Fumi Takahashi Movies
- 1971
In this film, Gamera braves death to valiantly battle a group of evil aliens who want to take over the planet. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1970
This is one of the strangest entries in the Japanese horror-fantasy series. It begins as the organizers of Expo '70 dig up an ancient sacred statue. This unearthed icon causes the release of Jiger, a giant lizard. It is up to Gamera, now a defender of humanity, to destroy him. During their titanic battle, the reptile's tail pounds the turtle in the chest thereby injecting it's eggs into Gamera. It is not long before a baby lizard hatches and begins sucking the great turtle's blood. To save their dying hero, two brave children enter his bloodstream via a submarine, and destroy the reptilian parasite. Meanwhile, Expo went on without a hitch. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
When nasty children-eating aliens invade Earth, it is up to Gamera to save the day. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Gamera the fire-belching turtle has replaced his human-hating ways with a friendly attitude towards children and once more saves the world in this film from director Noriyaki Yuasa. The villains are invading extraterrestrials whose spaceships can "morph" into giant squids. Gamera proceeds to wreck Tokyo with typical monster destructive behavior, returning to the sea after the spell is broken. Destroy All Planets has also been known under the titles Gamera tai Uchu Kaiju Bairasu and Gamera Vs. Outer-Space Monster Virus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this Japanese monster opus, the awakening of a volcano brings with it the return of Gaos, a huge creature that resembles a gigantic bat with powerful lasers. The creature begins raising havoc all over the island, but Gaos makes the mistake of attacking a plane whose passengers include a small boy in psychic contact with Gamera, a powerful, jet-propelled flying turtle. The boy cooperates with a group of scientists who hope that by combining their technical know-how with the boy's ability to control Gamera, they can wipe out the destructive super-bat once and for all. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kojiro Hongo, Kichijiro Ueda, (more)
In this lively Japanese sci-fi fantasy, Gamera, that terrifying jet-propelled terrapin from outer space returns to Earth to save Tokyo and the rest of the world from Barugon, the horrific, gigantic lizard with insta-freeze breath. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kojiro Hongo, Kyoko Enami, (more)
One of the most fearsome of the Japanese monsters to hit the screen in the early 60's makes his debut in sci-fi thriller. As tensions between America and the Soviet Union rise to a fever pitch, U.S. troops shoot down a Russian bomber which is flying low in an Arctoc region. The bomber crashes, and its payload of hydrogen bombs explode upon impact. The blast releases and awakens Gamera, a gigantic fire-breathing turtle which had been frozen under the ice since prehistoric times. The newly revived monster makes his way to Tokyo, Japan, where he begins to lay waste to the city. As emminent scientist Dr. Hidaka (Eiji Funakoshi) searches for a way to defeat the monster, a young boy named Yoshiro (Yoshiro Unchida) develops an unlikely friendship with Gamera. For the film's American release, additional scenes were added featuring U.S. actors Brian Donlevy and Albert Dekker. The spelling of the monster's name was also changed; he's Gammera with two M's in this movie, but just Gamera in the sequels which followed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, (more)
