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|jp-title =''Gamera vs. Deep | |jp-title =''Gamera vs. Deep Sea<br>Monster Zigra'' (1971) | ||
|producer =[[Hidemasa Nagata]] | |producer =[[Hidemasa Nagata]] | ||
|director =[[Noriaki Yuasa]] | |director =[[Noriaki Yuasa]] | ||
|writer =[[Nisan Takahashi]] | |writer =[[Nisan Takahashi]] | ||
|composer =[[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] | |composer =[[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] | ||
|distributor =[[Kadokawa|Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>King Features Syndication{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | |distributor =[[Kadokawa|Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}},<br>King Features Syndication{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
|budget =¥35,000,000<ref name="Galbraith">{{cite book|title=Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! |author=Stuart Galbraith IV |date=1998 |publisher=Feral House |page=74 |isbn=0-922915-47-4}}</ref> | |budget =¥35,000,000<ref name="Galbraith">{{cite book|title=Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! |author=Stuart Galbraith IV |date=1998 |publisher=Feral House |page=74 |isbn=0-922915-47-4}}</ref> | ||
|runtime =88 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 28 minutes)}}<br>89 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 29 minutes)}} | |runtime =88 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 28 minutes)}}<br>89 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 29 minutes)}} | ||
|aspectratio =2.35:1 | |aspectratio =2.35:1 | ||
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'''''Gamera vs. Zigra''''' {{Nihongo|ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ|Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura|lit. ''Gamera vs. Deep | '''''Gamera vs. Zigra''''' {{Nihongo|ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ|Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura|lit. ''Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra''}} is a [[1971]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|kaiju film]] produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei Tokyo Studio]] and is the seventh entry in the [[Gamera (franchise)|''Gamera'' series]]. ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released to Japanese theaters on July 17, 1971 and in the United States in 1985 by Sandy Frank through King Features Syndication. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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|Special Effects by=Kazuo Fujii | |Special Effects by=Kazuo Fujii | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast | {{Cast | ||
|Eiko Yanami| | |Eiko Yanami|[[X1]] / Chikako Sugawara | ||
|Reiko Kasahara|Kiyoko Ishikawa | |Reiko Kasahara|Kiyoko Ishikawa | ||
|Mikiko Tsubouchi|Mrs. Ishikawa | |Mikiko Tsubouchi|Mrs. Ishikawa | ||
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===Weapons, vehicles and races=== | ===Weapons, vehicles and races=== | ||
*[[Zigra's UFO]] | *[[Zigra's UFO]] | ||
*[[X1]] | |||
*Zigrans (mentioned) | *Zigrans (mentioned) | ||
*[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] | *[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Gamera vs. Zigra/Gallery}} | {{Main|Gamera vs. Zigra/Gallery}} | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Main|Gamera vs. Zigra ( | {{Main|Gamera vs. Zigra (soundtrack)}} | ||
==Alternate titles== | |||
*'''''Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra''''' (literal translation) | |||
*'''''Gamera vs. Zigra Deep Sea Monster''''' (2005 Japanese DVD English title) | |||
*'''''Gamera versus Zigura''''' (2016 Japanese DVD English title) | |||
==Theatrical releases== | ==Theatrical releases== | ||
*[[Japan]] - July 17, [[1971]] | *[[Japan]] - July 17, [[1971]] | ||
*Thailand - [[1972]] | *Thailand - [[1972]] | ||
==[[United States|U.S.]] release== | |||
== [[United States|U.S.]] release == | |||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
Unlike the previous five Gamera films, ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was not acquired by [[American International Pictures]], possibly due to Daiei's bankruptcy shortly after its release. Instead, [[wikipedia:King Features Entertainment|King Features Entertainment]] licensed it and commissioned a dub in 1985. It first aired on American television in 1987, and was among the first films to be riffed on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' the following year. | Unlike the previous five Gamera films, ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was not acquired by [[American International Pictures]], possibly due to Daiei's bankruptcy shortly after its release. Instead, [[wikipedia:King Features Entertainment|King Features Entertainment]] licensed it and commissioned a dub in 1985. It first aired on American television in 1987, and was among the first films to be riffed on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' the following year. | ||
==Video releases== | ==Video releases== | ||
'''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2010) | '''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2010) | ||
*'''Region:''' 1 | *'''Region:''' 1 | ||
*'''Discs:''' 1 | *'''Discs:''' 1 | ||
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*'''Special features:''' Photo galleries | *'''Special features:''' Photo galleries | ||
*'''Notes:''' Both versions of the film use the same Japanese video track. Packaged with ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]''. | *'''Notes:''' Both versions of the film use the same Japanese video track. Packaged with ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]''. | ||
'''Mill Creek''' DVD (2014) [Gamera: Legacy Collection] | '''Mill Creek''' DVD (2014) [Gamera: Legacy Collection] | ||
*'''Region:''' 1 | *'''Region:''' 1 | ||
*'''Discs:''' 4 | *'''Discs:''' 4 | ||
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*'''Special features:''' None | *'''Special features:''' None | ||
*'''Notes:''' Packaged with ''[[Gamera]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'', ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', ''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'', ''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'', and ''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]''. | *'''Notes:''' Packaged with ''[[Gamera]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'', ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', ''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'', ''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'', and ''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]''. | ||
'''Mill Creek''' Blu-ray (2014) [Gamera: Ultimate Collection, Volume 2] | '''Mill Creek''' Blu-ray (2014) [Gamera: Ultimate Collection, Volume 2] | ||
*'''Region:''' N/A | *'''Region:''' N/A | ||
*'''Discs:''' 2 | *'''Discs:''' 2 | ||
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*'''Special features:''' None | *'''Special features:''' None | ||
