Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1967
Running Times: 86 mins
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm     Daieiscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Daiei
Producers: Hidemasa Nagata, Hideo Nagata
US Version Producer: Sandy Frank

SCRIPT
Script: Nisan Takahashi

DIRECTION
Director: Noriaki Yuasa

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Akira Uehara

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Tatsuji Nakashizu

MUSIC
Music: Tadashi Yamauchi

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Kazufumi Fujii, Yuzo Kaneko
Gyaosu Designer: Masao Yagi

CAST
Kojiro Hongo (Shiro Tsutsumi)
Kichijiro Ueda (Tatsuemon Kanamura)
Naoyuki Abe
Reiko Kasahara (Sumiko Kanamura)
Taro Marui
Yukitaro Hotaru
Yoshiro Kitahara

PLOT SUMMARY

The bat-like monster Gaos is the latest to threaten Japan after it emerges from an erupting volcano. Helped by a young boy, Gamera prepares to do battle with the creature.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Video Distributors: Celebrity Video Presentations

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP
Television Distributors: AIP-TV
Video Distributors: Filmax Home Video; Just For Kids Video; Celebrity
Laserdisc Distributors: Image Entertainment Inc

TIMELINE

1967
March
15: Japan – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Boyichi and the Supermonster
Daikaijû kuchusen: Gamera tai Gaos
Gamera contra Gaos, el terror de la noche - Spanish title
Gamera contro il mostro Gaos - Italian title
Gamera gegen Gaos - Frankensteins Kampf der Ungeheuer - West German title
Gamera vs Gaos
Gamera vs Gyaos
Return of the Giant Monsters

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Daikaijû Gamera (1965)
Daikaijû kessen: Gamera tai Barugon (1966)

SEQUELS
Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)
Gamera tai daikaijû Giron (1969)
Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga (1970)
Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura (1971)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Midnight Marquee no.49 pp.76-77 (USA)
review

KEYWORDS

gamera, giant monsters, gyaos, helicopters, monster, sequels, turtle

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009