Gamera vs. Barugon

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!

NR 1966 · 106 min · ★ 6.4 · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Shigeo Tanaka · Written by Nisan Takahashi

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Kōjirō Hongō Keisuke Hirata
Kyōko Enami Karen
Yūzō Hayakawa Kawajiri
Takuya Fujioka Dr. Sato
Kōji Fujiyama Onodera
Sho Natsuki Ichiro Hirata
Yoshirō Kitahara Professor Amano
Ichirō Sugai Dr. Matsushita
Bontarō Miake Self-Defense Force General
Jutarō Hōjō Self-Defense Force Commander
Kazuko Wakamatsu Sadae Hirata
Yuka Konno Onodera's Lover

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