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Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera vs. Barugon

Fantasy · Action · Science Fiction · 1966

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

Movie details

Gamera vs. Barugon

“Gamera burns the streets of Osaka in an instant! Barugon freezes Osaka Castle with a single gust! An underwater clash at Lake Biwa!”

1966 Fantasy · Action · Science Fiction 1h 46m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Gamera vs. Barugon?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Shigeo Tanaka

Written by

Nisan Takahashi

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Keisuke Hirata

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Karen

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Kawajiri

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Dr. Sato

Kōji Fujiyama

Kōji Fujiyama

Onodera

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Ichiro Hirata

Y

Yoshirō Kitahara

Professor Amano

Court is in session

Put Gamera vs. Barugon on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.