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{{Kaiju Infobox | {{Kaiju Infobox | ||
|dt =Nezura / | |dt =Nezura / Nezoorabat | ||
|type1 =Dark | |type1 =Dark | ||
|type2 =Normal | |type2 =Normal | ||
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<tab name="Nezura">[[File:Nezura_swarm.jpg|330px|Nezura]]</tab> | <tab name="Nezura">[[File:Nezura_swarm.jpg|330px|A horde of Nezura in a promotional still for Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]</tab> | ||
<tab name=" | <tab name="Nezoorabat">[[File:NEZUBATTO.jpg|330px|Nezoorabat]]</tab> | ||
</tabs> | </tabs> | ||
|caption =Nezura promotional photo | |caption =Nezura promotional photo | ||
|name =Nezura / | |name =Nezura / Nezoorabat | ||
|subtitle = | |subtitle =Giant Horde Beast {{Nihongo|大群獣|Daigunjū}} | ||
|species =Giant | |species =Giant mutated rodents | ||
|nicknames =Nezra | |nicknames =Nezra, Nezurabat | ||
|height =2 meters | |||
|weight =80 kilograms | |||
|forms =Rats, Nezura, Mammoth Nezura | |||
|modeled =Ryosaku Takayama | |||
|planned =''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' | |planned =''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' | ||
|replaced =[[Gamera]] | |replaced ='''Nezura''' → [[Gamera]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Need sources}} | {{Need sources}} | ||
'''Nezura''' {{Nihongo|ネズラ|Nezura}} are unmade giant rat [[kaiju]] from the | '''Nezura''' {{Nihongo|ネズラ|Nezura}} are unmade giant rat [[kaiju]] from the unproduced [[1964]] [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] [[:Category:Films|film]], '''''Giant Horde Beast Nezura''''' {{Nihongo|大群獣ネズラ|Daigunjū Nezura}}. A winged counterpart, called '''Nezoorabat''' {{Nihongo|ネズーラバット|Nezūrabatto}}, was also later created by ''Nezura''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s planned director Mitsuo Murayama, but ultimately went unused. | ||
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==Name== | |||
The Nezura's name are derived from ''nezumi'' {{Nihongo|鼠 or ネズミ}}, the Japanese word for "mouse" or "rat," combined with the suffix [[-ra]] which is commonly used in [[kaiju]] names. In the treatment for ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'', the Nezura which grows to enormous size is known as the '''Mammoth Nezura''' {{Nihongo|マンモス・ネズラ|Manmosu Nezura}}. | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The Nezura simply looked like sewer rats, due to their portrayal by them as well as large puppets modeled after them. | The Nezura simply looked like sewer rats, due to their portrayal by them as well as large puppets modeled after them. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' was an attempt by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] to capitalize on the monster | {{stub}} | ||
''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' was an attempt by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] to capitalize on the monster movie trend kicked off by [[Toho]]'s ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''. Several still shots and promotional photos for the Nezura movie were produced and released, but the film was canceled by Kojima, the executive at Daiei, due to very bad conditions (lice, ticks, and germs) brought on by the live, untrained sewer rats which they caught to shoot the movie, plus the worry caused for the neighboring town of Daiei Studios.{{citation needed}} | |||
Daiei did not give up on making a [[kaiju]] film however and came up with ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' by the next year. | Daiei did not give up on making a [[kaiju]] film, however, and came up with ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' by the next year. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Giant Horde Beast Nezura''=== | ===''Giant Horde Beast Nezura''=== | ||
At a Food Research Institute located on one of [[Japan]]'s surrounding islands south of [[Tokyo]], scientists develop a revolutionary high-calorie food source labeled the "S602." One of the scientists discovers the nutrient has terrible side effects that cause mutation in those who consume it. Plans to continue with the experiments of S602 are halted and the current supply is supposedly disposed of. An infestation of rats on the island leads to a number of disappearances. An investigation uncovers giant rats attacking and eating livestock, as well as human victims. One of the dead man-sized rats is dissected for study, and a decision is made to spray poison gas on the island to kill all the rats. Many of them escape to the sea and Tokyo is invaded by a horde of rodents as well as an enormous mammoth-sized rat. The rats eventually cannibalize each other, thus eradicating the threat on its own. | At a Food Research Institute located on one of [[Japan]]'s surrounding islands south of [[Tokyo]], scientists develop a revolutionary high-calorie food source labeled the "S602." One of the scientists discovers the nutrient has terrible side effects that cause mutation in those who consume it. Plans to continue with the experiments of S602 are halted and the current supply is supposedly disposed of. An infestation of rats on the island leads to a number of disappearances. An investigation uncovers giant rats attacking and eating livestock, as well as human victims. One of the dead man-sized rats is dissected for study, and a decision is made to spray poison gas on the island to kill all the rats. Many of them escape to the sea and Tokyo is invaded by a horde of rodents as well as an enormous mammoth-sized rat. The rats eventually cannibalize each other, thus eradicating the threat on its own. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Production=== | ===Production=== | ||
