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|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> | ||
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{{Quote|[[Zigra]] has come to conquer the Earth! Children cheer for [[Gamera]] as he engages the enemy! In the skies and in the deep sea: the clash of the century!|parenthetical=地球征服にゃってきたジグラ! チビッ子の声援で迎え撃つガメラ! 深海で、空中で、世紀の大激突!|Tagline}} | {{Quote|[[Zigra]] has come to conquer the Earth! Children cheer for [[Gamera]] as he engages the enemy! In the skies and in the deep sea: the clash of the century!|parenthetical=地球征服にゃってきたジグラ! チビッ子の声援で迎え撃つガメラ! 深海で、空中で、世紀の大激突!|Tagline}} | ||
'''''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 [[ | '''''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 [[Daiei|Daiei Tokyo Studio]] and is the seventh entry in the [[Gamera (franchise)|''Gamera'' series]]. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 17, 1971 on a double feature with a re-release of 1958's ''[[Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes]]''. It was distributed in the [[United States]] in 1985 by Sandy Frank through King Features Syndication.<!-- | ||
A alien from a aquatic planet called Zigra comes to the earth after his homeworld is ruined by pollution. His plans to enslave mankind to become his food. Gamera is the only who can stop the deep sea creature.--> | A alien from a aquatic planet called Zigra comes to the earth after his homeworld is ruined by pollution. His plans to enslave mankind to become his food. Gamera is the only who can stop the deep sea creature.--> | ||
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An alien spaceship attacks a moon base while abducting a rover. Two scientists, Dr. Tom Wallace and Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa, and their children Helen and Kenichi witness it dive into Japanese waters. After the ship transports them aboard, they meet a space woman, X1, who levels Tokyo with an earthquake to demonstrate the power of her master, the giant shark-like monster [[Zigra]]. He views the conquest of humanity as the only way to prevent Earth's oceans from suffering the same fate as those on his home planet. She hypnotizes the scientists, but the kids manage to outwit her and escape with their fathers. As the spaceship demolishes [[JSDF]] fighter jets, X1 travels to the surface to hunt down the kids, infiltrating Kamogawa Sea World, their fathers' workplace and the military's impromptu base of operations. While the kids outmaneuver her, Gamera arrives to battle the spaceship. He destroys it easily, but releases Zigra, who grows even larger due to the difference in Earth's water pressure. Gamera brings Zigra onto land, but is defeated when the shark unleashes a yellow ray, paralyzing him. Triumphant, he explains his plans to use humanity as a food source. The staff at Sea World discover that X1's hypnosis can be broken by shouting into a radio; they use the same technique to break Zigra's control over her. She reveals that she is human: an astronaut who was abducted by Zigra. Wallace and Ishikawa try and revive Gamera in a bathysphere, with Kenichi and Helen stowing away on the vessel. Unfortunately, Zigra finds them first and takes the bathysphere hostage. Gamera is instead revived by a lightning strike to the foot and rescues them while Zigra is resting. He challenges Zigra once more, this time humiliating him by playing the "[[Gamera March]]" on his back with a rock and burning him to cinders with his flame breath. As Ishikawa reflects on the importance of keeping the seas clean, Gamera flies away. | An alien spaceship attacks a moon base while abducting a rover. Two scientists, Dr. Tom Wallace and Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa, and their children Helen and Kenichi witness it dive into Japanese waters. After the ship transports them aboard, they meet a space woman, X1, who levels Tokyo with an earthquake to demonstrate the power of her master, the giant shark-like monster [[Zigra]]. He views the conquest of humanity as the only way to prevent Earth's oceans from suffering the same fate as those on his home planet. She hypnotizes the scientists, but the kids manage to outwit her and escape with their fathers. As the spaceship demolishes [[JSDF]] fighter jets, X1 travels to the surface to hunt down the kids, infiltrating Kamogawa Sea World, their fathers' workplace and the military's impromptu base of operations. While the kids outmaneuver her, Gamera arrives to battle the spaceship. He destroys it easily, but releases Zigra, who grows even larger due to the difference in Earth's water pressure. Gamera brings Zigra onto land, but is defeated when the shark unleashes a yellow ray, paralyzing him. Triumphant, he explains his plans to use humanity as a food source. The staff at Sea World discover that X1's hypnosis can be broken by shouting into a radio; they use the same technique to break Zigra's control over her. She reveals that she is human: an astronaut who was abducted by Zigra. Wallace and Ishikawa try and revive Gamera in a bathysphere, with Kenichi and Helen stowing away on the vessel. Unfortunately, Zigra finds them first and takes the bathysphere hostage. Gamera is instead revived by a lightning strike to the foot and rescues them while Zigra is resting. He challenges Zigra once more, this time humiliating him by playing the "[[Gamera March]]" on his back with a rock and burning him to cinders with his flame breath. As Ishikawa reflects on the importance of keeping the seas clean, Gamera flies away. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by | |Directed by|[[Noriaki Yuasa]] | ||
|Written by | |Written by|[[Nisan Takahashi]] | ||
| | |Executive producer|[[Hidemasa Nagata]] | ||
|Music by | |Music by|[[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] | ||
|Cinematography by | |Cinematography by|Akira Uehara | ||
|Edited by | |Edited by|Zenko Miyazaki | ||
|Production | |Production design by|Akira Inoue | ||
| | |1st assistant director|Masami Akise | ||
| | |Director of special effects|Noriaki Yuasa (uncredited) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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==Video releases== | ==Video releases== | ||
'''King Features Entertainment''' VHS (1987) | '''King Features Entertainment''' VHS (1987) | ||
* '''Tapes:''' 1 | *'''Tapes:''' 1 | ||
