Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû (1970)

Director:

Ishirô Honda

Writer:

Ei Ogawa (writer)

Release Date:

1 August 1970 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group planning...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Island | Monster | Space Probe | Japan

Cast

Akira Kubo	...	Taro Kudo
Atsuko Takahashi	...	Ayako Hoshino
Yukiko Kobayashi	...	Saki, native girl
Kenji Sahara	...	Makoto Obata
Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Dr. Kyoichi Mida
Yû Fujiki	...	Promotion Division Manager
Noritake Saito	...	Rico, the guide
Yûko Sugihara	...	Stewardess
Sachio Sakai	...	The Editor
Chôtarô Tôgin	...	Yokoyama, an agent
Wataru Ômae	...	Sakura
Tetsu Nakamura	...	Chieftain Ombo
Yukihiko Gondô	...	Islander
Shigeo Katô	...	Islander
Rinsaku Ogata	...	Islander
Haruo Nakajima	...	Gezora - Kameba
Haruyoshi Nakamura	...	Ganime

Directed by
Ishirô Honda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ei Ogawa		writer

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	producer (US version)
Salvatore Billitteri	....	producer (US version)
Fumio Tanaka	....	executive producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Akira Ifukube

Cinematography by
Taiichi Kankura

Film Editing by
Masahisa Himi

Production Design by
Takeo Kita

Production Management
Yasushi Sakai	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Seiji Tani	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Kanae Masua	....	sound recordist
Sadamasa Nishimoto	....	sound effects

Special Effects by
Sadamasa Arikawa	....	director of special effects
Yasuyuki Inoue	....	special effects set decorator
Teruyoshi Nakano	....	chief assistant special effects director

Visual Effects by
Yoichi Manoda	....	special effects cinematographer
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa	....	special effects optical photographer

Editorial Department
Eli Haviv	....	editor: US version

Other crew
Helen Gary	....	director: US dubbing

Production Companies

• Toho Company

Other Companies

• Titan Productions Inc.  US dubbing facilities

Also Known As:

Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû
Supesu Amîba (Japan) (informal alternative title)
The Space Amoeba
Yog: Monster from Space (USA)
Yog: The Space Amoeba

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:G

Filming Locations:

Guam

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

Actor Yoshio Tsuchiya convinced his friend Kenji Sahara to switch roles.

Goofs:

Continuity: The lighted eyes on the monster Gezora went dead halfway through filming of the fx. There was no money left in the FX budget to repair them, and they remain unlighted in certain scenes.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

Iron Chef Meets Dolomite

The theme ingredients are octopus and kitsch.

This is a great movie for an evening of friends, microwave popcorn, fizzy drinks (your choice), and a kitschy romp that'll make you laugh 'til you cry. If the "Iron Chef" voice-overs make you laugh, these will make you scream for mercy.

Make it a double-feature: complete your evening of low-budget deadpan kitsch with a screening of "Avenging Disco Godfather."

Allez Cuisine!

PS: IMDb says, "Sorry, you must provide at least 10 lines in your comment. Please return to the edit window (or use the BACK option if this isn't a new window)." There! I've made my quota!