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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

A great duel of supersonic speed.

19957.41h 36m

Overview

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Written by Kazunori Ito
Produced by Shigeru Ohno, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Seiji Urushido
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Yoshinari Yonemori

Shinobu Nakayama

Shinobu Nakayama

Dr. Mayumi Nagamine

Ayako Fujitani

Ayako Fujitani

Asagi Kusanagi

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Inspector Tsutomu Osako

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Masaaki Saito

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Colonel Satake

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Captain of the Nojima

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Captain of the Kairyumaru

Takashi Matsuo

Takashi Matsuo

Taxi driver

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Michiya

Themes & Keywords

japanmonsterplutoniumgiant monstergiant birdtokyo, japankaijubaseball stadiumgamera (giant turtle)tokyo towerheiseigyaos

About Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is a fantasy, science fiction, action, horror film released in 1995 exploring themes of japan, monster, plutonium, giant monster, giant bird, tokyo, japan. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, it stars Tsuyoshi Ihara, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani. A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.

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