Category Archives: Gamera rewatch

Rewatching the Gamera movies! The series concludes (for now?) with 2006’s Gamera the Brave. It’s a hard reboot that offers a new Gamera to go with its new continuity. Toto, too? Toto, too! Here’s what happens: We begin in 1973, … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! After making a big comeback, our turtle hero is back for more blockbuster thrills in Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996). Here’s what happens: A meteor crashes into Japan, bringing with it giant insects and giant … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Parent studio Daiei was on its last legs financially, so the cheap and hastily-put-together Gamera Super Monster (1980) was something of a hail Mary to earn a few quick bucks before the lights went out. Here’s … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) offers more outer space action, and one of the big turtle’s weirdest-looking enemies. Here’s what happens: Some kids investigate a crashed flying saucer. It takes off with them on board, landing on … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Viras (1968) takes our favorite giant turtle into outer space. Here’s what happens: In space, Gamera battles an alien spacecraft that’s come to steal all of Earth’s nitrogen. Gamera later befriends two Boy Scouts, … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Gaos (1967) introduces Gamera’s most famous rival, and it features several classic Gamera-isms. Here’s what happens: A group of farmers are unwilling to relocate to make way for a new freeway. This is complicated … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) has a classic “creature feature” feel, only hinting at the kid-friendly action movie silliness the series would become. Here’s what happens: An airplane carrying a nuke is shot down in the … Continue reading →