GAMERA: The Showa Era Retrospective - The Rise & Fall of a Cult Kaiju Icon

A retrospective on the Showa Era of Gamera, covering the history and making of the 8 Gamera movies made between 1965 and 1980, tracking the rise of what was at first a Godzilla ripoff, how Gamera became his own unique and beloved kaiju, and how Daiei's collapse compromised the visions of its creators, as well as a ranking of every Showa Gamera movie.

Gamera is really neat!

He is filled with turtle meat!

You'll soon be eating Gamera!

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"Battle Cry" by AEW

"The Rising Sun" by WWE

"Gamera" OST by Tadashi Yamauchi

"Castle In The Mist" by Michiru Oshima

"A Stable Constuct" & "Landline" by Hello Meteor

"Fly For Your Life" by Gunship

"The Gamera Song"

"Flood" by HOME

"The Fury" by Starcadian

"Piano Black" by The Seatbelts

"Tears" by FM-84

"Melting Point" by Mitch Murder

Sources:

https://fictionmachine.com/2021/10/03/review-gamera-the-giant-monster-1965/

https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/the-fall-of-daiei-studios/

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2020/08/film-review-gamera-the-giant-monster-1965-by-noriaki-yuasa/

https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-invincible-noriaki-yuasa/

https://www.japanesewiki.com/history/Daiei%20Motion%20Pictures.html

https://gamera.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Suits