* '''Notes:''' Runtime is 91 minutes | *'''Notes:''' Runtime is 91 minutes | ||
'''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2010) | '''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2010) | ||
*'''Region:''' 1 | *'''Region:''' 1 | ||
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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. Packaged with the other 11 [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] films in ''The Complete Colection'' and the other seven 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. Packaged with the other 11 [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] films in ''The Complete Colection'' and the other seven 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"> | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">gjZ78fOOLHw</youtube>|Japanese ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169"> | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">4xLCr_jzRFQ</youtube>| ''Gamera vs. Zigra'' King Features Entertainment spots}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169"> | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">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| | *''Gamera vs. Zigra'' was released by Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd {{Nihongo|ダイニチ映配株式会社|Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki Gaisha}}, a subsidiary formed between [[Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu]] to share distribution costs. | ||
*[[Noriaki Yuasa]] proposed another Gamera film for the following year, ''Gamera vs. the Two-Headed Monster W'', but the company's bankruptcy ended the series until [[1980]]. | *[[Noriaki Yuasa]] proposed another Gamera film for the following year, ''Gamera vs. the 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. | **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. | ||
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[[Category:Showa Films]] | [[Category:Showa Films]] | ||
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Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ is a Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura, lit. Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra)1971 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Daiei Tokyo Studio and is the seventh entry in the Gamera series. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 17, 1971 on a double feature with a re-release of 1958's Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes. It was distributed in the United States in 1985 by Sandy Frank through King Features Syndication.
Plot
An alien spaceship attacks a moon base while abducting a rover. Two scientists, Dr. Tom Wallace and Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa, and their children Helen and Kenichi witness it dive into Japanese waters. After the ship transports them aboard, they meet a space woman, X1, who levels Tokyo with an earthquake to demonstrate the power of her master, the giant shark-like monster Zigra. He views the conquest of humanity as the only way to prevent Earth's oceans from suffering the same fate as those on his home planet. She hypnotizes the scientists, but the kids manage to outwit her and escape with their fathers. As the spaceship demolishes JSDF fighter jets, X1 travels to the surface to hunt down the kids, infiltrating Kamogawa Sea World, their fathers' workplace and the military's impromptu base of operations. While the kids outmaneuver her, Gamera arrives to battle the spaceship. He destroys it easily, but releases Zigra, who grows even larger due to the difference in Earth's water pressure. Gamera brings Zigra onto land, but is defeated when the shark unleashes a yellow ray, paralyzing him. Triumphant, he explains his plans to use humanity as a food source. The staff at Sea World discover that X1's hypnosis can be broken by shouting into a radio; they use the same technique to break Zigra's control over her. She reveals that she is human: an astronaut who was abducted by Zigra. Wallace and Ishikawa try and revive Gamera in a bathysphere, with Kenichi and Helen stowing away on the vessel. Unfortunately, Zigra finds them first and takes the bathysphere hostage. Gamera is instead revived by a lightning strike to the foot and rescues them while Zigra is resting. He challenges Zigra once more, this time humiliating him by playing the "Gamera March" on his back with a rock and burning him to cinders with his flame breath. As Ishikawa reflects on the importance of keeping the seas clean, Gamera flies away.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Noriaki Yuasa
- Written by Nisan Takahashi
- Executive producer Hidemasa Nagata
- Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Cinematography by Akira Uehara
- Edited by Zenko Miyazaki
- Production design by Akira Inoue
- 1st assistant director Masami Akise
- Director of special effects Noriaki Yuasa (uncredited)
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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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)
- Gamera versus Zigra - Frankenstein's Space Beast Strikes (Gamera gegen Zigra - Frankensteins Weltraumbestie schlägt zu; 2013 German DVD title)
Theatrical releases
U.S. release
Unlike the previous five Gamera films, Gamera vs. Zigra was not acquired by American International Television, 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
King Features Entertainment VHS (1987)
- Tapes: 1
- Notes: Runtime is 91 minutes
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: The 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: The 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. Packaged with the other 11 Gamera films in The Complete Colection and the other seven 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
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Trivia
- Gamera vs. Zigra was released by Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd (ダイニチ映配株式会社, a subsidiary formed between Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki Gaisha)Daiei and Nikkatsu to share distribution costs.
- Noriaki Yuasa proposed another Gamera film for the following year, Gamera vs. the 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 Kamogawa Sea World and around Kamogowa 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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