Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 55
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −25 min on the typical 108
typical 10883Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+11Released
1970
March 21, 1970
56 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureScience FictionFamilyFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Noriaki Yuasa Director
Writing · 1
- Nisan Takahashi Writer
Production · 2
- Masaichi Nagata Executive Producer
- Hidemasa Nagata Producer
Camera · 1
- Akira Kitazaki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Zenko Miyazaki Editor
Sound · 1
- Shunsuke Kikuchi Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Akira Inoue Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Yuzo Kaneko Special Effects
Tropes
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Film 6 of 8 · after Gamera vs. Guiron · then Gamera vs. Zigra
- Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)
GoodWatch score 45Film 1
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
GoodWatch score 53Film 2
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
GoodWatch score 58Film 3
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
GoodWatch score 51Film 4
- Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
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- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
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- Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
GoodWatch score 32Film 7
- Gamera Super Monster (1980)
GoodWatch score 40Film 8
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