Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
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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. 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)
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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 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, which was the result of Dainichi Eihai Kabushiki-Gaisha)Daiei and Nikkatsu Corporation merging to share distribution costs.
- Gamera vs. Zigra was released theatrically in Japan on a double bill with a re-release 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)
- 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 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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