General Gamera Thread

[G-Matt]

Well I now have a Japanese copy of the Gamera Gaurdian of the Universe Dark Horse Comic.

They released it in Japan too? Wow, wasn't aware of that.

[mikelcho]

Well I now have a Japanese copy of the Gamera Gaurdian of the Universe Dark Horse Comic.

They released it in Japan too? Wow, wasn't aware of that.

Now, if they'd only release it as a trade paperback in this country and in color, that'd be excellent!

[LSD Jellyfish]

Well I now have a Japanese copy of the Gamera Gaurdian of the Universe Dark Horse Comic.

They released it in Japan too? Wow, wasn't aware of that.

I think it's a recent reprint/release. There's an advert on the back for the IDW Godzilla Japanese edition as well. Strangely, at the end, included is a comic by Matt Frank about the downfall of the Atlantian Civilization. I don't view any of it as cannon to the films, but it's certainly interesting.

Wait, the original isn't in color as well?

[G-Matt]

Wait, the original isn't in color as well?

I'm positive the original comics were in color.

[mikelcho]

Wait, the original isn't in color as well?

I'm positive the original comics were in color.

They are.

I meant release the trade paperback in its original color version (Godzilla: Age of Monsters and Godzilla: Past Present Future were both originally released in black-and-white).

Sorry if I wasn't too clear on what I was trying to say (that seems to be a problem with me sometimes).

[goji1986]

Strangely, at the end, included is a comic by Matt Frank about the downfall of the Atlantian Civilization. I don't view any of it as cannon to the films, but it's certainly interesting.

IIRC Matt Frank did it purely as a fan/non-officially sanctioned comic and then was surprised to learn that either Kadokawa or whoever was publishing the comic actually wanted to print it.

[LSD Jellyfish]

Here’s some pictures I took:






Matt Franks Section:



Well, here it is, Godzilla being mentioned by name in a Gamera product:

[Terasawa]

Japanese television special from July 4, 1994, celebrating Gamera's legacy with Noriaki Yuasa, Nisan Takahashi, and Akira Inoue. The first hour is mostly a retrospective of the series, while the second hour seems to be more about Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe. There's a lot of great behind the scenes footage of that film.

[heiseigodzilla425]

Confirmation that the Arrow set is coming to the US and Canada: https://twitter.com/ArrowHelp/status/12 ... 4993487872

[mikelcho]

Confirmation that the Arrow set is coming to the US and Canada: https://twitter.com/ArrowHelp/status/12 ... 4993487872

I've seen the Twitter post. Now what I - and, for that matter, all of us here - want to know is: when is it coming, what will it have on it and most importantly (at least to me, that is) how much will it cost in American money?

[Destorogoji]

Japanese television special from July 4, 1994, celebrating Gamera's legacy with Noriaki Yuasa, Nisan Takahashi, and Akira Inoue. The first hour is mostly a retrospective of the series, while the second hour seems to be more about Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe. There's a lot of great behind the scenes footage of that film.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv10-QatW9o[/]

That was awesome.
Damn, those miniatures were incredible.

[mikelcho]

New subject and a question.

I think I saw somewhere that Gamera vs. Barugon was released in Japan as a double feature with Daimajin (the date of release for both is the same (April 17, 1966)). Is this true and if so, which one was the top half of the double feature and which was the bottom half?

[LSD Jellyfish]

New subject and a question.

I think I saw somewhere that Gamera vs. Barugon was released in Japan as a double feature with Daimajin (the date of release for both is the same (April 17, 1966)). Is this true and if so, which one was the top half of the double feature and which was the bottom half?

I did some digging and found these. The date is the same on both. We can at least confirm they were heavily advertised alongside one another.

I wonder if there's some Japanese Equivalent to the search engine Tamura and Terasawa like to use.

[Terasawa]

I'm surprised there's actually any doubt that they were released together.

Trailer:


They're noted as having screened together on the Japanese Wikipedia entries for both films. It's also mentioned by August Ragone or Jason Varney in their audio commentary on the Shout! disc. As I recall, there are also photos of the (combined, naturally) theater program on the same release. If you desire further confirmation, Wikipedia cites the 2005 publication Yomigaere! Yōkai eiga dai shūgō!! (ISBN 4-8124-2265-5).

During this period, Daiei's Tokyo and Kyoto studios coordinated the production of SFX films that would go on to screen together during holiday seasons:

• One Hundred Monsters & Gamera vs. Viras (3/20/1968)
• Great Yokai War & The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (12/14/1968)
• Along with Ghosts & Gamera vs. Guiron (3/21/1969)

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I wonder if there's some Japanese Equivalent to the search engine Tamura and Terasawa like to use.

I just plug a Japanese title or name into Google and pull up the Japanese Wikipedia entry. There are usually relevant links there if I need more information.

[Tamura]

Anyone know what Gamera vs. Gaos was paired with?

[Terasawa]

Anyone know what Gamera vs. Gaos was paired with?

Wikipedia says it screened with Small Fugitive, a Japanese-Soviet co-production.

[Tamura]

Anyone know what Gamera vs. Gaos was paired with?

Wikipedia says it screened with Small Fugitive, a Japanese-Soviet co-production.

That Masaichi Nagata sure was all about pushing the envelope.

[mikelcho]

I'm surprised there's actually any doubt that they were released together.

Trailer:


They're noted as having screened together on the Japanese Wikipedia entries for both films. It's also mentioned by August Ragone or Jason Varney in their audio commentary on the Shout! disc. As I recall, there are also photos of the (combined, naturally) theater program on the same release. If you desire further confirmation, Wikipedia cites the 2005 publication Yomigaere! Yōkai eiga dai shūgō!! (ISBN 4-8124-2265-5).

During this period, Daiei's Tokyo and Kyoto studios coordinated the production of SFX films that would go on to screen together during holiday seasons:

• One Hundred Monsters & Gamera vs. Viras (3/20/1968)
• Great Yokai War & The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (12/14/1968)
• Along with Ghosts & Gamera vs. Guiron (3/21/1969)

Added in 2 minutes 11 seconds:

I wonder if there's some Japanese Equivalent to the search engine Tamura and Terasawa like to use.

I just plug a Japanese title or name into Google and pull up the Japanese Wikipedia entry. There are usually relevant links there if I need more information.

So according to the trailer, Daimajin was the top half of the double feature and Gamera vs. Barugon was the bottom half. Then, shortly after that came Return of Daimajin and Daimajin Strikes Again. Thanks, guys, for your help! Now I've got the order of release right for all of these films!

[Terasawa]

So according to the trailer, Daimajin was the top half of the double feature and Gamera vs. Barugon was the bottom half. Then, shortly after that came Return of Daimajin and Daimajin Strikes Again. Thanks, guys, for your help! Now I've got the order of release right for all of these films!

In the audio commentary, Ragone says Majin was "the support feature," which suggests to me that Gamera vs. Barugon was the main feature that followed and closed the show.

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It looks like Daiei's Kyoto/Tokyo Studios double feature trend continued into 1970 as well, with Gamera vs. Jiger screening alongside Transparent Swordsman.

Posters for the three Gamera double features (I haven't been able to find one pairing Barugon and Majin).

[PopInPicsPresents]

I REALLY don't like the cover art for the new Complete Collection