 1969. It has one of my favorite baddie movie monsters of all time (Guiron) and has one of my favorite kill scenes as well. It wasn’t until now that I got to see this film uncut the way it was supposed to be, due to rights issues and Sandy Frank butchering it like he does. It tells the story of Akio and Tom, who spot...
Gamera Vs. Guiron is an interesting film from 1969. It has one of my favorite baddie movie monsters of all time (Guiron) and has one of my favorite kill scenes as well. It wasn’t until now that I got to see this film uncut the way it was supposed to be, due to rights issues and Sandy Frank butchering it like he does. It tells the story of Akio and Tom, who spot...
- 9/23/2010
- by James McCormick
- CriterionCast
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