Gamera: Super Monster
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| Gamera, Super Monster | |
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 Gamera, Super Monster (1980) Theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Noriaki Yuasa |
| Produced by | Yoshihiko Manabe Hidemasa Nagata Sandy Frank (2nd US version) |
| Written by | Nisan Takahashi |
| Starring | Mach Fumiake Yaeko Kojima Yoko Komatsu Keiko Kudo Koichi Maeda Toshie Takada Hiroji Hayshi Makoto Ikeda |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi Mach Fumiake (singer: "Love for Future") |
| Cinematography | Akira Kitazaki Michio Takahashi Akira Uehara |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
| Release date(s) | March 20, 1980 May 7, 1980 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | Japanese English |
| Preceded by | Gamera vs. Zigra |
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Gamera: Super Monster (宇宙怪獣ガメラ Uchu Kaijū Gamera?, Space Monster Gamera), a 1980 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), was the belated final entry in the Shōwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films. This is regarded by many fans of the series to be the worst of all the Gamera films. This movie was made with the intention of getting Daiei out of bankruptcy. That didn't work. There wasn't another Gamera movie made for another 15 years, until his revival in 1995.
[edit] Trivia
The Gamera theme song is absent from this entry.
This movie, because of the heavy use of stock footage, featured about two minutes of new Gamera footage.
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| Daiei's Gamera Series | |||
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| Shōwa Series: | Gamera · Gamera vs. Barugon · Gamera vs. Gyaos · Gamera vs. Viras · Gamera vs. Guiron · Gamera vs. Jiger · Gamera vs. Zigra · Gamera: Super Monster | ||
| Gamera Trilogy: | Gamera: Guardian of the Universe · Gamera 2: Attack of Legion · Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys | ||
| Millennium Series: | Gamera the Brave | Kaiju: | Gamera • Barugon • Gyaos • Viras • Guiron • Zigra • Legion (Kaiju) • Irys • Zedus |