*'''Notes:''' Packaged with ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'', and ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]''. | *'''Notes:''' Packaged with ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'', ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'', and ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]''. | ||
'''Arrow Video''' Blu-ray (2020/2021) [''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' and ''Gamera - The Showa Era''] | '''Arrow Video''' Blu-ray (2020/2021) [''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' and ''Gamera - The Showa Era''] | ||
*'''Region''': A and B | *'''Region''': A and B | ||
*'''Discs''': 8 (''The Complete Collection''] or 4 (''The Showa Era'') | *'''Discs''': 8 (''The Complete Collection''] or 4 (''The Showa Era'') | ||
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*'''Special features''': Audio commentary by Sean Rhoads and Brooke McCorkle, introduction by August Ragone (8 minutes), opening and end credits from the Sandy Frank version of the film (3 minutes), Japanese theatrical trailer, American video promo, and an image gallery. ''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' includes 12 art cards by [[Matt Frank]], a map of Gamera's appearances throughout the world, and two books; the first collects ''A History of Gamera'' by Patrick Macias, a 1996 Noriaki Yuasa interview by David Milner, kaiju x-ray illustrations by Jolyan Yates, three ''Fangoria'' articles on the Heisei Gamera trilogy by [[Norman England]], a guide to the English dubs of the Gamera series by James Flower, and information on the transfers presented in the set, while the second reprints the comics ''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' and ''[[The Last Hope]]''. | *'''Special features''': Audio commentary by Sean Rhoads and Brooke McCorkle, introduction by August Ragone (8 minutes), opening and end credits from the Sandy Frank version of the film (3 minutes), Japanese theatrical trailer, American video promo, and an image gallery. ''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' includes 12 art cards by [[Matt Frank]], a map of Gamera's appearances throughout the world, and two books; the first collects ''A History of Gamera'' by Patrick Macias, a 1996 Noriaki Yuasa interview by David Milner, kaiju x-ray illustrations by Jolyan Yates, three ''Fangoria'' articles on the Heisei Gamera trilogy by [[Norman England]], a guide to the English dubs of the Gamera series by James Flower, and information on the transfers presented in the set, while the second reprints the comics ''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' and ''[[The Last Hope]]''. | ||
*'''Notes''': ''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' is out of print, while ''Gamera - The Showa Era'' will be released on January 25, 2021. Packaged with the other 11 [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] films in ''The Complete Colection'' and the other 7 Showa Gamera films in ''The Showa Era''. Due to the large number of special features in these sets, only the supplements pertinent to ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' are described above. | *'''Notes''': ''Gamera: The Complete Collection'' is out of print, while ''Gamera - The Showa Era'' will be released on January 25, 2021. Packaged with the other 11 [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] films in ''The Complete Colection'' and the other 7 Showa Gamera films in ''The Showa Era''. Due to the large number of special features in these sets, only the supplements pertinent to ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' are described above. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/tuC65usXLNs</youtube>|''Gamera vs. Zigra'' Just for Kids Preview}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/tuC65usXLNs</youtube>|''Gamera vs. Zigra'' Just for Kids Preview}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:GW404H229.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dainichi Eihai Co. Ltd logo]] | [[File:GW404H229.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dainichi Eihai Co. Ltd logo]] | ||
*''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released by Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd {{Nihongo|ＤＮ ダイニチ映配株式会社|Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki-Gaisha}}, which was the result of [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu Corporation]] merging to share distribution costs. | *''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released by Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd {{Nihongo|ＤＮ ダイニチ映配株式会社|Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki-Gaisha}}, which was the result of [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu Corporation]] merging to share distribution costs. | ||
*''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released theatrically in [[Japan]] as part of a triple feature with re-releases of the 1958 film ''Suzunosuke Akado: The Three-Eyed Birdman'' {{Nihongo|赤胴鈴之助 三つ目の鳥人|Akado Suzunosuke Mittsume no Chōjin}} and the 1969 film ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'', the third film in the ''Yokai Monsters'' trilogy. | *''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released theatrically in [[Japan]] as part of a triple feature with re-releases of the 1958 film ''Suzunosuke Akado: The Three-Eyed Birdman'' {{Nihongo|赤胴鈴之助 三つ目の鳥人|Akado Suzunosuke Mittsume no Chōjin}} and the 1969 film ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'', the third film in the ''Yokai Monsters'' trilogy. | ||
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*''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released in theaters exactly a week before ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', another [[kaiju]] film dealing with pollution and its effects on sea life. | *''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released in theaters exactly a week before ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', another [[kaiju]] film dealing with pollution and its effects on sea life. | ||
*''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was filmed on location at Kamagowa Sea World and around Kamagowa City. The special effects scenes were also filmed on a small set of the area around Sea World, with none of the miniatures destroyed. | *''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was filmed on location at Kamagowa Sea World and around Kamagowa City. The special effects scenes were also filmed on a small set of the area around Sea World, with none of the miniatures destroyed. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Gamera vs. Deep Sea
Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura, lit. Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra) is a 1971 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Daiei Tokyo Studio and is the seventh entry in the Gamera series. Gamera vs. Zigra was released to Japanese theaters on July 17, 1971 and in the United States in 1985 by Sandy Frank through King Features Syndication.
