Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (ガメラ2 レギオン襲来 is a Gamera Tsū Region Shūrai, lit. Gamera 2: Legion Invasion)1996 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company and the tenth entry in the Gamera series, as well as the second entry in Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera trilogy and the second Gamera film to be distributed by Toho.
Plot
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
- Written by Kazunori Ito
- Produced by Miyuki Nanri, Naoki Sato, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
- Music by Kow Otani
- Cinematography by Junichi Tozawa
- Edited by Shizuo Arakawa
- Production design by Hajime Oikawa
- Special effects by Shinji Higuchi, Makoto Kamiya
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Toshiyuki Nagashima as Colonel Yusuke Watarase
- Miki Mizuno as Midori Honami
- Tamotsu Ishibashi as First Lieutenant Hanatani
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Obitsu
- Ayako Fujitani as Asagi Kusanagi
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Tsutomu Osako
- Zen Kajihara as Mano, Guard in Beer Factory
- Tamotsu Ishibashi as Hanatani
- Hiroyuki Okita as Sasai
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Ishida, Subway Driver
- Yuka Sakano as Yukino
- Takeshi Yoro as Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Hatsunori Hasegawa as Colonel Satake
- LaSalle Ishii as NTT Nazaki Transmitting Station Worker
- Yusuke Kawazu as Nojiri
- Bengal as Honami's Father
- Kazue Tsunogae as Honami's Mother
- Yusuke Kawazu as Akio Nojiri
- Hiroyuki Okita as Sasai
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Hiroyuki Watanabe
- Kazunaga Tsuji
- Hiroshi Okochi
- Shunsuke Takasugi
- Yasuyoshi Tokuma as Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Yoshiaki Umegaki
- Hiromasa Taguchi
- Akira Ohashi as Gamera
- Mizuho Yoshida and Toshinori Sasaki as Mother Legion
- Tomohiko Akayama, Yuji Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Akihiro Nakata as Soldier Legion
English Dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Jay Hickman as Colonel Watarase
- Shelley Calene-Black as Midori Honami
- Chris Patton as Obitsu
- Illich Guardiola as Hanatani
- Luci Christian as Asagi Kusanagi
- Rob Mungle as Colonel Satake
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (Soundtrack).
Alternate Titles
- Gamera 2: Legion Invasion (Literal Japanese title)
- Gamera 2: The Real Guardian of the Universe (Early English title)
- G2: Gamera vs. Legion (Early English title)
- Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (Alternate English title)
- Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion (English Japanese title)
- Gamera 2: Assault of Legion (Japanese 4K Blu-ray English title)
- Gamera: Attack of Legion (U.S. DVD Title)
- Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (U.S. Blu-ray Title)
Theatrical Releases
- Japan - July 13, 1996
Video Releases
ADV Films DVD (2003)
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (5.1 Surround), English (5.1 Surround)
- Special Features: Interview with Shinji Higuchi (32 minutes), two press conferences (7 minutes), six trailers, ten TV spots, behind the scenes footage (3 minutes), Yubari Fantasy Film Festival premiere (6 minutes), footage from the film's opening day in Japanese theaters (4 minutes), Gamera Promotional Events featurette (5 minutes), outtakes (4 minutes; dubbing gags rather than on-set mistakes), Lake Texarkana Gamera (13-minute gag dub of the film)
- Notes: A full-length version of the Lake Texarkana Gamera dub is available on a 2004 re-release packaged with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris in the Gamera Complete DVD Collection. Out of print.
Mill Creek Blu-ray (2011)
- Region: N/A
- Discs: 2
- Audio: Japanese (DTS-HD HR 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1, ADV dub)
- Special Features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. The two films can also be found with Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris in the Gamera Trilogy set.
Mill Creek DVD (2014) [Gamera: Legacy Collection]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 4
- Audio: Japanese (Stereo)
- Special Features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Gamera, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera vs. Viras, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra, Gamera: Super Monster, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.
Kadokawa Blu-ray (2016) [Heisei Gamera 4K Digital Restoration Blu-ray Box]
- Region: A/1
- Discs: 6
- Audio: Japanese (DTS HD 5.1 Surround and DTS HD 2 Stereo)
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special Features: Two "Special Contents" discs consisting of over 760 minutes of bonus footage for all four Heisei Gamera films; 200-page "G I-III SFX & Art Photographs" booklet featuring 750 unreleased photos from the Heisei Gamera trilogy; 32-page "G I-IV Complement Books" booklet featuring interviews, plot summaries, Laserdisc cover artwork, and more for all four Heisei Gamera films
- Notes: Packaged with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, and Gamera the Brave.
Box Office
The film did fairly well, with a gross of $6,500,000.
Reception
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is considered one of the best Gamera films, and is highly favored by fans. The film has an audience percentage of 84%, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5, on the movie reviewing site Rotten Tomatoes.[2] It also has a score of 7.3 out of 10 on IMDb.[3]
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