Japan, 1966
88m (USA), 92m (Germany), 106m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 2.35:1, Daieiscope
mono, Japanese
A Japanese science fiction film directed by Shigeo Tanaka.
Plot Summary
An expedition to retrieve a giant opal ends in disaster when the opal turns out to be an egg which hatches and frees the monster Barugon. The giant creature goes on the rampage throughout Japan until Gamera arrives and battle is joined.
Credits
Crew
Director: Shigeo Tanaka
Daiei
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Planner: Yonejiro Saito
US Version Producer: Sandy Frank
Script: Nisan Takahashi
Director of Photography: Michio Takahashi
Editor: Tatsuji Nakashizu
Music: Chuji Kinoshita
Director of Special Effects: Noriaki Yuasa
Barugon Designer: Masao Yagi
Locations: Kobe, Japan
Cast
Kojiro Hongo (Keisuke Hirata)
Kyoko Enami (Karen)
Yuzo Hayakawa (Kawajiri)
Takuya Fujioka (Sato)
Koji Fujiyama (Onodera)
Sho Natsuki (Hirata Ichiro)
Yoshiro Kitahara (Professor Amano)
Ichiro Sugai (Dr Matsushita)
Bontaro Miake (commander)
Jutaro Houjo (sub commander)
Kazuko Wakamatsu (Hirata Sadae)
Yuka Konno (Onodera’s lover)
Eiichi Takamura (Governor of Osaka)
Kenichi Tani (Lee)
Koichi Ito (Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police)
Hikaru Hoshi (captain of the Awaji-maru)
Osamu Abe, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (crew of the Awaji-maru)
Jun Osanai
Joe Ohara (Karen’s father)
Tsutomu Nakata (Hayashi)
Alternative Titles
Attenzione! arrivano i mostri – Italy
Gamera vs Barugon
Godzilla, der Drache aus dem Dschungel – West Germany
Los monstruos del fin del mundo – Spain
War of the Monsters
Links
Sequel to
Daikaijû Gamera (1965)
Sequels
Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)
Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)
Gamera tai daikaijû Giron (1969)
Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga (1970)
Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura (1971)
Extracts included in
Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)
Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)
References
Periodicals
- Écran Fantastique no.65 (February 1986) pp.59-64; 64
- Variety 27 April 1966
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.530 – credits
