Gamera

The military is on red alert when a giant turtle attacks in this newly restored monster movie.

Copyright: Kadokawa Corporation 1965

  • Director

    Noriaki Yuasa

  • With

    Eiji Funakoshi, Junichiro Yamashita, Yoshiro Kitahara

  • Japan 1965. 79min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    PG

  • English subtitles

The huge success of the Godzilla movies paved the way for many other films that captured global apprehension over the Atomic Age, including the fantastic series of films featuring giant, fire-breathing turtle monster Gamera. This first instalment, a classic origins story, was so popular it spawned a number of sequels and is a fine example of this genre at the very pinnacle of its popularity.