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|name =''Gamera vs. the | |name =''Gamera vs. the Space Icemen'' | ||
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|alternatetitles =''Gamera the Giant Monster vs. | |alternatetitles ={{small|''Gamera the Giant Monster vs. the Space Icemen''}}, ''Gamera vs. the Ice Men'' | ||
|planned =[[1966]] | |planned =[[1966]] | ||
|replaced ='''''Gamera vs. the | |intendedrelease =April 1966 | ||
|replaced ='''''Gamera vs. the Space Icemen''''' →<br>''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' | |||
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'''''Gamera vs. the | '''''Gamera vs. the Space Icemen''''' {{Nihongo|大怪獣ガメラ対宇宙氷人|Daikaijū Gamera tai Uchū Hyōjin|lit. "''Gamera the Giant Monster vs. the Space Icemen''"}} is an unmade [[1966]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' [[:Category:Gamera Films|film]] which would have been produced by [[Daiei]]. The film was conceived as a direct sequel to the previous year's ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'', and was ultimately reworked into ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
''Gamera vs. the | ''Gamera vs. the Space Icemen'' was planned to be a sequel to the [[Gamera the Giant Monster|original Gamera film]], set in the middle of an invasion on [[Earth]] conducted by ice-based aliens dubbed the "Space Icemen." Their invasion begins by setting off multiple volcanic eruptions across the world in an attempt to create a new Ice Age, thus causing humanity to migrate underground, and giving the invaders control over the surface. However, the Earth-dwellers do not go underground as planned, and the Icemen decide to enslave the human-race instead. Luckily, Gamera is freed from his imprisonment in a [[Mars]] rocket, and manages to fly back to Earth just in time for the battle between mankind and the invaders, who unleash their own towering beast, the "[[Ice Giant]]".<ref name="Enshohma1">[http://enshohmacorner.blogspot.com/2012/02/gamera-vs-ice-men-from-outer-space-1965.html Enshohma's Corner: Gamera vs. The Ice Men (1966, Unmade)]</ref><ref name="Enshohma2">[http://www.cyberkids1954.com/daiei_script.html Cyberkids1954.com: Daiei Scripts 1956-2006]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
Gamera vs. Ice People.JPG|Back of the script for ''Gamera vs. the | Gamera vs. Ice People.JPG|Back of the script for ''Gamera vs. the Space Icemen'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The concept of the [[Ice Giant]] [[kaiju]] would later be adapted into both [[Barugon]] (a cold-themed | *The concept of the [[Ice Giant]] [[kaiju]] would later be adapted into both [[Barugon]] (a cold-themed kaiju, the opposite to [[Gamera]]'s fire-breathing), and [[Daimajin]] (a humanoid made from a non-organic element) for his [[Daimajin (film)|first film]].<ref name="Enshohma1" /><ref name="Enshohma3">[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9#.E6.9C.AA.E5.85.AC.E9.96.8B.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81 Japanese Wikipedia: Gamera]</ref> | ||
*Although no concept art exists for the Ice Giant, according to author and [[tokusatsu]] historian [[August Ragone]], the character would have been modeled after | *Although no concept art exists for the Ice Giant, according to author and [[tokusatsu]] historian [[August Ragone]], the character would have been modeled after the Jötunn - fearsome Frost Giants from Norse mythology.<ref name="Enshohma4">Shout! Factory ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' DVD audio commentary</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Unmade Films]] | [[Category:Unmade Films]] | ||
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Gamera vs. the Space Icemen (大怪獣ガメラ対宇宙氷人 is an unmade Daikaijū Gamera tai Uchū Hyōjin, lit. "Gamera the Giant Monster vs. the Space Icemen")1966 Gamera film which would have been produced by Daiei. The film was conceived as a direct sequel to the previous year's Gamera the Giant Monster, and was ultimately reworked into Gamera vs. Barugon.
History
Gamera vs. the Space Icemen was planned to be a sequel to the original Gamera film, set in the middle of an invasion on Earth conducted by ice-based aliens dubbed the "Space Icemen." Their invasion begins by setting off multiple volcanic eruptions across the world in an attempt to create a new Ice Age, thus causing humanity to migrate underground, and giving the invaders control over the surface. However, the Earth-dwellers do not go underground as planned, and the Icemen decide to enslave the human-race instead. Luckily, Gamera is freed from his imprisonment in a Mars rocket, and manages to fly back to Earth just in time for the battle between mankind and the invaders, who unleash their own towering beast, the "Ice Giant".[1][2]
Gallery
Trivia
- The concept of the Ice Giant kaiju would later be adapted into both Barugon (a cold-themed kaiju, the opposite to Gamera's fire-breathing), and Daimajin (a humanoid made from a non-organic element) for his first film.[1][3]
- Although no concept art exists for the Ice Giant, according to author and tokusatsu historian August Ragone, the character would have been modeled after the Jötunn - fearsome Frost Giants from Norse mythology.[4]
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