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[[File:Kurobe Dam.jpg | [[File:Kurobe Dam.jpg|right|250px]]The '''Kurobe Dam''' {{Nihongo|黒部ダム|Kurobe Damu}} is a variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, [[Japan]]. It was completed in [[1963]] after 7 years of construction. It is featured in the [[1964]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' and [[1966]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' [[:Category:Gamera Films|film]] ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Showa era|Showa series]]=== | |||
===[[Showa era|Showa | |||
====''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''==== | ====''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''==== | ||
After a [[King Ghidorah/Showa|meteorite]] crashed near Kurobe Dam, a team of scientists led by [[Professor Murai]] met with a group of workers there before investigating. | After a [[King Ghidorah/Showa|meteorite]] crashed in the Kurobe Valley near Kurobe Dam, a team of scientists led by [[Professor Murai]] met with a group of workers there before investigating. | ||
====''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''==== | ====''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''==== | ||
[[File:Gamera trashing Kurobe Dam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gamera attacking the power station at Kurobe Dam in ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''.]] | [[File:Gamera trashing Kurobe Dam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gamera attacking the power station at Kurobe Dam in ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''.]] | ||
After | After the Z-Plan rocket collided with a meteorite while en-route to [[Mars]], [[Gamera/Showa|Gamera]] was freed and returned to [[Earth]] to attack the power facility at the base of the Kurobe Dam. Gamera retracted into his shell and deliberately flew into the dam until it breached, sending a torrent of water to flood into the valley below. Gamera then flew off toward an erupting volcano at the equator. | ||
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{{Locations}} | {{Locations}} |
Revision as of 18:30, 16 March 2020
The Kurobe Dam (黒部ダム is a variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Kurobe Damu)Japan. It was completed in 1963 after 7 years of construction. It is featured in the 1964 Godzilla film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and 1966 Gamera film Gamera vs. Barugon.
History
Showa series
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
After a meteorite crashed in the Kurobe Valley near Kurobe Dam, a team of scientists led by Professor Murai met with a group of workers there before investigating.
Gamera vs. Barugon
After the Z-Plan rocket collided with a meteorite while en-route to Mars, Gamera was freed and returned to Earth to attack the power facility at the base of the Kurobe Dam. Gamera retracted into his shell and deliberately flew into the dam until it breached, sending a torrent of water to flood into the valley below. Gamera then flew off toward an erupting volcano at the equator.
Comments
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