Plot
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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 Uehara
- Edited by Zenko Miyazaki
- Production design by Akira Inoue
- Assistant directing by Masami Akise
- Special effects by Kazuo Fujii
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Eiko Yanami as X1 / Chikako Sugawara
- Reiko Kasahara as Kiyoko Ishikawa
- Mikiko Tsubouchi as Mrs. Ishikawa
- Koji Fujiyama as Dr. Tom Wallace
- Isamu Saeki as Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa
- Shin Minatsu as Kamogawa Sea World Staff
- Arlene Zoellner as Margie Wallace
- Gloria Zoellner as Helen Wallace
- Yasushi Sakagami as Kenichi Ishikawa
- Keiichi Noda as Zigra (voice)
Appearances
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Weapons, vehicles and races
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Gallery
- Main article: Gamera vs. Zigra/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Gamera vs. Zigra (soundtrack).
Alternate titles
- Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra (literal translation)
- Gamera vs. Zigra Deep Sea Monster (2005 Japanese DVD English title)
- Gamera versus Zigura (2016 Japanese DVD English title)
Theatrical releases
U.S. release
Unlike the previous five Gamera films, Gamera vs. Zigra was not acquired by American International Pictures, possibly due to Daiei's bankruptcy shortly after its release. Instead, King Features Entertainment licensed it and commissioned a dub in 1985. It first aired on American television in 1987, and was among the first films to be riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 the following year.
Video releases
Shout! Factory DVD (2010)
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono), English (1.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Photo galleries
- Notes: Both versions of the film use the same Japanese video track. Packaged with Gamera: Super Monster.
Mill Creek DVD (2014) [Gamera: Legacy Collection]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 4
- Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Gamera, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera vs. Viras, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera: Super Monster, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of the 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)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: None
- Notes: Packaged with Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, and Gamera: Super Monster.
Arrow Video Blu-ray (2020/2021) [Gamera: The Complete Collection and Gamera - The Showa Era]
- Region: A and B
- Discs: 8 (The Complete Collection] or 4 (The Showa Era)
- Audio: Japanese and English (DTS-HD Master Audio Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Audio commentary by Sean Rhoads and Brooke McCorkle, introduction by August Ragone (8 minutes), opening and end credits from the Sandy Frank version of the film (3 minutes), Japanese theatrical trailer, American video promo, and an image gallery. Gamera: The Complete Collection includes 12 art cards by Matt Frank, a map of Gamera's appearances throughout the world, and two books; the first collects A History of Gamera by Patrick Macias, a 1996 Noriaki Yuasa interview by David Milner, kaiju x-ray illustrations by Jolyan Yates, three Fangoria articles on the Heisei Gamera trilogy by Norman England, a guide to the English dubs of the Gamera series by James Flower, and information on the transfers presented in the set, while the second reprints the comics Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe and The Last Hope.
- Notes: Gamera: The Complete Collection is out of print, while Gamera - The Showa Era will be released on January 25, 2021. Packaged with the other 11 Gamera films in The Complete Colection and the other 7 Showa Gamera films in The Showa Era. Due to the large number of special features in these sets, only the supplements pertinent to Gamera vs. Zigra are described above.
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Trivia
- Gamera vs. Zigra was released by Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd (ＤＮ ダイニチ映配株式会社 Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki-Gaisha), which was the result of Daiei and Nikkatsu Corporation merging to share distribution costs.
- Gamera vs. Zigra was released theatrically in Japan as part of a triple feature with re-releases of the 1958 film Suzunosuke Akado: The Three-Eyed Birdman (赤胴鈴之助 三つ目の鳥人 Akado Suzunosuke Mittsume no Chōjin) and the 1969 film Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts, the third film in the Yokai Monsters trilogy.
- Noriaki Yuasa proposed another Gamera film for the following year, Gamera vs. Two-Headed Monster W, but the company's bankruptcy ended the series until 1980.
- After this film's release and the announcement that Daiei had gone bankrupt, a riot broke out at the studio, causing a fire that destroyed all of the studio equipment used for the Gamera films.
- The English dub of Gamera vs. Zigra, 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.
- Gamera vs. Zigra was released in theaters exactly a week before Godzilla vs. Hedorah, another kaiju film dealing with pollution and its effects on sea life.
- Gamera vs. Zigra was filmed on location at Kamagowa Sea World and around Kamagowa City. The special effects scenes were also filmed on a small set of the area around Sea World, with none of the miniatures destroyed.
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