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Gamera vs. Barugon

1966Japon80 min
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Gamera vs. Barugon (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン, Daikaijū Kettō Gamera tai Barugon; lit. 'Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon') is a 1966 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the Gamera franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, and Yūzō Hayakawa, with Teruo Aragaki as Gamera. In the film, Gamera returns to Earth to battle a reptilian monster born out of an opal brought to Japan by greedy entrepreneurs. Due to the success of Gamera, the Giant Monster, studio president Masaichi Nagata pushed a sequel into production. Yunosaburo Saito was commissioned to write a story outline, which featured Gamera battling alien ice giants. Nagata instructed screenwriter Niisa

DirectorShigeo Tanaka
Genrescinéma de science-fiction · film et téléfilm de fantasy · kaijū · film ou téléfilm d'horreur
CountryJapon
Runtime80 min
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