Gamera 4: Truth
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Gamera 4: Truth (ガメラ4 真実 Gamera Fō Shinjitsu) is a fan-made sequel to Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. It has never been released on home video, and public screenings of it have been extremely rare since it played in select Daiei-owned theaters in 2003.
Plot
The story picks up where Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris ends, with the JSDF rushing to confront the swarm of Gyaos invading Japan. Squadron after squadron of fighter jets fall before the monsters. A wounded Gamera takes off from the burning ruins of Kyoto to join the midair battle, where he spins off wild mana shots that pick off a few Gyaos. Overwhelmed by his malevolent opponents, Gamera's troubles are complicated when the swarm is joined by Albino Gyaos, a more powerful all-white version of the Hyper Gyaos. All take aim and fire their supersonic beams on Gamera, plunging him to a watery grave.
Following the battle, the Japanese government enlists the help of Nagamine and Osako to help the military search for the new monster. After locating it, the JSDF deploys a large force of tanks, rocket launchers, and helicopters, but the Albino Gyaos proves too strong for them. Later, the Albino Gyaos attacks the hotel Osako is staying at, and he is presumed dead in the rubble. Finally, the military pits a heat ray tank, the SGPM-2, against Gyaos, but it too fails miserably.
One of the ancient Gamera skeletons is given mana power from the earth and regenerates into a new Gamera. Landing in Yokohama Bay, Gamera lays waste to everything in sight. Albino Gyaos arrives to attack Gamera, and the two engage in a climactic clash. The new Gamera eventually prevails over his arch nemesis, yet does not return to the sea. Instead, he continues on a rampage, stomping and burning everything from Yokohama to Shinjuku. The JSDF launches a last-ditch offensive in Shinjuku using more SGPM-2s, but Gamera easily thwarts the attack. Suddenly, a huge explosion erupts from Gamera, and central Tokyo is reduced to smoldering ruins.
Afterwards, Osako turns up alive in Okinawa - as far away from Tokyo as possible - wondering how he always manages to survive such calamities. As he hobbles away, a news broadcast is overheard which mentions that the new Gamera opened a crater one kilometer wide and four hundred meters deep in the center of Tokyo. The Japanese and U.S. military found many unclassified prehistoric eggs deep within the crater.
U.S. Release
The only known screening of Gamera 4: Truth in the United States was an invite-only event held on the final day of G-Fest XXI in Rosemont, Illinois.[1] Director Shinpei Hayashiya, a guest at the convention, introduced the film.
Gallery
Production
Puppets of Gamera and Albino Gyaos
Gamera's suit in Gamera 4
The Gamera suit used in the film
A close-up of the Gamera suit's face
Screenshots
Releases
Posters
Gamera 4: Truth poster
Video Releases
Gamera 4: Truth cover
Merchandise
Books
References
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