Gamera vs. Jiger
“Watch out for extreme ultrasound!”
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Moving an ancient statue unleashes Jiger, whose attack leaves Gamera needing help from inside his own body. The adventure connects monster folklore, an international exposition and a miniature medical mission. Its cheap effects are part of a particularly imaginative stretch of Gamera logic.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 9.5/10
- Effects
- 7/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The giant-turtle emergency has become an unexpectedly internal operation.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 73
Synopsis and movie facts
When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys in a submarine go on a dangerous quest inside of Gamera's body to save him, Jiger threatens the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka.
- Released
- 1970
- Directed by
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Running time
- 83 min
- Original title
- ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー
Starring
- Tsutomu Takakuwa as Hiroshi Kitayama
- Kelly Varis as Tommy Williams
- Katherine Murphy as Susan Williams
- Ryô Hayami as Keisuke Sawada
- Franz Gruber as Dr. Williams
- Junko Yashiro as Miko Kitayama
- Kon Omura as Ryosaku Kitayama
- Umenosuke Izumi as Gamera
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 70327.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review describes the loopy island mythology and criticises the cheap effects characteristic of this period.
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