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Nezura_fire.jpg|Nezura on fire | Nezura_fire.jpg|Nezura on fire | ||
Giant_Horde_Beast_Nezura.jpg|Giant Horde Beast Nezura | Giant_Horde_Beast_Nezura.jpg|Giant Horde Beast Nezura | ||
NEZUBATTO.jpg| | NEZUBATTO.jpg|Nezoorabat | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Merchandise=== | ===Merchandise=== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Some elements of Nezura and its scrapped film were incorporated into the 2002 Japanese film, ''Nezulla the Rat Monster''. | *Some elements of Nezura and its scrapped film were incorporated into the 2002 Japanese film, ''Nezulla the Rat Monster''. | ||
*Nezura make a cameo appearance in the [[Zigra]] anatomy artwork used for Shout! Factory's 2011 DVD release of ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' and ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', trapped within one of Zigra's three stomachs with the other two housing [[Gamera]]'s child friends and various marine animals, including an unlucky [[Virasians|Virasian]] and [[Pairans|Pairan]].<ref>[http://jolyonbyates.com/section/426695_Dai_Kaiju.html]</ref><ref>https://jolyonbyates.com/artwork/4015582_Zigra_close_up.html</ref> | *Nezura make a cameo appearance in the [[Zigra]] anatomy artwork used for Shout! Factory's 2011 DVD release of ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' and ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', trapped within one of Zigra's three stomachs with the other two housing [[Gamera]]'s child friends and various marine animals, including an unlucky [[Virasians|Virasian]] and [[Pairans|Pairan]].<ref>[http://jolyonbyates.com/section/426695_Dai_Kaiju.html]</ref><ref>https://jolyonbyates.com/artwork/4015582_Zigra_close_up.html</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Nezura (ネズラ Nezura) are unmade giant rat kaiju from the unproduced 1964 Daiei film, Giant Horde Beast Nezura (大群獣ネズラ Daigunjū Nezura). A winged counterpart, called Nezoorabat (ネズーラバット Nezūrabatto), was also later created by Nezura's planned director Mitsuo Murayama, but ultimately went unused.
Name
The Nezura's name are derived from nezumi (鼠 or ネズミ), the Japanese word for "mouse" or "rat," combined with the suffix -ra which is commonly used in kaiju names. In the treatment for Giant Horde Beast Nezura, the Nezura which grows to enormous size is known as the Mammoth Nezura (マンモス・ネズラ Manmosu Nezura).
Design
The Nezura simply looked like sewer rats, due to their portrayal by them as well as large puppets modeled after them.
Development
Giant Horde Beast Nezura was an attempt by Daiei to capitalize on the monster movie trend kicked off by Toho's Godzilla. Several still shots and promotional photos for the Nezura movie were produced and released, but the film was canceled by Kojima, the executive at Daiei, due to very bad conditions (lice, ticks, and germs) brought on by the live, untrained sewer rats which they caught to shoot the movie, plus the worry caused for the neighboring town of Daiei Studios.[citation needed]
Daiei did not give up on making a kaiju film, however, and came up with Gamera by the next year.
History
Giant Horde Beast Nezura
At a Food Research Institute located on one of Japan's surrounding islands south of Tokyo, scientists develop a revolutionary high-calorie food source labeled the "S602." One of the scientists discovers the nutrient has terrible side effects that cause mutation in those who consume it. Plans to continue with the experiments of S602 are halted and the current supply is supposedly disposed of. An infestation of rats on the island leads to a number of disappearances. An investigation uncovers giant rats attacking and eating livestock, as well as human victims. One of the dead man-sized rats is dissected for study, and a decision is made to spray poison gas on the island to kill all the rats. Many of them escape to the sea and Tokyo is invaded by a horde of rodents as well as an enormous mammoth-sized rat. The rats eventually cannibalize each other, thus eradicating the threat on its own.
Gallery
Production
Nezura puppet compared to a rat
Nezura swarming a train
Nezura swarming a house
Nezura on fire
Giant Horde Beast Nezura
Nezoorabat
Merchandise
Toys
Iwakura Inc. Baby Barugon and Nezura figures
Trivia
- Some elements of Nezura and its scrapped film were incorporated into the 2002 Japanese film, Nezulla the Rat Monster.
- Nezura make a cameo appearance in the Zigra anatomy artwork used for Shout! Factory's 2011 DVD release of Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: Super Monster, trapped within one of Zigra's three stomachs with the other two housing Gamera's child friends and various marine animals, including an unlucky Virasian and Pairan.[1][2]
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