Japan, 1999
108m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
Dolby Digital, Japanese
A Japanese science fiction film directed by Shusuke Kaneko.
Plot Summary
Ayana, whose parents were killed by Gamera, raises a Gyaos bird-like reptile to take her revenge on the monster.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Shusuke Kaneko
Daiei
Executive Producers: Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Seiji Ono, Naomasa Tsuruta
Produced by: Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Naoki Sato, Miyuki Nanri
General Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Screenplay: Shusuke Kaneko, Kazunori Ito
Director of Photography: Junichi Tozawa
Editor: Hiroshi Okuda
Music: Ko Otani
Sound: Yasuo Hashimoto
Special Effects Supervisor: Shinji Higuchi
Production Designer: Hajime Oikawa
Cast
Shinobu Nakayama (Mayumi Nagamine)
Ai Maeda (Ayana Hirasaka)
Yukijirô Hotaru (Inspector Tsutomu Osako)
Ayako Fujitani (Asagi Kusanagi)
Senri Yamazaki (Mito Asakura)
Tôru Tezuka (Shin’ya Kurata)
Yuu Koyama (Tatsunari Moribe)
Nozomi Andô (Miyuki Moribe)
Kei Horie (Shigeki Hinohara)
Norito Yashima (Sakurai)
Hirotarô Honda (Mr Saito)
Aki Maeda (young Ayana)
Hiroyuki Watanabe (regimental commander)
Yukie Nakama (female camper)
Kunihiko Mitamura (Ayana’s father)
Takahiro Itô (Satoru Hirasaka)
Kazuko Katô (Ayana’s mother)
Yûsuke Kawazu (Akio Nojiri)
Toshie Negishi (Mrs Hinohara)
Satoru Saitô (Mr Hinohara)
Alternative Titles
Gamera 1999: The Absolute Guardian of the Universe – UK (end credits title)
Gamera 3: La Revanche d’Iris – France
Gamera 3 – La venganza de Iris – Spain
Gamera 3: Iris kakusei – Japan
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris – Canada, USA
Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris
Gamera 3: To ksypnima tou Iridos – Greece
Gamera: La Revanche d’Iris – Canada (French)
Gamera – Revenge of Iris – Germany
Gamera: Revenge of Iris – UK (DVD), USA (DVD)
Γκάμερα 3: Το ξύπνημα του Ίριδος – Greece
Гамера 3: Месть Ирис – Russia
ガメラ3 邪神（イリス）覚醒 – Japan
Links
Sequel to
Daikaijû Gamera (1965)
Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon (1966)
Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)
Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)
Gamera tai daiakuju Giron (1969)
Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga (1970)
Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura (1971)
Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)
Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (1995)
Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)
Sequel
Chiisaki yûsha-tachi: Gamera (2005)
Extracts included in
Gamera 1999 (1999)
References
Periodicals
- Fangoria no.226 (September 2003) p.61 – DVD review (DVD dungeon by Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria no.191 (April 2000) pp.30-34 – illustrated interview with Shinji Higuchi (Bringin up “Gamera” by Norman England)
- Fangoria no.185 (August 1999) pp.30-34, 80 – illustrated interview with Shusuke Kaneko (The turtle scoop on Gamera 3 by Norman England
- Total Film no.303 (October 2020) p.90 – illustrated DVD review (Turtle recall by Anton van Beek)
- Variety 28 June 1999 p.74 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review (Film reviews by Todd McCarthy)
