Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)

Director:

Noriaki Yuasa

Writer:

Nisan Takahashi (writer)

Release Date:

7 May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Using several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Invasion | Self Sacrifice | Sequel | Gamera

Cast

Mach Fumiake	...	Kilara
Yaeko Kojima	...	Marsha
Yoko Komatsu	...	Mitan
Keiko Kudo	...	Giruge
Koichi Maeda	...	Keiichi
Toshie Takada	...	Keiichi's Mother
Hiroji Hayshi
Makoto Ikeda
Kisao Tobita	...	Driver
Osamu Kobayashi	...	'Zanon' Captain (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuzo Hayakawa	...	Policeman
Reiko Tajima	...	M38 alien (uncredited)

Directed by
Noriaki Yuasa

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nisan Takahashi		writer

Produced by
Masaichi Nagata	....	executive producer
Hirozaki Ohba	....	producer
Shigeru Shinohara	....	producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma	....	executive producer
Masaya Tokuyama	....	producer

Original Music by
Shunsuke Kikuchi

Cinematography by
Akira Kitazaki
Michio Takahashi
Akira Uehara

Art Direction by
Akira Inoue
Tomohisa Yano

Set Decoration by
Nobuhisa Iwata

Makeup Department
Chie Tshuchiya	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiromi Munemoto	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Kimio Tobita	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Kazufumi Fujii	....	special effects director
Yuzo Kaneko	....	special effects director
Noriaki Yuasa	....	special effects director

Camera and Electrical Department
Tadaaki Shimada	....	lighting technician

Editorial Department
Zenko Miyazaki	....	editor: stock footage
Tatsuji Nakashizu	....	editor: stock footage
Shoji Sekiguchi	....	editor: stock footage

Other crew
Midori Kobayashi	....	script girl
Masaya Tokuyama	....	planner

Production Companies

• Daiei Studios

Distributors

• Filmways Home Video (Australia) (video)
• Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo (USA) (subtitled)
• Shout! Factory (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Daiei Special Effects Department  director of special effects
• Nihon Gakki Seizo  
• Office Academy  animated scenes courtesy of
• Toei Animation Company  animated scenes courtesy of

Also Known As:

Gamera Super Monster (USA) (TV title)
Space Monster Gamera (literal English title)
Super Monster (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Company:

Daiei Studios

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Kamen Raidâ" (1971)

So what if it's cheap.....

Just because it's cheap, cheap, cheap doesn't mean it's not fun, fun, fun. And to be honest, Supermonster Gamera is a blast from start to finish. It's great to see all of Gamera's foes in one movie, even if it is all stock footage. The best thing about the film without a doubt is the awesome musical score, especially some of the battle themes. I have a weird fondness for this movie I cant explain. I like it better than some of Gamera's more legit films. If you can find a copy of either the Japanese or American versions, I seriously urge you to watch it with an open mind. Gamera rules!!