Gamera vs. Guiron

Gamera Films
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Gamera vs. Guiron Alternate titles Gamera Against Giant Monster Guiron (1969) Attack of the Monsters (TV 1969) See alternate titles Directed by Noriaki Yuasa Producer Hidemasa Nagata Written by Takahashi Niisan Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi Distributor DaieiJP American International TelevisionUS Rating Not Rated Budget ¥24,000,000 Running time 82 minutesJP (1 hour, 22 minutes) 80 minutesUS (1 hour, 20 minutes) Aspect ratio 2.35:1

Gamera vs. Guiron (ガメラ対大悪獣ギロン,   Gamera Tai Daiakaijū Guiron, lit. Gamera Against Giant Monster Guiron), also known as Attack of the Monsters, is a 1969 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company and is the fifth entry in the Gamera series. It was released to Japanese theaters on March 21, 1969.

Plot

After news reports of strange transmissions being received from space, Akio and his friend Tom, who had been staying with Akio's family saw through their telescope a spaceship that descends into a nearby field. They attempt to go to see it, but are promptly returned to bed by Akio's mother. The following morning, With Akio's little sister Tomoko in tow, they ride out to the field on their bicycles the next day to investigate. On the way there they are stopped by Officer Kon Kondo, who warns them not to get into any trouble or he will shave their heads. They quickly discover the spaceship and climb aboard. While pressing switches while playing, they accidentally launch the ship, leaving Tomoko behind. As they speed into space, Gamera flies up beside them in an attempt to save them, but he cannot keep up with the spaceship, and they land on an unknown planet, which Akio hopes is free of war and traffic accidents. Shortly after arriving, the boys witness Space Gyaos attempting to attack the colony they had discovered, before Guiron emerged and cut it to bits after it attempted to fire a laser at Guiron that reflected off of his bladed face, slicing off Space Gyaos' leg. They enter one of the buildings, and come in contact with two women, named Barbella and Florbella that inform them that the planet is called Terra, they are called Terrans, and that the monster Guiron is their watchdog. On Earth, Tomoko attempts to inform her mother, Tom's mother, and Officer Kondo of the fate of the boys. Kondo believes her story, and tries his best to help while everyone else believes he is only humoring her. After explaining that they had called the ship back from Earth in hopes of escaping, the Terrans begin to make plans to escape while secretly plotting to escape their world Devastated by Gyaos, eat the boys' brains to consume their knowledge of Earth and leave to live there in their two-man ship. They hypnotize the boys, shave Akio's head and just before they make the incision to remove his brain, Gamera arrives to save them. Gamera battles fiercely with Guiron, but is badly wounded and is left for dead belly up at the bottom of a lake. The Boys then use Tom's toy Dart gun to escape their cage and the Terrans try to fly away, but their spaceship is damaged and crashes, wounding Barbella. Florbella kills her, and Gamera is roused from the lake. Guiron shoots shuriken into Gamera's limbs, but he is able to defeat Guiron with the aid of a guided missile launched by Akio and Tom, and kill Florbella. He then welds the Terran UFO back together with his flame breath and carries them home in his mouth, where the media, their parents, Tomoko, and Officer Kondo eagerly await them. Akio shares with them his revelation that while he wanted a world free of war and traffic accidents, such a place did not exist, and that humanity would have to make Earth a place without war or traffic accidents. Gamera then flies away into the skies.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Directed by   Noriaki Yuasa
• Written by   Nisan Takahashi
• Produced by   Hidemasa Nagata
• Music by   Shunsuke Kikuchi
• Cinematography by   Akira Kitazaki
• Edited by   Zenko Miyazaki
• Special effects by   Kazufumi Fuji

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Nobuhiro Kashima   as   Akio
• Christopher Murphy   as   Tom
• Miyuki Akiyama   as   Tomoko
• Eiji Funakoshi   as   Dr. Shiga
• Kon Omura   as   Officer Kon Kondo
• Yuko Hamada   as   Kuniko
• Edith Hansen   as   Elza
• Reiko Kasahara   as   Florbella
• Hiroko Kai   as   Barbella
• Umenosuke Izumi   as   Gamera

Appearances

Monsters Gamera Guiron Space Gyaos

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races Terrans Terran UFO

Gallery

Main article: Gamera vs. Guiron/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Gamera vs. Guiron (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

• Gamera vs. Giant Monster Guiron (Literal Japanese Title)
• Gamera vs. Giant Evil Beast X (ガメラ対大悪獣X,   Gamera tai Dai Waru-jū Ekkusu, Early Japanese Title)
• Gamera vs. Guiron: Giant Evil Monster (English Japanese DVD Title)
• Attack of the Monsters (United States)

Video Releases

Shout! Factory DVD (2010)

• Region: 1
• Discs: 1
• Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono), English (1.0 Mono, international and AIP-TV dubs)
• Special Features: Photo galleries
• Notes: All versions of the film use the same Japanese video track, with the AIP-TV dub reverting to the international dub during scenes cut from the former version. Packaged with Gamera vs. Jiger.

Mill Creek DVD (2014) [Gamera: Legacy Collection]

• Region: 1
• Discs: 4
• Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono)
• Special Features: None
• Notes: Packaged with Gamera, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera vs. Viras, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra, Gamera: Super Monster, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.

Mill Creek Blu-ray (2014) [Gamera: Ultimate Collection, Volume 2]

• Region: N/A
• Discs: 2
• Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Special Features: None
• Notes: Packaged with Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra, and Gamera: Super Monster.

Videos

Japanese Gamera vs. Guiron trailer American Attack of the Monsters TV spot Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode K08 - Gamera vs. Guiron Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 312 - Gamera vs. Guiron Guiron vs. Space Gyaos clip

Trivia

• Gamera vs. Guiron was theatrically released in Japan on a double bill with Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts.
• Originally, a new kaiju called Monga was to appear in this film alongside Guiron, but due to time and budget limitations, the Gyaos suit and props from Gamera vs. Gyaos were simply painted silver and used as Space Gyaos.
• In the AIP-TV version, the fight between Guiron and Space Gyaos is heavily shortened, with the latter fleeing after losing a foot.
• The international dub of Gamera vs. Guiron, as released by Sandy Frank Film Syndication, was featured on Season 3 of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was also riffed on the show during its original broadcast on the Minneapolis-area station KTMA.

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