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Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera burns the streets of Osaka in an instant! Barugon freezes Osaka Castle with a single gust! An underwater clash at Lake Biwa!

19666.31h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Shigeo Tanaka
Written by Nisan Takahashi
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
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Top Cast

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Keisuke Hirata

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Karen

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Kawajiri

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Dr. Sato

Kōji Fujiyama

Kōji Fujiyama

Onodera

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Ichiro Hirata

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Yoshirō Kitahara

Professor Amano

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Dr. Matsushita

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Self-Defense Force General

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Jutarō Hōjō

Self-Defense Force Commander

Themes & Keywords

japanhelicoptermonstercavegiant monsterturtlesequeldamquicksandtropical islandscorpionkaijugamera (giant turtle)

About Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera vs. Barugon is a fantasy, action, science fiction film released in 1966 exploring themes of japan, helicopter, monster, cave, giant monster, turtle. Directed by Shigeo Tanaka, it stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, Yūzō Hayakawa. 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.

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