GAMERA VS JIGER (Theatrical Release USA 1970)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

Gamera Vs Jiger—simple, cookie-cutter movie with a new monster—has a fair storyline reminiscent of Saturday morning 30-minute short films produced for children in the United States. The animatronics are good for the 1970s. The acting is good. The movie is easy to follow.

 Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline 

Gamera fights Jiger. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Noriaki Yuasa for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Hidemasa Nagata for making the fim possible. Characters/cast include: Hiroshi Kitayama (Tsutomu Takakuwa), Tommy Williams (Kelly Varis), Susan Williams (Katherine Murphy), Ryosaku Kitayama (Kon Ohmura), Miko Kitayama (Junko Yashiro), Keisuke Sawada (Sanshiro Honoo), Dr. Williams (Franz Gruber), Dr. Suzuki (Sho Natsuki), and Gibau (Chico Roland). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. Know that there are multiple fights that Gamera tackles in this series. If one watches the Gamera movies as a series, the stories may get old as they follow a similar formatting. However, the latter films seem more child oriented and present a bit softer approach that serve as fairly good adult/teen/child share movies and a good way to explore Japanese entertainment culture.

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Ben Meyers